Lauri Laats

Lauri Laats

Email: lauri.laats@riigikogu.ee

Phone: +372 6316683

Gender: MALE

Status: Active

Parliament Seniority: 2 years

Total Speaking Time: 141h 32m

17 agenda items 17 with AI summaries (100.0%) 4690/4690 profiling (100.0%)

Agenda Items

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Summary

The subsequent agenda item concerned Draft Resolution 407 of the Riigikogu, submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, which seeks to restore funding for youth extracurricular activities to 14,250,000 euros annually. The previous support had been cut to 10,250,000 euros …

Decisions 1
Collective
Result of the Riigikogu final vote: Bill 407 rejected. Vote count: 11 …
Summary

The item on the agenda addressed the draft resolution of the Riigikogu submitted by the Estonian Centre Party faction, titled "Proposal to the Government of the Republic for the implementation of a digital services tax in Estonia." The initiator of …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 408 was rejected in the final vote. Thirteen members of the …
Summary

The next item on the agenda addressed the Centre Party faction's draft resolution of the Riigikogu, Draft No. 406, titled "Proposal to the Government of the Republic to reduce the VAT on domestic fruits and vegetables to 5 percent." Riigikogu …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 406 has been rejected. Voting results: 12 in favor, 2 against, …
Estonian-Georgian Relations
2024-05-29 15:34
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, information briefing
3 speeches
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary

The first topic addressed Estonian-Georgian relations and the Foreign Minister's activities in Georgia concerning the protests and the future of civil liberties. The Riigikogu debate highlighted Estonia's long-standing friendship with Georgia and the aspiration for Georgia to become a full …

Decisions 1
Collective
No specific decisions were taken. The discussion served as a reminder that …
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The first item on the agenda concerns the third reading of Draft Law 308, initiated by the Government of the Republic, regarding the amendment of the Building Code and other acts, the aim of which is to accelerate the deployment …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 308 has been enacted into law. The final vote took place …
Interpellation concerning the renovation of Estonia's housing stock (No. 592)
2024-05-27 20:41
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 13m
Summary

The submitted interpellation (592) concerns the renovation of Estonia's housing stock. The interpellators are Riigikogu members Lauri Laats, Aleksei Jevgrafov, Aleksandr Tšaplõgin, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, Vadim Belobrovtsev, and Andrei Korobeinik, and the topic is the renovation of apartment buildings constructed during …

Decisions 1
Collective
No official decisions were reached during this session. Minister Kristen Michal responded …
Inquiry Concerning the Scope of Category B Driving Licences (No. 327)
2024-05-27 20:23
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

During the second item on the Riigikogu's agenda, the interpellation submitted by Varro Vooglaid and Kalle Grünthal on May 13, 2023, concerning the scope of B-category driving licenses (Interpellation No. 327) was addressed. The core of the interpellation was to …

Decisions 1
Collective
No final decisions were reached. The discussion will continue, and subsequent steps …
3 speeches
Agenda Duration: 33m
Summary

The first item on the agenda concerned the 2024 report by the Minister of Social Protection on the implementation of the national long-term development strategy "Eesti 2035." The report focused on the key result areas of social protection—health and well-being—and …

Decisions 1
Collective
No concrete decisions were made regarding the agenda item. The discussion focused …
1 speeches
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary

The third reading of Draft Act 332, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the amendment of the International Sanctions Act and related amendments to other acts, remained on the agenda. Additionally, there was discussion regarding the adoption of …

Decisions 1
Collective
Bill 332 adopted. Majority vote of the Riigikogu membership: For 65, Against …
ETO
2024-05-15 15:16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing
2 speeches
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary

Riigikogu member Lauri Laats submitted a question to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas regarding companies providing vital services (ETO), which concerned amendments to the Emergency Act and the addition of food supply companies to the ETO list. Laats highlighted the concern …

Decisions 1
Collective
Decisions were not made