| Week beginning Monday 26 October 2026 |
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in enabling access to Child Trust Funds on behalf of adults who lack mental capacity. To be answered by Lord Lemos (Ministry of Justice)
Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty’s Government what empirical evidence underpins the Secretary of State for Education’s assertion that the introduction of vocational GCSEs will not lead to disadvantaged pupils being disproportionately steered towards vocational or non-academic pathways; and what measures they will take to safeguard against any perception of lowered expectations. To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Education)
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the developing science on the adverse health effects of LED lighting. To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)
Lord Harlech to ask His Majesty’s Government what oversight they intend to exercise over the budget of the Independent Football Regulator following its proposal for a levy of £20.3 million a year, around double the amount originally estimated. To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Thursday 29 October 2026
Lord Ranger of Northwood to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current business confidence among small and medium-sized enterprises in the AI sector and what actions they are taking to encourage investment. To be answered by Lord Leong (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Gwyndod Project on civil nuclear employment in Wales. To be answered by Baroness Curran (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask His Majesty’s Government why Ofcom's register of categorised services contains no platform categorised by reference to risk or functionality alone, when the Online Safety Act 2023 permits it; and why small, high-harm platforms, including those hosting antisemitic and suicide-related content, remain outside
Category 1. To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent arial bombardments in the war in Sudan. To be answered by Lord Wood of Anfield (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
| Week beginning Monday 26 October 2026 |
Estimated Rising Time:
Chamber:
The House is expected to rise at around 10pm
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 7pm
Questions on an Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the electronic monitoring of offenders’ – Lord Lemos (MoJ)