Week beginning Monday 24 March 2025 |
Monday 24 March 2025
Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are considering to ensure that investors in UK-listed closed-ended investment companies are not disadvantaged relative to investors in open-ended funds as a result of cost disclosure requirements and investment platforms refusing to allow transactions related to them. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Lord Offord of Garvel to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their plans to decarbonise the grid by 2030 on the United Kingdom’s energy security. To be answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the remediation of high-rise buildings with safety defects. 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 how many people currently serving imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences, whether in prison or on licence in the community, have served more than 10 years over their original tariff; and what percentage of people serving IPPs this represents. To be answered by Lord Timpson (Ministry of Justice)
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Lord Howard of Lympne to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 3 September 2024 (HL Deb col 1065–69), whether they had discretion not to suspend the arms exports to Israel which they suspended. To be answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Department for Business and Trade)
Lord Berkeley of Knighton to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of female genital mutilation nationally. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ratify the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba. To be answered by Lord Collins of Highbury (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty’s Government why the Chancellor of Exchequer did not specifically include the defence industry among the priority sectors in her Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund, published on 19 March. To be answered by Lord Livermore (His Majesty's Treasury)
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America on recent developments in Ukraine. To be answered by Lord Collins of Highbury (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Lord Cryer to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s future defence capability following the recently announced increases in defence spending. To be answered by Lord Coaker (Ministry of Defence)
Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to control energy prices. To be answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the closure of Heathrow airport following an electricity substation fire for the resilience of that airport. To be answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Department for Transport)
Thursday 27 March 2025
Baroness Stowell of Beeston to ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend by regulations under Schedule 7 to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 to provide exemptions for certain funds associated with foreign powers, such as sovereign wealth or public-sector pensions funds, to invest in UK newspapers and news magazines. To be answered by Baroness Twycross (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Lord German to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in setting a quota for refugee resettlement through the UK Resettlement Scheme for 2025. To be answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Home Office)
Lord Carey of Clifton to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the moral implications of their policy of reducing Official Development Assistance to 0.3 per cent of gross national income. To be answered by Lord Collins of Highbury (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Week beginning Monday 24 March 2025 |
Estimated Rising Time: 10pm
Chamber:
The House is expected to rise by 10pm
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise by 8.45pm
Questions on an Oral Statement:
'Conflict in Gaza' - Lord Collins of Highbury (FCDO)