| Week beginning Monday 5 January 2026 |
Monday 5 January 2026
Baroness Freeman of Steventon to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that parents are given enough support to toilet train their children between 18 and 30 months. To be answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds (Department for Education)
Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK National Screening Committee’s position on screening to detect issues that could cause sudden cardiac death in young people. To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)
Lord Godson to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the White House fact sheet “President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Designate Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists”, published on 24 November 2025; and whether they intend to adopt a similar designation in relation to the Muslim Brotherhood. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Lord Pack to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce their reliance on the social media platform X for government communications. To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Cabinet Office)
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty’s Government what outcome-based measures they use to measure the effectiveness of flooding interventions. To be answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decline in graduate jobs and the extent to which it is a long-term trend that requires intervention. To be answered by the Department for Work and Pensions (Minister to be confirmed)
Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty’s Government whether the military Chiefs of Staff have expressed concern over in-year defence spending. To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect children in private messaging spaces from the prevalence of computer-generated child sexual abuse material. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s capacity to increase productivity, particularly in the public sector. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Lord Dubs to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their refusal to allow Shamima Begum and other British-born women and children detained in north-east Syria to return to the UK. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Thursday 8 January 2026
The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to include civil society and faith-based organisations in work to reach net zero emissions by 2050. To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty’s Government what work they are undertaking to ensure the safety and security of buses. To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)
Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in meeting their target of building 1.5 million new homes in England within this Parliament. To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
| Week beginning Monday 5 January 2026 |
Estimated Rising Time:
Chamber:
The House is expected to rise by10pm
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise by 7.45pm
Questions on Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the United States’s National Security Strategy and its implications for the United Kingdom's relationship with the United States.’ Baroness Chapman of Darlington (FCDO)
Questions on Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will make a statement on the rise in flu and RSV admissions and the Government’s preparations for winter pressures on the NHS.’ Baroness Merron (DHSC)