Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 24 November 2025

Monday 24 November 2025

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the provision of wheelchair services by the NHS and social care authorities.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Mattinson to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the scale of research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours.  To be answered by Baroness Merron (Department of Health and Social Care)

Baroness Maclean of Redditch to ask His Majesty’s Government, following the decision of police forces to stop investigating non-crime hate incidents, whether they plan to abolish them altogether.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty’s Government how the pressures on local authorities to deliver additional housing and employment growth are factored into the Fair Funding Review.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)


Tuesday 25 November 2025

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of democratic resilience in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  To be answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Baroness Smith of Llanfaes to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to devolve further powers to Wales, and what is the timeline for these plans.  To be answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Wales Office)

Baroness Laing of Elderslie to ask His Majesty’s Government how they propose to fund any increase in the numbers of children attending state-funded schools as a result of the decrease in the numbers of children attending private schools.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Department for Education)


Wednesday 26 November 2025

Baroness Donaghy to ask His Majesty’s Government what is their strategy to support local authorities and charities in providing emergency accommodation for those experiencing domestic abuse.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure charities cannot use ‘the advancement of religion’ charitable purpose to advance ideologies which promote misogyny, sexism or violence against women.  To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Baroness Alexander of Cleveden to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on economic growth of trends in the number of visas granted to highly skilled people.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)


Thursday 27 November 2025

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Budget on small and medium-sized businesses.  To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)

Baroness Gale to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the prevalence of violence against women and girls in line with the Labour Party Manifesto 2024 commitment to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.  To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty’s Government which departments have been involved in considering the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s code of practice on implementing the Supreme Court judgment on the meaning of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010.  To be answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Office for Equality and Opportunity)


Week beginning Monday 24 November 2025

Wednesday 5 November 2025

04:22:24

 

Estimated Rising Time:

 

Chamber:

The House is expected to rise at around 10pm

 

Grand Committee:

The Grand Committee is expected to rise by 7.45pm

 

Questions on an Urgent Question:

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the UK’s activities to promote the protection of civilians following a reported massacre at El-Fasher’s Saudi maternity hospital.’  
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (FCDO)

 

Questions on an Oral Statement:

‘Update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme’ – Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (CO)

 

Questions on an Oral Statement:

‘Response to the Huntingdon train attack’ -
Lord Hanson of Flint (HO)