Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 6 July 2026

Monday 6 July 2026

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in delivering on their policy to ensure universal coverage of Fracture Liaison Services in England by 2030, including implementation plans, timelines and milestones for rollout.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to criminalise the purchase of settlement houses and land on the West Bank by British citizens.  To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty’s Government what resources are being allocated to HM Prison and Probation Service and the Parole Board to expedite the progression of Imprisonment for Public Protection prisoners towards release.  To be answered by Lord Timpson (Ministry of Justice)

The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to support the establishment of an international marine protected area in the Sargasso Sea under the Global Ocean Treaty.  To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)


Tuesday 7 July 2026

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty’s Government when the Attorney General is next expected to meet his NATO counterparts to discuss the application of international law to current military conflicts; and whether the House will be informed of the outcome of those discussions.  To be answered by Lord Hermer (Attorney General)

Baroness Caine of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to their commitment in their response to the recommendations from the independent review of Arts Council England, published on 26 March, when they intend to establish the advisory group to help ensure strategic alignment across government-funded programmes to support arts education.  To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Lord Spellar to ask His Majesty’s Government what is their policy on prioritising British industry and services when carrying out public procurement.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Cabinet Office)


Wednesday 8 July 2026

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the Carers UK report The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment, published on 12 May, that 47% of carers are considering reducing their working hours or leaving paid employment because of the pressures they face; and what steps they intend to take as a result.  To be answered by the Department for Business and Trade (Minister to be confirmed)

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty’s Government what recent progress they have made towards developing safe refugee routes for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the role of the Lord Advocate as a Scottish Law Officer and head of the system of criminal prosecutions in Scotland as delineated in the Scotland Act 1998.  Minister to be confirmed


Thursday 9 July 2026

Lord Sahota to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of people migrating into the UK in each of the last five years.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty’s Government what diplomatic steps they intend to take following the absence of consensus at the Review Conference of the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty that took place in April and May.  To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Viscount Stansgate to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for artificial intelligence to contribute to developments in vaccine technology.  To be answered by Lord Vallance of Balham (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)


Week beginning Monday 6 July 2026