Lords
Proceedings
28 April 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, we have now concluded our parliamentary business for the day and for this parliamentary Session. I will shortly adjourn the House and we will return tomorrow at 1.15 pm for the Prorogation ceremony only.
I thank all Members, all the staff of the House and the usual channels for their work…
Lords
Proceedings
28 April 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I thought it would be useful to update noble Lords on the plan for business for today. After consideration of a number of statutory instrument approval Motions, the House will consider the message from the House of Commons on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. We will then move on …
Lords
Proceedings
27 April 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I now expect that we will receive the messages from the House of Commons on the Pension Schemes and English devolution Bills later than originally thought. To ensure that the House can make productive use of time, after the Statement we will move straight on to the agricultural regulations…
Lords
Proceedings
27 April 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I thought it would be useful to update noble Lords on the plan for business today and tomorrow. Today, after the brief business in the name of the Senior Deputy Speaker, the House will consider the messages from the House of Commons on the Crime and Policing Bill and the Children’s Wellbei…
Lords
Debate
24 April 2026
4 contributions
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The noble Lord says that there has been no publicly available impact assessment; that is wrong. There is a publicly available impact assessment, published not by the sponsors but by the Department of Health and Social Care.
It was the in principle issue that I was discussing rather than amendments, but I take the most reverend Primate’s point completely.
I have jumped now to costs. The cost is about the same as the cost of accidents caused by wearing flip-flops. My estimate is, and I have had some better economists th…
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Lords
Proceedings
24 April 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, before we begin, I will make my usual brief remarks on how proceedings will run today. First, on the final Friday of the Session, I give huge thanks on behalf of the whole House to all staff across the Administration for their work in facilitating all the sittings on this Bill and all othe…
Lords
Proceedings
21 April 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I was hoping for a larger audience. Before we commence today’s next business, I want to briefly update the House on the plan for tomorrow. After Oral Questions, the House will consider the message from the House of Commons on the Crime and Policing Bill. The QSD, led by the noble Baroness,…
Lords
Proceedings
20 April 2026
Security Vetting
My Lords, we now move on to up to 20 minutes of Back-Bench questions. This is set out in the Companion , in chapter 6, pages 86 and 87—paragraphs 6.7 and 6.8 . The first question will come from the Conservative Benches.
Lords
Debate
16 April 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
We have wound the debate up, and apparently the noble Viscount was not present at the start of the debate. We have had the wind-up by the Minister. We now need to proceed to divide or not divide the House.
Lords
Oral Questions
15 April 2026
Zimbabwe: Constitution
My Lords, I am sorry that I cannot match my noble friend’s commitment to humour and disparagement as a tool for democracy today. I take seriously what he says about the importance of democracy, and it is no secret that we have a long people-to-people relationship with the people of Zimbabwe, not all…
Lords
Debate
14 April 2026
4 contributions
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
My Lords, we will now have up to 20 minutes of questions, but not speeches, from Back-Bench Members. This is set out in chapter 6 of the Companion , at pages 86 and 87, in points 6.7 and 6.8. We will have the Conservative Benches first.
We will hear next from the Cross Benches. Can we have short, sharp, succinct questions, please, not speeches?
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Lords
Proceedings
14 April 2026
Middle East
My Lords, we now move on to up to 20 minutes of questions from Back-Bench Members but not speeches. This is set out in chapter 6 of the Companion , paragraphs 6.7 and 6.8, on pages 86 and 87. We will hear from the Conservative Benches first.
Lords
Proceedings
27 March 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, before we begin, I will make my usual brief remarks. First, I reiterate our thanks, on behalf of the whole House, to all staff across the House for supporting this Sitting. I cannot do justice to the thanks that the staff of the House deserve, not only for today but for all other days. In …
Lords
Debate
26 March 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Pension Schemes Bill, has consented to place his interests, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.
Lords
Proceedings
26 March 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, as a pre-recess treat, I will update the House on planned recess dates. I have already announced most recess dates until Christmas this year. I will now add those for the short November weekend, when the plan is to rise at the conclusion of business on Wednesday 4 November and return on Mo…
Lords
Oral Questions
26 March 2026
Golders Green Ambulance Attack
My Lords, I absolutely agree with the Minister’s assessment that this was a vile attack on the Jewish community. As a Christian, I stand in solidarity with that Jewish community today. Does the Minister agree with me that the growth of extremism and indeed the continued glorification and normalisati…
Lords
Oral Questions
26 March 2026
Antisemitism in International Human Rights Bodies
My Lords, does the Minister accept that the UN Human Rights Council has placed a disproportionate focus on Israel over the years? If she does accept that, what will the Government do to genuinely combat the institutional antisemitism that that can entrench?
Lords
Debate
25 March 2026
2 contributions
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to your Lordships’ House for the contributions that have been made on the Bill. We have spent over 88 hours in Committee, we have had a full day’s Second Reading and 44 hours on Report, and we have spent an hour on the Bill now—all of which is good, rigorous scrutiny, and a c…
My Lords, I should have preferred that this particular clause had not been passed, but it was passed and we have to accept it. Following on very closely from what the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has said, in my view it is time we moved on.
Lords
Oral Questions
24 March 2026
Reducing Government Spending
My Lords, does my noble friend agree that the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, and the reaction of the Opposition Front Bench illustrate three things—first, the folly of criticising a medium-term policy of stability on the basis of one month’s figures; secondly, a failure to understand …
Lords
Debate
20 March 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I have noticed that the time now is 5.18 pm. We have no intention of moving on to another group. When this group is finished, I will seek to adjourn the House. I say to any colleagues waiting for another debate that it will not be happening this week.
Lords
Proceedings
20 March 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, before we begin, I will make my usual brief remarks. First, I reiterate the thanks, on behalf of the whole House, to all staff across the House for supporting this Sitting today. I know that noble Lords will be aware of the huge amount of work that takes place to enable us to sit today, at…
Lords
Oral Questions
19 March 2026
2 contributions
UK Energy Sources and Cost of Energy
My Lords, I am sure that the Minister will agree that the cleanest, greenest, cheapest and most secure energy is the energy that you do not need to use. France, for example, is far ahead of us in avoiding wasteful use of energy, with measures such as switching off the lighting for shops, ensuring th…
My Lords, the crisis is immediate. What assessment have the Government made about the essential products that rely on gas—ammonia, CO 2 , aniline, soda ash, ethylene and sulphuric acid—without which a modern economy cannot exist and without which factories will close?
Lords
Oral Questions
19 March 2026
4 contributions
Refugee Movements: Lebanon
My Lords, the Minister did not mention a joint statement last week by a number of middle-ranking powers, including the UK, calling for an end to the hostilities in the south of Lebanon and Beirut. That was very welcome. But what is that group of countries doing collectively, in addition to what they…
My Lords, I draw attention to my interests; I am supported by the RAMP organisation. Based on yesterday’s figures, one million people are displaced in a country that already takes more displaced people than any other country in the world. We are talking about a massive humanitarian problem. The Unit…
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Lords
Debate
18 March 2026
6 contributions
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, views on both sides of the debate are sincerely held. We should all respect each other for that. We had a long debate in Committee. This is Report. Members should make their points. Repeated interventions do not help us at this stage. We need to take the temperature down. The House can mak…
My Lords, can we please take the temperature down and respect the Clock? There are 10 minutes for Back-Bench contributions. Of course, many people want to get in, but please take the temperature down—there is no need to constantly interrupt others. Everyone can speak. We will come to the Cross Bench…
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Lords
Oral Questions
17 March 2026
Fujitsu: Post Office Horizon Case
My Lords, I think the Prime Minister should personally ring the Prime Minister of Japan, who had an amazingly successful outcome in the election, and suggest that she lean—this is my word—on Fujitsu, as it is in our interests to trade with them. I know that it is a bit late to ring tonight but, firs…