Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 12 May 2025

Monday 12 May 2025

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, published on 28 February 2024.  To be answered by Baroness Sherlock (Department for Work and Pensions)

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask His Majesty’s Government what further action they plan to take to protect and increase trade between the United Kingdom and the United States.  To be answered by Baroness Gustafsson (Department for Business and Trade)

The Lord Bishop of Sheffield to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the conditions at Doncaster Royal Infirmary on patient care.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Laing of Elderslie to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure mobile phones are kept out of schools.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Education)


Tuesday 13 May 2025

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the morale, recruitment and retention of police, prison and probation officers.  To be answered by Lord Timpson (Ministry of Justice)

Baroness Levitt to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to deal with uncollected financial penalties such as fines, costs and confiscation orders.  To be answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Ministry of Justice)

Viscount Stansgate to ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage scientists from around the world to do their research and associated work in the United Kingdom.  To be answered by Lord Vallance of Balham (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)


Wednesday 14 May 2025

Lord Vaux of Harrowden to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that technology and telecommunication firms contribute to the cost of fraud prevention and the reimbursement of victims of fraud that arises on their platforms.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the insurance sector about the cost of illegally operated e-scooters.  To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about its decision to deny access to BBC Sounds for people travelling or living abroad; and what the outcome of any such discussions was.  To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)


Thursday 15 May 2025

The Lord Bishop of Lichfield to ask His Majesty’s Government what support they are providing for ex-offenders to support their transition from life in prison and their reintegration into society.  To be answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Ministry of Justice)

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential value of the global market for creative content from the United Kingdom for use in training artificial intelligence models.  To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of their proposed planning reforms on productivity in the United Kingdom, specifically in relation to the impact of the reforms on the cost of energy and housing.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)


Week beginning Monday 12 May 2025