UK House of Lords

UK House of Lords The House of Lords is the second chamber of UK Parliament and shares the task of making laws. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament.

It is independent from, and complements the work of, the elected House of Commons. The Lords shares the task of making and shaping laws and checking and challenging the work of the government.

18/09/2026

Lords members questioned the government on whether they plan to reduce the welfare budget to fund defence, in this question from Baroness Foster of Oxton on Thursday 17 September.

18/09/2026

What plans does the government have to review the decision to cut funding to creative and performing arts teaching grants in universities?

Nicholas Trench, the Earl of Clancarty, is an artist and Crossbench member of the House Lords who regularly speaks on the arts and creative industries. We hear from him about his recent question to the government on funding cuts to creative and performing arts teaching grants.

📺 Watch the full question to hear from other Lords members on the topic, and see how the government responded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc3tXzKCBoo

16/09/2026

What is the government doing to tackle business rates avoidance? Members pressed government for action on shops and other businesses not paying in a question on Wednesday 16 September.

📺 Watch the full question https://orlo.uk/v06LR

15/09/2026

Members quizzed the government on the risk of AI causing human extinction within the next decade in this question from Baroness Teather.

Watch question in full on Parliament TV https://orlo.uk/4tGyZ

Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords:❓ Lords members question the government on international fraud...
14/09/2026

Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords:

❓ Lords members question the government on international fraud, neighbourhood health and social care, disabling business rates avoidance schemes, and plans to reduce the welfare budget to fund defence.

📃 In bills, members debate the main purpose and key themes of the Representation of the People Bill. Detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Railways Bill and further scrutiny of the Commercial Payments Bill is also scheduled, and the Lords will 'tidy up' the Financial Services and Markets Bill.

🗣️ In debates, members will discuss the Macolin Convention and the report from the Retirement and Participation Committee. Also, the Lords debates the impact of VAT and tax changes on independent schools and prison services.

📝 In committees, the Communications and Digital Committee speaks to leaders at Ofcom for its inquiry into the implementation and impact of the Online Safety Act. Also, the Constitution Committee will hear from Lord Young of Old Windsor and Lord Case.

➡️ See full schedule
https://orlo.uk/DQ7PA

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11/09/2026

What role should creativity play in education? Hear from Baroness Featherstone as she explains her Private Member's Bill, the Creative Education Access Bill, which aims to establish minimum standards for access to creative and cultural education in state-funded schools in England and Wales.

Find out more about the bill and how Private Members' Bills progress through Parliament https://orlo.uk/vH2tH

10/09/2026

Defence spending was on the agenda today, Thursday 10 September, in this question from Baroness Goldie.

📺 Watch question in full on Parliament TV https://orlo.uk/FnDJJ

08/09/2026

Lords members quizzed the government on the costs of establishing Number 10 North, in this question from Lord Gascoigne on Tuesday 8 September.

📺 Watch question in full
https://orlo.uk/ZuOfe

08/09/2026

Former CIA Director General David Petraeus discusses his view on 'ending endless wars' and withdrawal from Afghanistan in a Lord Speaker's Lecture last week.

The Lord Speaker's Lecture series invites speakers from inside and outside the House of Lords to address members on a range of topics to support and inform their work.

General David H. Petraeus is a retired four-star general who served 37 years in the US military, becoming the best-known commander in George W Bush’s “war on terror,” leading coalition forces in Iraq during the “surge” of 2007-8 and in Afghanistan in 2010-11, before going on to serve as Director of the CIA.

📺 Watch the full speech on YouTube https://orlo.uk/A8XkG

07/09/2026

The Falkland Islands were in the spotlight in the Lords on 7 September in an urgent question. Members pressed the government on its discussions with the governments of Argentina and the US, plus steps it is taking to ensure the security of the Falklands.

Watch the full question on YouTube https://orlo.uk/TOYAm

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