Today's List(s)

 

TODAY’S LISTS

WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2025

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

 

Business in the Chamber at 3pm

Prayers by the Bishop of London (5 minutes)

 

Oral Questions (40 minutes)

* Baroness O’Loan to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent proposals to extend access to telemedical abortions, and how they will ensure women’s safety and informed consent in the absence of in-person medical consultation.  (Baroness Merron, DHSC)

* Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the Barnett Formula to ensure needs-based funding in Wales.  (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield, HMT)

* Lord Davidson of Glen Clova to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks to the finance system in the United Kingdom arising from the loosening of regulation of cryptocurrencies in the United States of America.  (Lord Livermore, HMT)

* Lord Verdirame to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of US military action in the Caribbean, including airstrikes on vessels and the threat to use force against Venezuela.  (Lord Coaker, FCDO)

 

Business expected to be brief

Statutory Instrument approval motion – Baroness Wheeler

 

Questions on an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 11 November (40 minutes)

‘BBC Leadership’ - Baroness Twycross (DCMS)

 

Main Business

Sentencing Bill – Second Reading – Lord Timpson

Advisory backbench speaking time:  10 minutes

Speakers:

L Timpson

L Sandhurst

L Beith

L Burnett of Maldon

5          Bp Gloucester

L Bach

V Hailsham

B Prashar

B Coffey

10        B Chakrabarti

L Carter of Haslemere

B Jones of Moulsecoomb

L Moylan

L Foster of Bath

15        B Fox of Buckley

L Woodley

B Maclean of Redditch

L Hastings of Scarisbrick

V Eccles

20        L Thomas of Cwmgiedd

B Porter of Fulwood

B Longfield

L Bailey of Paddington

L Berkeley of Knighton

 

25        L Marks of Henley-on-Thames

L Keen of Elie

L Timpson

 

• commitment and order of consideration motion – Lord Timpson

 

Estimated rising time

The House is expected to rise by 10pm

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.
• “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).