Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 6 July 2026

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty’s Government when the Attorney General is next expected to meet his NATO counterparts to discuss the application of international law to current military conflicts; and whether the House will be informed of the outcome of those discussions.  To be answered by Lord Hermer (Attorney General)

Baroness Caine of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to their commitment in their response to the recommendations from the independent review of Arts Council England, published on 26 March, when they intend to establish the advisory group to help ensure strategic alignment across government-funded programmes to support arts education.  To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Lord Spellar to ask His Majesty’s Government what is their policy on prioritising British industry and services when carrying out public procurement.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Cabinet Office)

Baroness Hazarika to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings by the National Crime Agency, published on 2 July, regarding an international network of men who are drugging and sexually assaulting women; and what steps they intend to take as a result.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)


Wednesday 8 July 2026

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the Carers UK report The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment, published on 12 May, that 47% of carers are considering reducing their working hours or leaving paid employment because of the pressures they face; and what steps they intend to take as a result.  To be answered by Lord Leong (Department for Business and Trade)

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask His Majesty’s Government what recent progress they have made towards developing safe refugee routes for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the role of the Lord Advocate as a Scottish Law Officer and head of the system of criminal prosecutions in Scotland as delineated in the Scotland Act 1998.  To be answered by Baroness Curran (Scotland Office)

Lord Hendy to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on recruitment and retention of Coastguard Rescue Officers of the decision of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to cease on-call payments.  To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)


Thursday 9 July 2026

Lord Sahota to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of people migrating into the UK in each of the last five years.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty’s Government what diplomatic steps they intend to take following the absence of consensus at the Review Conference of the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty that took place in April and May.  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 potential for artificial intelligence to contribute to developments in vaccine technology.  To be answered by Lord Vallance of Balham (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Baroness Bi to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the scale of humanitarian need in Venezuela following the earthquakes on 24 June; and what (1) immediate, and (2) long-term, support they intend to provide in addition to the £2 million UK aid match contribution to the Disasters Emergency Committee's Venezuela earthquake appeal.  Minister to be confirmed


Week beginning Monday 6 July 2026