Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 20 April 2026

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Baroness Walmsley to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards achieving the graduate guarantee for newly qualified midwives.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Lord McCabe to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the effect of the marginal pricing structure on the cost of electricity for domestic consumers.  To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask the Leader of the House what plans she has, if any, to establish a modernisation committee to review the effectiveness, efficiency and cost of the House of Lords' parliamentary legislative procedures.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Cabinet Office)

Lord Bates to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of progress towards alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Sudan following the Third International Sudan Conference on 15 April.  To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)


Wednesday 22 April 2026

Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe, on behalf of Baroness Curran, to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support the rollout of low carbon heat networks.  To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce plastic pollution; and what plans they have to set binding targets for that reduction.  To be answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of burial provision in England and Wales; and whether they consider existing statutory duties on local authorities to be sufficient to ensure long-term burial capacity.  To be answered by Baroness Levitt (Ministry of Justice)

Lord Londesborough to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the estimate in the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook, Global Economy in the Shadow of War, published on 14 April, that the UK will have the lowest per capita growth and the joint highest inflation rate in the G7 this year.  To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)


Thursday 23 April 2026

Lord Sharpe of Epsom to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to incentivise investment in and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the steel sector.  To be answered by Lord Stockwood (Department for Business and Trade)

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote home ownership for first-time buyers.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty’s Government whether funding will be available under the Sustainable Farming Incentive to permit farmers to undertake environmental measures for the purposes of flood prevention and drought resilience.  To be answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)


Week beginning Monday 20 April 2026

Tuesday 21 April 2026

04:02:39

 

Estimated Rising Time:

 

Chamber:

The House is expected to rise by 10pm

 

Grand Committee:

The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 4.45pm

 

A Repeat of an Oral Statement:

‘Security Vetting’ – Baroness Smith of Basildon (LHoL)