Week beginning Monday 27 October 2025 |
Monday 27 October 2025
Lord Godson to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent reports of increasing Iranian support for the Polisario Front; and what steps they are taking, in coordination with allies, to address the risks posed by Iranian influence in the Western Sahara conflict. To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Viscount Stansgate to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the national security threat to undersea cables connected to the UK. Minister to be confirmed.
Lord Strasburger to ask His Majesty’s Government whether it is reviewing the use of non-crime hate incidents. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on child poverty of the application of the no recourse to public funds policy to migrant families with children and the implications of this for the forthcoming child poverty strategy. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to end routine non-emergency venting and flaring on offshore oil and gas infrastructure. To be answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town to ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report from New London Architecture The Built Environment Sector, published on 16 September, what assessment they have made of the economic value of the built environment sector and its role in the national economy. To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits to human health and the wider environment of a predominantly plant-based diet. To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in the agreement of a youth mobility scheme between the United Kingdom and the EU. To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Cabinet Office)
Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will strengthen existing policy, resources and enforcement powers to ensure the prosecution of those in the United Kingdom who are involved in looting funds from low- and middle-income countries. To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the social cost of leaving England’s water companies in private ownership. To be answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Thursday 30 October 2025
Lord Rook to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure any reformed national curriculum includes religious education in a form which promotes mutual understanding. To be answered by the Department of Education (Baroness Smith of Malvern)
Lord Londesborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom's productivity trends across both public and private sectors. To be answered by His Majesty's Treasury (Lord Livermore)
Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what information they intend to publish about the proposals they have received for a third runway at Heathrow Airport before announcing any major decisions. To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)
Week beginning Monday 27 October 2025 |