| Week beginning Monday 18 May 2026 |
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide paternity leave to the self-employed. To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Business and Trade)
Baroness Keeley to ask His Majesty’s Government what actions they intend to take to reduce the attainment gap in music for disadvantaged pupils in state schools. To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Education)
Lord Walker of Broxton to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase in price of replica football kits for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, particularly in children’s sizes; and what plans they have to ask the Competition and Markets Authority to examine pricing practices in this market. To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley to ask His Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking in response to incidents of hate speech and Islamophobia at the Unite the Kingdom march held in London on 16 May. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Thursday 21 May 2026
Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of individuals earning more than £100,000 per annum who left the country in 2025. To be answered by Lord Livemore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Earl Russell to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in reducing emissions and wasted gas via venting and flaring on offshore oil and gas infrastructure. To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Lord Oates to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress in reducing youth offending in England and Wales over the past 25 years. To be answered by Baroness Levitt (Ministry of Justice)
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the World Health Organization’s designation of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency of international concern. To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
| Week beginning Monday 18 May 2026 |
Estimated Rising Time:
The House is expected to rise at around 10pm
A Repeat of an Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the Government’s approach to redacting or withholding documents within scope of the Humble Address agreed by the House on 4th February 2026.’ Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (CO)
Questions on an Oral Statement:
‘Dillon Judgment’ - Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (NIO)