Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 8 December 2025

Monday 8 December 2025

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty’s Government what response they are making to the proposals for a ‘whole society’ approach to threats to national security, as set out in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review.  To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the economy of changes to Employee Car Ownership Schemes announced on 21 July.  To be answered by Lord Stockwood (His Majesty's Treasury)

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce the level of young people not in work, education or training.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Work and Pensions)

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they have implemented to resolve problems confronting the Royal Navy’s submarine force.  To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)


Tuesday 9 December 2025

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure price increases by mobile phone and broadband companies are fair.  To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty’s Government what contributions and initiatives they have undertaken in support of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility.  To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Baroness Curran to ask His Majesty’s Government what support is offered to victims of sexual violence in the armed services.  To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safeguards necessary for the use of facial recognition technology by the police.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)


Wednesday 10 December 2025

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on work incentives of lifting the two-child limit in Universal Credit.  To be answered by Baroness Sherlock (Department for Work and Pensions)

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the environmental credentials of Drax in view of the new investigation by Stand.earth which reported that Drax had purchased logged trees from old growth forests in British Columbia in 2024.  To be answered by Lord Whitehead (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty’s Government what are the priorities for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.  To be answered by Lord Coaker (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Baroness Berger to ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to introducing a ban on social media for all children under the age of 16 similar to the one to be introduced in Australia on 10 December.  To be answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)


Thursday 11 December 2025

Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town to ask His Majesty’s Government what further powers and fiscal instruments they will make available to business improvement districts to accelerate town-centre renewal and local growth.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty’s Government why they have reportedly suspended some intelligence sharing with the United States of America.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint  (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role social media platforms play in enabling scam adverts and fraudulent content.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)


Week beginning Monday 8 December 2025

Monday 8 December 2025

23:20:50

 

Estimated Rising Time:

 

Chamber:

The House is expected to rise by 10pm

 

Grand Committee:

The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 7pm

 

Questions on an Urgent Question:

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the resignation of the Chair of the OBR.’  Lord Livermore (HMT)

 

Questions on an Urgent Question:

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will will make a statement on espionage cases and the Official Secrets Act.’  Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (CO)

 

Questions on an Urgent Question:

To ask His Majesty’s Governmentt if they will make a statement on the cancellation of scheduled local elections in May 2026.  Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (MHCLG)

 

Questions on an Oral Statement:

‘Angiolini Inquiry – Part 2 Paragraph 3 Report’ - Lord Hanson of Flint (HO)