Lord Sharpe of Epsom to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to incentivise investment in and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the steel sector.  To be answered by Lord Stockwood (Department for Business and Trade)

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote home ownership for first-time buyers.  To be answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty’s Government whether funding will be available under the Sustainable Farming Incentive to permit farmers to undertake environmental measures for the purposes of flood prevention and drought resilience.  To be answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Lord Hunt of Wirral to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Office for National Statistics labour market data published on 21 April; and what steps they are taking to address rising economic inactivity and falling vacancies.  To be answered by Lord Katz (Department for Work and Pensions)