Today's List(s)

 

TODAY’S LISTS

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2026

[Notes about this document are set out at the end]

 

Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm

Prayers by the Bishop of Peterborough (5 minutes)

 

Oral Questions (40 minutes)

* Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Russian and Chinese influence in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia, in terms of defence, security and robotics.  (Lord Wood of Anfield, FCDO)

* Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that new homes built under the new towns programme and their associated infrastructure are accessible for disabled people and people with changing conditions throughout their lives.  (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, MHCLG)

* Lord Moynihan of Chelsea to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s ability to align with the European Union’s acquis on renewable energy.  (Baroness Curran, DESNZ)

* Lord Moraes to ask His Majesty’s Government what calculation they have made of the net annual economic contribution to the UK of settled migrants, in particular those with indefinite leave to remain.  (Lord Collins of Highbury, HO)

 

Private Notice Question (15 minutes)

Lord Hunt of Wirral to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the scope of the BBC licence fee to households using streaming services; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such change on (1) household bills, (2) consumer choice, (3) investment and (4) the creative industry.  Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood (DCMS)

 

Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Thursday 15 October (10 minutes)

‘To ask Her Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the Sustainable Farming Incentive’.  Baroness Hayman of Ullock (DEFRA)

 

Main Business

Public Office (Accountability) Bill – Committee (day 2 of 3) – Lord Lemos

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment should normally be brief.

Target for the day:  to complete the group beginning with amendment 81

Grouping of amendments:

31, 82

32, g96, g97, g98, g99, g100, g101, g103, g104, g126, g127, g128, g129, g130, g131,
     g132, g133, g134, g135, g139, g148, g150, g152

33 - already debated

34

34A, 37A, 40A, 41, 42A, 43, 43A, 147

35, 35A, 36, 51, 51A, 61

37, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63A

38, 40, 42, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 63, 64, 65, 66, 66A, 67, 68, 69, 69A
     - already debated

70, 71, 73, 80

72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, Cl 12 S/P

81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 144

95, 117, 120, 124, g136A, g136B, g137

102, 114

105 - already debated

106

107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113 - already debated

115, 121, 123, 146

118, 119, 122, 125, 125A, 125B - already debated

125C

g138, 140, g141, 142, 143 - already debated

125D, 145, 147A, 153

g149, g151 - already debated

 

Dinner break business – at a convenient time around 7.30pm

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enhance provision for the teaching of citizenship. (Time-limited to 1 hour)

Speakers:

L Norton of Louth

L Blunkett

L Wallace of Saltaire

B D'Souza

5          Bp Peterborough

L Patten

B Gill

B Spielman

L Carter of Haslemere

10        B Berridge

L Doyle

L Elliott of Mickle Fell

B Paul of Shepherd’s Bush

B Helic

15        L Moraes

B Porter of Fulwood

L Sikka

 

B Barker

B Cash

20        B Smith of Malvern

 

Except for Lord Norton of Louth (8 minutes) and Baroness Smith of Malvern (10 minutes), all speeches are limited to 2 minutes.

 

Estimated rising time

The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with amendment 81 on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill

 

 

Business in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm

 

Railways Bill – Committee (day 5 of 7) – Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment should normally be brief.
   

Target for the day:  to complete the group beginning with amendment 213

Grouping of amendments:

148,149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 153A, 154, 154A, 155, 155A, 155B, 157, 158, 160, 283A,
     283B

156, 159 - already debated

161, 161A, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176,
     177, 178, 179

180, 181, 182 - already debated

183, 183A, 184A, 186, 187, 188, 188B, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 201A,
     202A, 204B, 204C, 333A

185, 186A, 196 - already debated

188A, 198, 199, Cl 46 S/P, 200, 201, 201A, 202, 202B, 203, 204, 204A, 330JA, 341

198A, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 220B, 220D, 220E, 220F, 220G, 220H, 220J,
     220K, 220L, 220M, 220N, 2200Q, 220R, 220S, 220T, 330F, 342A,

205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212 - already debated

206, 311, 343

213, 305A, 305B, 306, 306A, 307, 308, 317, 318, 319, 320, 330C, 342, 344

220A, 220C, 220P, 221 - already debated

222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, Cl 59 S/P, 228, 229, 251, 251A, g252,
     Cl 69 S/P

230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, Cl 63 S/P

240, 241, 242, 243, 243A, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265

266, 267, 268, 268A, 269, 270, 271, Cl 71 S/P, 340

272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 280A, 281, 282, 283, Cl 72 S/P, 284, 285

286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 292, g293, 291, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302,
     303, 304, 305 - already debated

305ZA, Cl 95 S/P, 309, 310, 312, 321, 322, 323, 330A, 330B, 330H

313, 314, 315, 316, 324, 325 - already debated

326, 346, 347

327, 328, 329, 330, 330D, 330E, 330G, 330J, 330K, 331, 332, 333, 334, 334A, 335,
     336, 337, 338, 339, 345 - already debated

 

Estimated Rising Time

The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 8.45pm

 

 

Notes:

• This document sets out the matters for the day’s business which the Government Whips’ Office coordinates: Speakers’ Lists (Companion 4.26), ministerial statements (Companion 6.02) and the grouping of amendments (Companion 8.70). It is not the formal order paper, which is produced by the Clerk of the Parliaments and is available from the Printed Paper Office and https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/
• Time estimates are best endeavours: there is no certainty other than for formally time-limited business. It is the duty of individual members to observe the rules on attendance at debate (Companion 4.32) and, in particular, to ensure that they are present for the start of business in which they wish to take part.
• The number of sessions shown for a stage of a bill represents the Government’s assessment of reasonable time given the balance of bills and remaining days to the likely end of the session. Progress remains in the hands of the House. Report stage is usually half the length of Committee.
• The grouping of amendments is informal. Although every effort is made to secure agreement to groupings, any peer may speak to an amendment in its place on the Marshalled List. “g” before an amendment indicates a Government amendment.
• Speaking in debates (Companion 4.34): A member of the House who is taking part in a debate (including general debates and debates on amendments or motions) should attend the start, end and greater part of that debate. In addition, it is considered discourteous for members not to be present for at least the opening speeches, the speeches before and after their own, and for the winding-up speeches.  Ministers may decide not to answer, orally or in writing, points made by a speaker who does not stay to hear the Minister's closing speech. Members who believe that they are unlikely to be able to stay until the end of a debate should not seek to participate in it (and if the debate has a speakers' list, should remove their names from the list).