Lords Business - Project Open Gov

The official House of Lords business papers and documents for a sitting day.

Category: Parliamentary documents and sources Parliamentary procedure

Also used as: House of Lords Business, Lords business papers, Lords Order Paper, Lords Papers, lordsbusiness.parliament.uk

Official website: Search Lords Business

Source / explainer: Read UK Parliament information on papers and records

Last reviewed: 21 August 2026

Lords Business is the collection of House of Lords papers and documents used to follow business in the Lords. It can include the Order Paper, future business, questions, bills, amendments, papers and records for a sitting day. It is useful for tracking what the Lords is due to consider and what documents are connected to that business.

Related terms

Business PapersParliamentary papers that set out the business scheduled or recorded for a House.Forthcoming BusinessBusiness expected to be considered by Parliament on future sitting days.Lords MinutesThe daily record of proceedings and decisions in the House of Lords.Parliamentary CalendarA public schedule showing when Parliament is sitting and what business is planned.Question TimeThe period in a sitting when ministers answer oral questions from MPs or peers.