| Week beginning Monday 8 December 2025 |
Monday 8 December 2025
Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty’s Government what response they are making to the proposals for a ‘whole society’ approach to threats to national security, as set out in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review. To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)
Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the economy of changes to Employee Car Ownership Schemes announced on 21 July. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Lord Hain to ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce the level of young people not in work, education or training. To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Work and Pensions)
Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they have implemented to resolve problems confronting the Royal Navy’s submarine force. To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure price increases by mobile phone and broadband companies are fair. To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty’s Government what contributions and initiatives they have undertaken in support of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility. To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Baroness Curran to ask His Majesty’s Government what support is offered to victims of sexual violence in the armed services. To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on work incentives of lifting the two-child limit in Universal Credit. To be answered by Baroness Sherlock (Department for Work and Pensions)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the environmental credentials of Drax in view of the new investigation by Stand.earth which reported that Drax had purchased logged trees from old growth forests in British Columbia in 2024. To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty’s Government what are the priorities for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. To be answered by Lord Coaker (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Thursday 11 December 2025
Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town to ask His Majesty’s Government what further powers and fiscal instruments they will make available to business improvement districts to accelerate town-centre renewal and local growth. To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty’s Government why they have reportedly suspended some intelligence sharing with the United States of America. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role social media platforms play in enabling scam adverts and fraudulent content. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
| Week beginning Monday 8 December 2025 |