Week beginning Monday 14 July 2025 |
Monday 14 July 2025
Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take action to control imported goods worth below the £135 threshold for value added tax. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Lord Snape to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to meet the target of increasing rail freight by 75 per cent by 2050. To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)
Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty’s Government what evaluation they have made of the potential benefits of a tourism levy to alleviate funding pressures facing seaside and coastal communities. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Baroness Walmsley to ask His Majesty’s Government how many advertisements for less healthy food will be shown on television as a result of their recent delay in implementing planned advertising restrictions; and whether they will publish an impact statement about the effect on children’s health of their plan to exempt brand advertising. To be answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds (Department of Health and Social Care)
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Lord Dubs to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s soft power, having regard in particular to the BBC World Service, the British Council and universities. Minister to be confirmed
Baroness Berridge to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the ceremonial status of Rutland’s lieutenancy in the forthcoming local government reorganisation. To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Lord Booth to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to raise taxes this year. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Lord Pack to ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to publishing the names of respondents to the consultation on foreign ownership of newspapers, and what assessment they have made of the evidence base provided by the consultation. To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty’s Government how many cases of female genital mutilation have been reported in the past 10 years, and how many cases have been prosecuted. To be answered by Lord Hermer (Attorney General's Office)
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask His Majesty’s Government what responses they have received to the letters sent by the Protocol Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in April and May to diplomatic missions and international organisations about unpaid non-domestic rates, parking fines and London Congestion Charges. To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Thursday 17 July 2025
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to propose amendments to the European Convention on Human Rights. To be answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Ministry of Justice)
Lord Beith to ask His Majesty’s Government, following independent review of train operators’ revenue protection practices published by the Office of Rail and Road on 4 June, whether they intend to modify systems of issuing rail tickets to improve their interavailability. To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)
Baroness Brown of Silvertown to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards tackling unsustainable debt in cooperation with partners in the global South, as set out in the Labour Party Manifesto 2024. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Week beginning Monday 14 July 2025 |