Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 20 April 2026

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)

Lord Hunt of Wirral to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Office for National Statistics labour market data published on 21 April; and what steps they are taking to address rising economic inactivity and falling vacancies.  To be answered by Lord Katz (Department for Work and Pensions)


Week beginning Monday 20 April 2026

Wednesday 22 April 2026

23:30:19

 

Estimated Rising Time:

The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of consideration of Commons reasons and / or amendments on the Pensions Schemes Bill

 

Questions on an Oral Statement:

‘British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme’ - Baroness Lloyd of Effra (DBT)