Then peers get their teeth into some of the new bills announced in the Queen's Speech - first is the Offender Rehabilitation Bill which deals with the release and post-release supervision of offenders, including the plan for a year's guaranteed supervision.
The states can choose to be responsible for plan management, meaning they will be charge of qualified health insurance plan certification and reinsurance, data collection and basic supervision.
Labour leader Ed Miliband welcomed the supervision the ECB would have over the eurozone, but said the EU summit had failed to deliver a plan for growth.