Lords
Proceedings
4 June 2026
Young People and Work
We will hear from the Cross Benches, then the Conservative Benches.
Lords
Proceedings
20 May 2026
2 contributions
Supermarkets: Voluntary Price Caps
It is the turn of the Conservative Benches next, and then of the Liberal Democrat Benches.
We will hear next from the Labour Benches and then from the Conservative Benches.
Lords
Proceedings
20 May 2026
Unite the Kingdom March
My Lords, it is the turn of the Cross Benches next; then we will go to the Liberal Democrat Benches.
Lords
Proceedings
19 May 2026
Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
My Lords, we now move on to up to 20 minutes of Back-Bench questions. To get in as many questions as possible from all sides of the House, we need questions, not speeches. The first question will come from the Conservative Benches and we will then go to the Cross Benches.
Lords
Proceedings
18 May 2026
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, before we start Oral Questions today, I thought it would be a good opportunity to remind the House that supplementary questions are to be short, sharp, succinct and to the point. As I have said before, it is called Question Time for a reason. There is no greater favour that a noble Lord ca…
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.