Today's List(s)

 

TODAY’S LISTS

MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2026

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

 

Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm

Prayers by the Bishop of Leicester (5 minutes)

 

Introduction

Baroness Aglionby, and

Baroness Kitching of Penistone will be introduced.

 

Royal Assent

 

Oral Questions (40 minutes)

* Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty’s Government, in the light of the reported repair requirements of the Royal Opera House, what support they intend to provide to nationally significant cultural institutions facing substantial capital maintenance costs.  (Baroness Dacres of Lewisham, DCMS)

* Lord John of Southwark to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in their national conversation on defence spending and resilience; and what are the outcomes of that conversation to date.  (Lord Coaker, MoD)

* Baroness Spielman to ask His Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of trends in the level of people claiming Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit.  (Baroness Sherlock, DWP)

* Lord Addington to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that pupils in state schools have access to sporting and performing arts opportunities through partnerships with voluntary and community organisations.  (Baroness Smith of Malvern, DfE)

 

Business expected to be brief

Statutory Instrument approval motion – Lord Leong

Statutory Instrument approval motion – Lord Collins of Highbury

 

Main Business

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill – Third Reading – Baroness Lloyd of Effra

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 8 minutes.
• No member may speak more than once to an amendment except the mover of the amendment, or a member who has leave of the House.
• Arguments from earlier stages should not be repeated at length.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment must be brief and should not summarise the debate, nor revisit points made when moving the amendment
   

Grouping of amendments:

g1, g2, g3, g4

 

Representation of the People Bill – Committee (day 1 of 6) – Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment must be brief and should not summarise the debate, nor revisit points made when moving the amendment
   

Target for the day:  to complete the group beginning with amendment 32

Grouping of amendments:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Cl 2 S/P, g12, 20, 21, 22, 33, g275, 278, 279, 283, 284, 285, 286, g295,
     g296, 301, 302

5, 7, 30, 31

8, 9, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, Cl 17 S/P, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 67

10, 11, Sch 1 S/P, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129, 136

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Cl 32 S/P, Cl 39 S/P, Cl 40 S/P, Cl 51 S/P, Cl 52 S/P

18, 19, 23, 24, 43, 44, 44A, 280, 287

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 288, 289, 299, 300

32, 37, 41, 42, 44B, 45, 46, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 277

34, 35, 36, 38, 39

40, g74, 75, 77, 78, g82, g83, g84, g85, 102, 139, 140, 141, g274

Cl 18 SP, Cl 19 S/P, Cl 20 S/P, Cl 21 S/P, Cl 22 S/P, Cl 23 S/P, Cl 24 S/P,
     Cl 25 S/P

60, 64, 65, 66, 69, 80, 118, 119, 120, 127, 293, 294

 

Please note, these are the first 12 groups.  All groups will be available ahead of day 2

 

Dinner break business – at a convenient time around 7.30pm

A Repeat of an Oral Statement taking place in the House of Commons today

‘Earned Settlement’ - Lord Collins of Highbury (HO)

 

Estimated rising time

The House is expected to rise at around 10pm

 

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.
• The number of sessions shown for a stage of a bill represents the Government’s assessment of reasonable time given the balance of bills and remaining days to the likely end of the session. Progress remains in the hands of the House. Report stage is usually half the length of Committee.
• The grouping of amendments is informal. Although every effort is made to secure agreement to groupings, any peer may speak to an amendment in its place on the Marshalled List. “g” before an amendment indicates a Government amendment.
• 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).