Lord McCabe to ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of beagles currently used for testing in life sciences laboratories.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty’s Government whether the Royal Navy ship stationed in the Caribbean is fully a part of Joint Interagency Task Force South.  To be answered by Lord Lemos (Ministry of Defence)

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the service, quality and affordability of public transport to remote communities.  To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government how they will respond to the finding in the Health Foundation report Delayed discharges from hospital: comparing performance this year and last, published on 14 December 2025, that the number of beds occupied by people who are medically fit to leave hospital but have nowhere to go is increasing.  To be answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Walmsley to ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish a timeline for legislation banning the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Thornton to ask His Majesty’s Government whether, and if so when and how, the learning from the results of the Better Start longitudinal programmes will become pregnancy and early years policy and be implemented.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Brinton to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to update the Government website page on registering a death, specifically the requirement to do so within five days.  To be answered by Lord Lemos (Home Office)

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure landlords, tenants and local authorities are prepared for each phase of the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, including funding allocated; and what plans they have for communicating changes ahead of the tenancy reforms this spring.   To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Lord Goodman of Wycombe to ask His Majesty’s Government what recent progress they have made towards delivering 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s transition to electric vehicles.  To be answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds (Department for Transport)

Baroness Hunter of Auchenreoch to ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they intend to give to the interests of rural communities in any forthcoming legislation on cruelty to animals arising from its Animal Welfare Strategy.  To be answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to implement the recommendations of the Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord Sahota to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will provide an update on the Post Office Capture and Horizon scandals.  To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Business and Trade)