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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many law report volumes of all types have been purchased since the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary vacated their offices on the Law Lords' corridor; what is the cost of these volumes; what is the justification for purchasi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what advice was given to the decision-makers on the reasons for and rationale behind suspending proceedings and evacuating the House of Lords while the Chamber was sitting on 2 July.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker, following the announcement that cycle lanes will be constructed along Abingdon Street and St Margaret Street, what arrangement will be made with the Metropolitan Police to secure the safety of Peers, Parliamentary staff a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many personal evacuation plans are in place in the House of Lords, and how many were used in the evacuation on 2 July.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker, in respect of the evacuation of the House of Lords at 15:00pm on Thursday 2 July, (1) to what extent, if any, were members and staff of the House of Commons involved, (2) to what extent was the London Fire Brigade informe
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the Services Committee paper and any supplementary advice or briefing papers regarding the proposal to suspend Parliamentary proceedings in the Chamber on 2 July for a fire drill.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what and where was the source of the fire that required parliamentary business to be suspended and the House of Lords to be evacuated on 2 July.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions have been had with Churchill Cleaning regarding its proposals to (1) reduce the amount of time spent cleaning in Parliament by over 1000 hours a week, and (2) make 40 cleaners redundant.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why the House of Lords decided to outsource the provision of cleaning services; and what discussions have been had with the contractors who now provide these services over the numbers of cleaners made redundant since the s
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why debates held in the Moses Room are not included in the printed version of Hansard.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker when the Administration expects to publish the House of Lords Journal for the 2024–2026 session.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why it is the policy of the House not to hold spare parts for lifts on site when the only source of such parts is not in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many Members of the House have accessed the Digital Coaching Hub for members since it was opened on the West Front.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what was the source and cause of fire alarms triggered in the Palace of Westminster in the last two months.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 April 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker when House of Lords Lift HOP12, project number P0900342, will be repaired and made usable.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 April 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker who approved the installation of the new statue in the Norman Porch; and what consideration was given to making it in keeping with the style of the busts on display in the same space.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 April 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many fire alarm points and emergency fire exit signs there are in the Palace of Westminster.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 April 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker when the last full fire practice evacuation of the Palace of Westminster was undertaken; and what lessons were learnt from it.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment has been made of the compliance of the access arrangements at the new Peers’ Entrance doorway with the requirement to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration the Procedure and Privileges Committee has given, if any, to introducing advisory speaking times for speeches at (1) report stage, and (2) ping pong.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration the Procedure and Privileges Committee has given to (1) revising paragraph 6.30 of the Companion to the Standing Orders to amend rules in order to reduce the length of ministers’ replies to oral question
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what is the security justification for the automated door being installed between the Prince's Chamber and Bishops’ Corridor; how many breaches of security in the past year have occurred because that door was not automated
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what is the security justification for the doors between the Moses Room lobby and the corridor to the West Front to be locked with a pass reader; and why they remain locked during divisions.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what steps are being taken to enable peers expeditiously to get from Millbank House to Peers' Entrance when the pavement is congested, particularly at peak times for tourism.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the average cost to the House for sitting on a Friday in this session of Parliament.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker whether there are any websites that cannot be accessed on the parliament network; if so, what those websites are; and why they cannot be accessed.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what action will be taken to clear blockages by tour groups and others from the pavement at the pedestrian lights and Peers' Entrance to enable members to enter.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker whether the pedestrian walkway that will be reinstated as part of the final full scaffolding build will enable peers to (1) use the pavement on the eastern side of Millbank and Abingdon Street, and (2) access the pedestria
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why the Parliament Now app will no longer be supported from late March.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why a tensile barrier has been present around the statue of the 1st Earl of Chatham in the content lobby of the House of Lords in recent weeks; who placed that barrier there; and for how long it is intended to remain there
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why there is a limit on the number of oral and written questions that Members of the House of Lords may table to scrutinise the performance and the legislation of His Majesty's Government.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 March 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why there is no limitation on the number of amendments that Members of the House of Lords may table to legislation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 30 July 2025 (HL9539) and 18 February 2026 (HL14266), why a safety deck was constructed for the safety of workers but does not enable access for peers and other
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what is the purpose and function of the scaffolding being constructed around Victoria Tower; and whether any people will work under that scaffolding.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 February 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker where in the parliamentary estate each of the 36 fire incidents since 2016 referenced in the Restoration and Renewal Client Board report Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many written questions were tabled in 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many written questions tabled in 2025 contained a declaration of a peer's relevant interest; whether those declarations of interest were published; and, if not, why not.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many items of postal correspondence were received in the parliamentary estate in 2025; and, of those, how many were received in the House of Lords.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what is the cost to the House of Lords Administration of a sitting Friday that rises at (1) 3.00pm, and (2) 6.00pm, including the costs of members' attendance claims and Administration staffing costs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2026
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker for what reason access by Parliamentary pass holders to College Green was restricted for a period between 1100-1200 on Monday 19 January, and which Parliamentary official or office holder authorised this restriction.