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Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of giving sports clubs special enterprise zone status.

Lead member
Lord Mann
Answering member
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
17 September 2026
Reference
859 cc482-492GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to ensure that their international partnerships with organisations in African and Asian countries support the development of healthcare in those countries.

Lead member
Lord Crisp
Answering member
Lord Wood of Anfield
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
17 September 2026
Reference
859 cc509-524GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the potential of a national empty homes strategy to help to end homelessness.

Lead member
Lord Bird
Answering member
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
17 September 2026
Reference
859 cc471-482GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what steps they intend to take to strengthen impartiality in the civil service and the delivery of public services.

Lead member
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Answering member
Baroness Twycross
Department
Cabinet Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
17 September 2026
Reference
859 cc492-509GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the impact of economic uncertainty, regulatory change, and environmental pressures on the mental health of those working in agriculture.

Lead member
Bishop of Hereford
Answering member
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
17 September 2026
Reference
859 cc1327-1340
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the use of patient data for research.

Lead member
Lord Patel
Answering member
Baroness Merron
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
10 September 2026
Reference
859 cc839-852
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what plans they have to improve the quality and reliability of parcel delivery services, particularly in relation to their impact on small businesses and vulnerable consumers.

Lead member
Lord Pack
Answering member
Lord Sarwar
Department
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
3 September 2026
Reference
859 cc283-294
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what plans they have to reduce gambling harm among young people.

Lead member
Lord Foster of Bath
Answering member
Baroness Twycross
Department
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
23 July 2026
Reference
858 cc1275-1289
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of partnership working between prisons and local housing authorities in preventing homelessness and rough sleeping among prisoners released early.

Lead member
Lord Farmer
Answering member
Lord Timpson
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
858 cc731-751
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of Ukraine's decentralisation reforms; and what steps they are taking to support municipal partnerships as a contribution to Ukraine's recovery, resilience and reconstruction.

Lead member
Lord Risby
Answering member
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
858 cc193-201GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the Freedom in the Arts report The New Boycott Crisis, published in February 2026, and of the impact on artistic freedom of contemporary cultural boycotts.

Lead member
Baroness Fox of Buckley
Answering member
Baroness Twycross
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
858 cc177-193GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what progress they have made towards drafting the Defence Readiness Bill recommended by the Strategic Defence Review; and whether they intend for the scope of the Bill to include national resilience more broadly to encompass preparations for other risks contained in the National Risk...

Lead member
Lord Harris of Haringey
Answering member
Lord Coaker
Department
Ministry of Defence
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
858 cc318-336
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the impact of cuts to Official Development Assistance on international development outcomes for women and girls.

Lead member
Baroness Sugg
Answering member
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
858 cc201-217GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on how the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty will improve dementia diagnosis, ensure robust and acceptable clinical data and performance metrics, and enable access to innovative treatments.

Lead member
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Answering member
Baroness Merron
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
858 cc217-229GC
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the contribution of live music to the UK's culture and economy.

Lead member
Lord Brennan of Canton
Answering member
Baroness Twycross
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
2 July 2026
Reference
857 cc1157-1172
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on how the places of worship renewal fund will differ from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

Lead member
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Answering member
Baroness Twycross
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
25 June 2026
Reference
857 cc776-789
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what is their policy towards the (1) treatment of, and (2) research into, severe myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Lead member
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Answering member
Baroness Merron
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
18 June 2026
Reference
857 cc376-385
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the change in number of diagnoses of mental health conditions in each of the last five years.

Lead member
Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Answering member
Baroness Merron
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
15 June 2026
Reference
857 cc85-101
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the political and security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Lead member
Baroness Helic
Answering member
Lord Lemos
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
11 June 2026
Reference
856 cc1481-1498
House
House of Lords

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the UK's declining birth rates in an ageing population, and the impact of this demographic shift on the workforce, demand for public services and economic growth.

Lead member
Baroness Nargund
Answering member
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
Department
Cabinet Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
4 June 2026
Reference
856 cc973-987
House
House of Lords