Parliamentary Calendar

Follow upcoming business in the House of Commons and House of Lords. The Parliamentary Calendar brings together official sitting dates and scheduled parliamentary business, including bills, questions, committee meetings and debates. Future business can change at short notice.

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Monday 19 October 2026

Commons: Sitting Lords: Sitting
160 items
Bills 9 Questions 2 Westminster Hall 1 Other business 148
14:30 BST
Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to enhance provision for the teaching of citizenship. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Lords · Chamber

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14:30 BST
Oral questions Provisional

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

Commons · Chamber

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15:15 BST
Oral questions Provisional

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

Commons · Chamber

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16:30 BST
Westminster Hall Provisional

E-petition 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases

Commons · Westminster Hall

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Bill stage Provisional

11 Armed Forces Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 21. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after clause 36 was agreed to.

Lords · Chamber

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Bill stage Provisional

4 Electoral Commission investigations A question was asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton and answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage. 5 Data Centres: water resources A question was asked by Lord Randall of Uxbridge and answered by Baroness Haym…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Vallance of Balham on 16 December 2025 (HL12581), whether they have an updated timeline for the publication of Research England’s Strat…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 27 April (HL16376), what specific criteria ministers are required to apply when determining whether a proposed reporting or consulta…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hermer on 27 April (HL16377), 1 June (HL59), and 1 July (HL58), how many reporting and consultation duties have been identified by the artifi…

Lords · Chamber

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Bill stage Provisional

Finance Bill Sub-Committee

Lords · Chamber

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Bill stage Provisional

Financial Services and Markets Bill: Government Response. (8th Report, HL Paper 48)

Lords · Chamber

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Bill stage Provisional

Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. (3rd Report, HL Paper 49)

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

Lord Farmer to move that this House regrets that the Prison (Governor’s and Adjudicators’ Punishments) (Amendment) Rules 2026 remove and restrict social visits as a punishment despite (1) the potential effects on rehabilitation, prisoner…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Statement by the Prime Minister on 1 September (cols 25-80), what is the meaning of a “triple-helix approach to economic development”. HL3018

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty’s Government, following the review by the York Health Economics Consortium, Review of the Economic Model Used to Inform National Decisions on Prostate Cancer Screening in the UK, published on 19 February, whethe…

Lords · Chamber

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Chamber business Provisional

Lord Nagaraju to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment has been made of the implications of camera-, microphone-, and AI-enabled smart glasses for security, privacy, confidentiality, and parliamentary privilege on the Parliamentary Es…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 28 August (HL2592), what specific national body will be responsible for formulating and issuing evidence- based national recommendations to re…

Lords · Chamber

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Delegated legislation Provisional

Lord Sharpe of Epsom to move that this House regrets that the draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities will expand the scope of paid facility time for trade union equality representatives without sufficien…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: at what age they consider it appropriate for an individual to be able to consent to the administration of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 March (HL15206), what data the Government People Group is collecting to monitor whether departments and agencies have changed their recruitm…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how many civil servants, broken down by department, are currently working under (1) flexitime, and (2) compressed hours arrangements; and what estimate they have made of the cost of administering these schemes. HL3012

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how many days of paid volunteering leave were taken by civil servants in each of the last three years, broken down by department; and what the total cost of this type of leave has been in each of those years. HL3014

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how many drivers were trained for C+E heavy goods licences at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield in the last year. HL3034

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how many of the public authorities they expect to be subject to clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill already have a code of ethical or professional conduct applying to their public officials. HL2988

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many online secondary schools there are. HL3037

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Question for short debate: how much Capita has been paid so far for the civil service pension scheme contract; and how much has been withheld or reclaimed for performance or other reasons. HL3025

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how much money was spent from the Faraday Battery Challenge Fund; what key lessons have been learned from the programme; and which battery technologies developed with support from the programme are now in successful…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what action they are taking in response to the findings of the review of adult gender dysphoria clinics conducted by Dr David Levy

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of commissioning civil service training from universities and specialist providers instead of KPMG and EY; and whether they will publish that assessment. HL3006

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of establishing an emergency hospital helipad infrastructure contingency fund alongside the existing support provided by the Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads Appeal to secure future h…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the availability of 24/7 on-site hospital helipad access at major trauma centres and specialist hospitals in supporting NHS resilience and major incident preparedness. HL2995

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the contributions made by the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories to the economy of the United Kingdom

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the costs of delivering energy storage solutions in the event of renewable energy shortfalls. HL3020

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the effects of this summer’s drought on the supply of potatoes grown in the UK; and what plans they have to ensure the adequate supply of potatoes over winter. HL3048

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the environmental impact on rural and coastal areas of energy storage solutions in the event of renewable energy shortfalls. HL3019

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the extent to which existing codes applying to public authorities differ in respect of honesty, candour, record keeping, disclosure, correction of known error, reasons for decisions…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the grounds of the judicial review regarding the establishment of the Oak National Academy as an Arm’s Length Body. HL3040

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the impact of economic uncertainty, regulatory change, and environmental pressures on the mental health of those working in agriculture

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the impact of freely available resources by Oak National Academy on the commercial education publishing market. HL3041

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the level of support among aviation and emergency service stakeholders for restoring UK access to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service Safety-of-Life service. HL2999

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the number of refugees that will be settled annually through community sponsorship; and what steps they are taking to provide adequate resources and support to sponsors

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of the greater use of technology in the provision of efficient and cost-effective public services

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the rate of compensation being delivered by the Infected Blood Delivery Authority to those affected. HL3026

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism report, Inquiry into the proposed introduction of a visitor levy on overnight accommodation in E…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the reported rise in recent years of antisemitism on university campuses

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the role of continuity of care in delivering a sustainable NHS, particularly for patients with multiple long-term conditions and complex needs

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the state of the ecosystem in Akrotiri Salt Lake in Cyprus; and what discussions they have had with the government of Cyprus this year regarding regulating activities that affect th…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the total combined cost of flexitime, compressed hours, overtime, Time Off in Lieu and paid volunteering leave across the civil service; and whether they have compared the prevalenc…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of whether the UK’s Russia sanctions regime adequately addresses the risk of sanctioned Russian entities deriving indirect economic benefit through investments or financing arrangeme…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what consultations they undertook in advance of the establishment of the Prize Competition Council on 1 July; whether they included the Advertising Standards Authority, the Committee of Advertising Practice and the…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what discussions they have had with the government of Wales regarding restructuring accountability for the police service in Wales. HL3047

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Question for short debate: what estimate they have made of the cost of the UK’s support to the government of Ukraine in the current financial year. HL3051

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Question for short debate: what estimate they have made of the number of public authorities that will be required to establish and maintain a code of ethical conduct under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and how any such…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what estimate they have made of the total initial and recurring cost to public authorities of drafting, consulting upon, publishing, maintaining, reviewing, training staff upon and enforcing the codes required by cl…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what guidance is available to disabled individuals without capital and in receipt of Universal Credit who wish to join the home ownership for people with a long-term disability scheme. HL3045

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what is the average number of Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) days accrued and taken per civil servant in each of the last three years; and whether they monitor the operational cost of unworked TOIL hours across departments…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what plans they have they have, if any, to recognise chess as a sport in England. HL3050

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what plans they have to allow competition for open access operators on the Great Western Railway route from Cornwall to London. HL3002

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Question for short debate: what plans they have to develop partnerships between the National School of Government and Public Services, UK Research and Innovation and UK universities to support research and teaching in public administration. H…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what plans they have to promote more family businesses in the UK

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Question for short debate: what progress they have made in deporting foreign national offenders to (1) Albania, (2) Romania, (3) Poland, (4) Lithuania and (5) Jamaica, since July 2024. HL3016

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what proportion of appointments to the Senior Civil Service since 1 April 2026 have been made to candidates whose principal previous employment was (1) elsewhere in the Civil Service, (2) the wider public sector, an…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what proportion of offenders formerly subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences, whose licence conditions were lifted under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, have subsequently reoffended. HL3001

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what proportion of the KPMG and EY civil service training contracts they expect to be delivered by subcontractors; and what assessment they have made of the additional cost of using prime contractors rather than com…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what provision they are making to ensure all children and young people treated for brain tumours have access to neurorehabilitation

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what requirements they make of broadband fibre companies to inform local authorities and residents when erecting telegraph poles for broadband; and whether there is official guidance on this subject. HL3004

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy safeguards existing and future on-site hospital helipad infrastructure and does not restrict its availability for 24/7 air ambulance operations. HL2997

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to ensure that the expansion of artificial intelligence data centres in the UK is supported by sufficient energy and grid capacity. HL3044

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to improve labour productivity in the public sector. HL3017

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to resume uranium conversion in the UK. HL3036

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to strengthen the cyber resilience of companies providing technology and digital services to the NHS. HL3043

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to support UK businesses to make greater use of artificial intelligence to develop new products and services. HL3042

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to support the development of drought and heat tolerant varieties of crops for UK farmers. HL3035

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to work with financial institutions to trace and reunite young adults with unclaimed Child Trust Funds

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what steps they will take, if any, in response to Meta promoting posts on Facebook in the last fortnight from verified accounts of Russian embassies, including threats to harm the UK in response to its support for U…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps, if any, they intend to take to ensure that international trade organisations such as the International Sugar Organization, the International Coffee Organization and the International Grain Council mainta…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what support is available for small and medium sized enterprises, particularly family-owned businesses, to manage the taxation and regulation landscape following the UK’s departure from the EU

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: when the compensation scheme for workers who have suffered from silicosis by inhaling crystalline silica dust after cutting kitchen worktop stones will be published; and when they will open applications. HL3046

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Question for short debate: when they will appoint the new Director of the Serious Fraud Office. HL3011

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Question for short debate: whether departments are required to record formally how a proposed statutory reporting or consultation requirement has satisfied the Government’s “higher bar”; and whether that assessment will be included in e…

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Question for short debate: whether online secondary schools are inspected by Ofsted. HL3039

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Question for short debate: whether online secondary schools are required to be registered; if so, how many of these schools are registered. HL3038

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Question for short debate: whether the planned National School of Government and Public Services will enable universities and specialist providers to be commissioned directly, rather than through commercial prime contractors. HL3009

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Question for short debate: whether they have assessed the amount of additional water required to the meet the needs of AI and associated industries and services; and whether they have targets for additional supply of water for each of the reg…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: whether they plan to implement the recommendation of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism report Inquiry into the proposed introduction of a visitor levy on overnight accommodation in Englan…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: whether they plan to introduce new NHS policy to ensure that major trauma centres have safeguarded, on-site hospital helipads available 24/7 for air ambulance operations. HL2996

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Question for short debate: whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of (1) the Government guidance, and (2) any industry best practice guidance endorsed by the Government, regarding the use, sharing and erection of telegraph…

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Question for short debate: whether water companies will be made statutory consultees for planning applications. HL3021

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Question for short debate: which existing codes of ethical or professional conduct they obtained and considered when preparing clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and whether they will place copies of, or links to, those cod…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: why the costs and resource implications of clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill were not separately quantified in the Bill’s impact assessment; and whether they will publish a supplementary assessm…

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to improve awareness of the early signs of sepsis, particularly in high-risk populations; and how they will plan to disseminate resources increasing awareness. [I]

Lords · Chamber

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Delegated legislation Provisional

Regret motion: Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Lords · Chamber

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Delegated legislation Provisional

Regret motion: Protection Against Detriment (Industrial Action) Regulations 2026

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Delegated legislation Provisional

Regret motion: Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Lords · Chamber

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Delegated legislation Provisional

Regret motion: draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

The Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union regarding Cooperation on the Application of their Respective Competition Laws. Special attention drawn by the European Affairs Committee, 2nd Report, Session 2024–26

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Built Environment Committee New Towns: Creating Communities (3rd Report, HL Paper 278 Session 2024–26). 26 March

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Communications and Digital Committee AI, copyright and the creative industries (4th Report, HL Paper 267, Session 2024–26). 6 March

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Fortifying the fiscal framework (4th Report, HL Paper 291, Session 2024–26). 28 April

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Environment and Climate Change Committee Surviving drought: reclaim the rain (3rd Report, HL Paper 298, Session 2024– 26). 21 May

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Financial Services Regulation Committee Private markets: Unknown unknowns (3rd Report, HL Paper 235, Session 2024–26). 9 January

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Financial Services Regulation Committee Stablecoins: waiting for regulation (1st Report, HL Paper 6). 3 September

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Industry and Regulators Committee Time is Money: How Regulators can Support Growth (3rd Report, HL Paper 301, Session 2024–26). 12 May

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the UK-US partnership (3rd Report, HL Paper 290, Session 2024–26). 22 April

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Public Services Committee Medicines security—a national priority (4th Report, HL Paper 252, Session 2024– 26). 4 February

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Science and Technology Committee Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency (2nd Report, HL Paper 192, Session 2024–26). 5 November 2025

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Science and Technology Committee Rebuilding forensic science for criminal justice: an urgent need (3rd Report, HL Paper 256, Session 2024–26). 17 February

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Question for short debate Provisional

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 18 July 2025 (HL9111), when they expect HMP Millsike to be operating at full capacity. HL3061

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Debate Provisional

Baroness Sugg to move that this House takes note o the role of international development policy as a component of the UK’s approach to defence and national security.

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Bill stage Provisional

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 17. Amendments 19, 36 and 44 were agreed to. The Committee adjourned after amendment 92B.

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 2 September (HL Deb col 118), what estimate they have made of the total value of the donations under investigation by the Elec…

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Lord Cashman to ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recommendation of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review that any dispute of facts relating to the resignation or dismissal of an LGBT veteran should be decided with a reverse…

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Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Sherlock on 1 September (HL Deb col 7), what plans they have to work with not-for-profit microfinance organisations such as Purple Shoots to support unemployed p…

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Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of the publication of the British Journal of General Practice study Diagnosing in the dark, published on 31 May, what discussions have they had with NHS England and GP organisations…

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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty’s Government, for each of the last five years, how many street works reinstatements there are that (1) fail inspection, and (2) require remedial works both within and after the statutory guarantee period; and…

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Lord Pack to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 23 June (HL Deb col 546), how many DVLA staff are allocated to police compliance by registered suppliers of number plates. HL3084

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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 June (HL392), what assessment they have made of the legal and administrative resources required by individual GP partnerships to negotiate…

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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 June (HL392), what operational mechanisms will ensure that patient requests for data rectification under Article 16 of the UK GDPR which ar…

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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 June (HL392), where will primary statutory data controllership and legal liability rest in instances where a clinical decision resulting in…

Lords · Chamber

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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 June (HL392), whether regulations establishing the Single Patient Record operator as a data controller will restrict its powers strictly to…

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

Lord Young of Acton to move that this House regrets that the the draft amendments (No. 2) to the Illegal content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services fail to include adequate safeguards for freedom of expression and privacy. Special at…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many British military personnel who took part in nuclear weapons testing are currently alive; and what plans they have, if any, to compensate them. HL3056

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many GP practices have been assessed as not complying with the contractual requirement to provide online access during core hours since 1 October 2025; and what action is being taken to increase compliance. HL3073

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many Intensive Work Search claimants are allocated to each Jobcentre Plus. HL3060

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many animals they have approved for experimentation over the next five years during the year to date; and how this relates to their manifesto commitment to phase out animal testing. HL3067

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many appraisals by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for follow-on indications for (1) kidney disease and (2) rare kidney disease have (a) received a negative recommendation, or (b) been term…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how many appraisals by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for medicines indicated for kidney disease have (1) received a positive recommendation, (1) received a negative recommendation, and (3) be…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: how many childminders there are active (1) today, and (2) in July 2024; and what assessment they have made for the change in number. HL3063

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many data centres are using or adapting their equipment to enable recycling of their own water for cooling systems; and how many data centres of older design and construction are not proceeding with such improve…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: how many reported road traffic collisions involved a driver who was driving on a foreign driving licence that was valid for use in the UK in each of the last five years. HL3082

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what advice they have issued, if any, to Right to Manage Companies which operate heat networks and are required to interact with the Energy Ombudsman, Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme, and Ofgem, particularly…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the assertion made by the then Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, in a June 2025 interview on Newsnight that there had been a cover-up concerning British veterans involved i…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the assertion of former Veterans’ Minister, Tobias Ellwood, that the Ministry of Defence deliberately withheld medical records of veterans who oversaw nuclear tests. HL3054

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the merits of developing a sixth-generation jet fighter, in the light of the increasing use of unmanned drones in warfare. HL3079

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the treatment of nuclear test veterans in the United States and France; and what lessons they have learned from comparisons with those countries’ approaches to the provision of co…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what discussions they have had with the Minister for Communities in Northern Ireland regarding reform of licensing laws, including the surrender principle, and the creation of a new licensing system to invigorate th…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what estimate they have made of (a) gains to HM Treasury from the years of operation of quantitative easing, and (b) the losses to HM Treasury since 2022 from quantitative tightening as a result of the implementatio…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what estimate they have made of the effect of bond sales by the Bank of England, undertaken because of quantitative tightening, on long-term borrowing rates; and what assessment they have made of the additional 30 b…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what has been the total cost to date of the Undercover Policing Inquiry; and how much has been paid to the Chair, Sir John Mitting. HL3090

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what plans they have, if any, to make pension tax relief conditional upon undertakings by the funds to invest at least 15 per cent of their equity portfolios in British public and private companies. HL3074

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what service standards apply to the Child Maintenance Service specialist caseworker team, including standards relating to call waiting times, call- backs, caseworker continuity and the time taken to respond to corre…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what steps are taken by the NHS to inform asthma sufferers of the availability of biologic injections as a possible treatment for their condition; and whether the NHS policy on such public information varies from ar…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to strengthen safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence to design or develop biological agents that could pose a risk to public health. HL3096

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to support the growth of start-ups developing artificial intelligence and financial technology. HL3097

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to support universities in developing consistent approaches to the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and assessment. HL3095

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what the definition of sectarianism is in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government command paper Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom, published…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: what the retention policy is for submissions made to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government during public consultations. HL3064

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what their strategy is for the (1) retrofitting, and (2) fitting of air conditioning in homes. HL3085

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: what training and accreditation are required for members of the Child Maintenance Service specialist caseworker team; how frequently that training is refreshed; and whether its content is developed in consultation w…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: when they expect to publish the list of Cabinet committees and interministerial groups, including their memberships and terms of reference. HL3059

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: whether Child Maintenance Service customers can request assignment to the specialist caseworker team; and what process is followed where such a request is refused. HL3091

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: whether customers assigned to the Child Maintenance Service specialist caseworker team are allocated a named caseworker; and, if so, what arrangements are in place to provide continuity when that caseworker is unava…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate Provisional

Question for short debate: whether the contractual requirement introduced on 1 October 2025 requires GP practices to provide (1) an online consultation system, (2) an online appointment booking system, or (3) both; and what percentage of GP p…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: whether they have a formal procedure for responding when a person residing in the UK is designated or sanctioned by a foreign government on the basis of an alleged association with a terrorist organisation, particul…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: whether they have published the submissions they made regarding justiciability of statements made under section 20 of the Environment Act 2021 in the case of R (Wild Justice) v Secretary of State for Housing, Commun…

Lords · Chamber

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Question for short debate: whether they hold information on the number of local authorities that (1) have introduced, and (2) are considering, parking charges based on vehicle (a) dimensions, (b) weight, and (c) emissions. HL3081

Lords · Chamber

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Debate Provisional

The Report from the Financial Services Regulation Committee Stablecoins: waiting for regulation (1st Report, HL Paper 6). 3 June

Lords · Chamber

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