Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 29 June 2026

Monday 29 June 2026

Baroness Chakrabarti to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the human rights and reputational risks presented by their public service contracts with Palantir.  To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty’s Government what action they have taken regarding the recommendations in Pursuing Recoveries and Preventing Reoccurrence: Final Report of the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, published on 9 December 2025.  To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)

Baroness Carberry of Muswell Hill to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current condition of UK food security.  To be answered by Lord Katz (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the skills shortage in the construction sector and to ensure a steady future supply of skilled workers.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Work and Pensions)


Tuesday 30 June 2026

Baroness Martin of Brockley to ask His Majesty’s Government, in light of the ongoing pensions review, what assessment they have made of the impact of current private pension access rules on the financial security of working-age people living with a terminal diagnosis.  To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote women’s representation in peace processes in conflict-affected regions.  To be answered by Baroness  Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to reform university student finance.  Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Education)

 Earl Russell to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of NHS infrastructure to extreme heat; and what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS buildings are adequately equipped to withstand prolonged periods of extreme heat.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)


Wednesday 1 July 2026

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of innovation and technology in reducing drink-driving, particularly repeat offending.  To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing numbers of local pharmacy closures on primary healthcare services.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the current legal architecture permits the appropriate use of AI and live facial recognition for counterterrorism purposes.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Baroness Nargund to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of The Lancet article Is IVF treatment heading in the right direction?, published on 23 June, indicating that many IVF add-ons do not work; and what consideration they have given to giving regulators the power to ban them.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)


Thursday 2 July 2026

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty’s Government what plansthe Secretary of State forJustice hasto meet families of prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection or Detention for Public Protection sentence.  To be answered by Baroness Levitt (Ministry of Justice)

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to maintain real terms per-pupil funding for 16–19 year olds, as set out in the Post-16 education and skills white paper, published on 20 October 2025.  To be answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds (Department for Education)

Lord Barber of Ainsdale to ask His Majesty’s Government whatstepsthey are taking to reduce waiting times for consideration of cases in the Employment Tribunal system.  To be answered by Baroness Levitt (Ministry of Justice)


Week beginning Monday 29 June 2026

Monday 29 June 2026

16:37:01

 

Estimated Rising Time:

 

Chamber:

The House is expected to rise at around 10pm

 

Grand Committee:

The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 8.45pm

 

Private Notice Question:

Lord Davies of Gower to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of replacing immigration judges with adjudicators on the consistency of asylum appeal decisions; what qualifications, if any, adjudicators will be required to have; and what safeguards and accountability mechanisms will be put in place to ensure public confidence in the new Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.  (Lord Hanson of Flint, HO)

 

Questions on an Urgent Question:

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the publication of the Media Green Paper.’  Baroness Twycross (DCMS)

 

Questions on an Oral Statement:

‘Publication of Report from the Independent Maternity and Neonatal Review of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’ - Baroness Merron (DHSC)