Today's List(s)

 

TODAY’S LISTS

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2025

[Notes about this document are set out at the end]

 

Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm

Prayers by the Bishop of Manchester (5 minutes)

 

Oral Questions (40 minutes)

* Lord Dubs to ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to the comments made by Elon Musk during his speech to a demonstration in London on Saturday 13 September.  (Lord Hanson of Flint, HO)

* Earl Russell to ask His Majesty’s Government what further consideration they have given to the case for energy market reforms following their decision not to implement zonal pricing.  (Baroness Hayman of Ullock, DESNZ)

* Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to announce the Official Development Assistance programme allocations for 2026–27. (Baroness Chapman of Darlington, FCDO)

* Baroness Berger to ask His Majesty’s Government, following recent reports by Open AI that many people have exhibited signs of suicidal ideation or other mental health emergencies while messaging a generative artificial intelligence chatbot, whether they have plans to safeguard such individuals.  (Baroness Merron, DHSC)

 

Business expected to be brief

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill (PMB) – Committee – Baroness Anelay of St Johns

• motion to discharge the order of commitment – Baroness Anelay of St Johns

 

Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Thursday 30 October (10 minutes)

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the UK’s activities to promote the protection of civilians following a reported massacre at El-Fasher’s Saudi maternity hospital.’  Baroness Chapman of Darlington (FCDO)

 

Followed by questions on an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 30 October (40 minutes)

‘Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme’ – Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (CO)

 

Main Business

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill – Second Reading – Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Advisory backbench speaking time: 10 minutes

Speakers:

B Chapman of Darlington

L Callanan

L Hannay of Chiswick

B Foster of Aghadrumsee

5          L Lilley

L Thurlow

L Blencathra

B Ludford

L Morrow

10        L de Mauley

L Beamish

L Bellingham

L Jay of Ewelme

B Noakes

15        B Hoey

L Hannan of Kingsclere

L Horam

L Weir of Ballyholme  (Virtual)

L Altrincham

20        L Craig of Radley

B Meyer

L Browne of Ladyton

L Murray of Blidworth

L Biggar

25        L Kerr of Kinlochard

L Northbrook

 

L Purvis of Tweed

B Goldie

B Chapman of Darlington

 

Last business

Questions on an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 3 November (40 minutes)

‘Response to the Huntingdon train attack’ - Lord Hanson of Flint (HO)

 

Estimated rising time

The House is expected to rise at around 10pm

Business in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm

 

Baroness Morris of Yardley to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Public Services Committee Think Work First: The transition from education to work for young disabled people (1st Report, HL Paper 12)

Advisory backbench speaking time:   13 minutes

Speakers:

B Morris of Yardley

L Shinkwin

L Willis of Knaresborough

L Laming

5          L Mott

B Lane-Fox of Soho

 

L Addington

E Effingham

B Smith of Malvern

10        B Morris of Yardley

 

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Industry and Regulators Committee Power struggle: Delivering Great Britain’s electricity grid infrastructure (1^st Report, HL Paper 132)

Advisory backbench speaking time:   13 minutes

Speakers:

B Taylor of Bolton

B Coffey

L Teverson

V Chandos

5          L Liddle

 

E Russell

L Offord of Garvel

L Wilson of Sedgefield

B Taylor of Bolton

 

Estimated Rising Time

The Grand Committee is expected to rise by 7.45pm

 

Notes:

• This document sets out the matters for the day’s business which the Government Whips’ Office coordinates: Speakers’ Lists (Companion 4.26), ministerial statements (Companion 6.02) and the grouping of amendments (Companion 8.70). It is not the formal order paper, which is produced by the Clerk of the Parliaments and is available from the Printed Paper Office and https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/
• Time estimates are best endeavours: there is no certainty other than for formally time-limited business. It is the duty of individual members to observe the rules on attendance at debate (Companion 4.32) and, in particular, to ensure that they are present for the start of business in which they wish to take part.
• Speaking in debates (Companion 4.34): A member of the House who is taking part in a debate (including general debates and debates on amendments or motions) should attend the start, end and greater part of that debate. In addition, it is considered discourteous for members not to be present for at least the opening speeches, the speeches before and after their own, and for the winding-up speeches.  Ministers may decide not to answer, orally or in writing, points made by a speaker who does not stay to hear the Minister's closing speech. Members who believe that they are unlikely to be able to stay until the end of a debate should not seek to participate in it (and if the debate has a speakers' list, should remove their names from the list).