Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 19 May 2025

Wednesday 21 May 2025

Baroness Carberry of Muswell Hill to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on plans to expedite and streamline armed forces recruitment processes.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Ministry of Defence)

Baroness Berger to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the challenges facing young people from online harms, as raised in the Netflix drama series Adolescence.  To be answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty’s Government, following the declassification of files which stated that the Government “turned a blind eye” to serious crimes of the IRA in 2001, whether they will refer any murder cases to the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Northern Ireland Office)

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the cyber resilience of UK businesses, organisations and government systems.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Cabinet Office)


Thursday 22 May 2025

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken towards securing the release of Jimmy Lai.   To be answered by Lord Collins of Highbury (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in cross-party talks on the reform of social care.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve young people’s media literacy by providing additional resources to schools, in terms of IT equipment, staffing, training and appropriate curriculum materials.  To be answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds (Department for Education)

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Sutton Trust’s Opportunity Index and what steps they are taking to increase opportunities for social mobility across the country.  To be answered by the Department for Education (Minister to be cofirmed)


Week beginning Monday 19 May 2025

Wednesday 21 May 2025

06:41:46

 

Estimated Rising Time:

The House is expected to rise at around 10pm

 

Questions on an Urgent Question:

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement regarding the NHS Volunteer and Care Service’.  Baroness Merron (DHSC)

 

Questions on an Oral Statement:

‘Legal Aid Agency: Cybersecurity Incident’ - Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (MoJ)