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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 16/10/2026

💬 Self-confident Secretaries of State do not use the Civil Service as their scapegoat. Contemporary historian and recently-retired crossbench peer Lord Peter Hennessy joins my podcast to discuss his thoughts on the backroom dynamics of Whitehall 👇

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 15/10/2026

On the fifth anniversary of the murder of my good friend Sir David Amess, killed doing his job as an MP, I'm thinking of his family. David was unfailingly kind and treated everyone equally. In our democracy, everyone should be able to go about their work without fear of violence.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 15/10/2026

🕚#HouseOfLords from 11am includes: 🟥 foreign national offenders held in prisons 🟥 allegation of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum 🟥 democratic accountability 🟥 promoting family businesses ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/C9EzK

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 14/10/2026

🎬 NEW: My latest podcast guest is the contemporary historian and recently retired peer, Lord Peter Hennessy. Reflecting on 16 years @houseoflords.parliament.uk, he shares his thoughts on power, public service, modern politics - & the UK's constitution.

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 13/10/2026

Wonderful to hear Baroness Campbell's AI-created voice @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social for the first time; a first for @ukparliament.parliament.uk and a legislature outside the US. More than a tech milestone, it's very much HER voice, and a very powerful one for leading disability rights campaigns 📣

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 14/10/2026

🕒 #HouseOfLords from 3pm includes:     🟥additional housing powers to local authorities 🟥 US-Russia deal on diesel exports 🟥#SovereignGrantBill 🟥 trade unions 🟥UK-Poland partnership ➡️ See full schedule orlo.uk/gp7vp

Wednesday 14 October, member speaking in the Lords chamber

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 13/10/2026

🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 fracture liaison services 🟥 industrial electricity prices and British manufacturing 🟥 Diego Garcia bill 🟥 petrol and diesel prices 🟥 #HealthBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/21K0d

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 12/10/2026

📝 In committees, Industry and Regulators committee speaks to Wes Streeting MP, for its inquiry into the relationship between the government and the defence industry. Also, Constitution Committee will hear from Dominic Cummings. ➡️ See full schedule www.parliament.uk/business/new...

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 12/10/2026

🗣️ In debates, members are set to discuss the treaty between the UK and Poland on a security and defence, strengthening democratic accountability, threats to UK food security, competition law, and promoting family businesses.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 12/10/2026

📃 In bills, members will conduct detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Public Office Accountability Bill and the Railways Bill at committee stage. Also, the Lords will debate the key themes and objectives of the Heath Bill at second reading.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 12/10/2026

The House of Lords returns from recess and is set to question the government on weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, reintroducing the Diego Garcia bill, devolving housing powers to local authorities, and reducing the number of foreign national offenders held in prisons.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 17/09/2026

🕚#HouseOfLords from 11am includes: 🟥 G20 summit objectives 🟥 reducing the welfare budget to fund defence 🟥 extreme weather and food supply 🟥 citizenship of Abraham and Rachel Szor 🟥 prison and probation service ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/PnjLm

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 16/09/2026

🕒 #HouseOfLords from 3pm includes: 🟥 prisoners released on licence serving indeterminate sentences 🟥 business rates avoidance schemes 🟥 government debt 🟥 #RailwaysBill 🟥 Retirement and Participation Committee report ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/mx2YP

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 15/09/2026

🕝#HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 target of 1.5 million new homes 🟥 neighbourhood health and social care 🟥 AI risks 🟥 #FinancialServicesandMarketsBill 🟥 #CommercialPaymentsBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/2TE11

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 14/09/2026

🕝#HouseOfLordsfrom 2.30pm includes: 🟥 combatting international fraud 🟥 Public Sector Fraud Authority 🟥 public inquiries 🟥 Employment Rights Act 2025 🟥 #RepresentationofthePeopleBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online www.parliament.uk/business/new...

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 14/09/2026

📝 In committees, Communications and Digital Committee speaks to leaders at Ofcom for its inquiry into the implementation and impact of the Online Safety Act. Also, Constitution Committee will hear from Lord Young of Old Windsor and Lord Case. ➡️ See full schedule www.parliament.uk/business/new...

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 14/09/2026

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

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 14/09/2026

📃 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.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 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.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 11/09/2026

🕙#HouseOfLords from 10am: private members' bills on topics including access to creative education, youth justice and burial spaces. ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/sDSs5

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 11/09/2026

Remembering the 25th anniversary of 9/11 #NeverForget911 #911Memorial #RememberTheSky #911Museum

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 10/09/2026

🕚#HouseOfLords from 11am includes: 🟥 government defence budget 🟥 Jodrell Bank Observatory funding 🟥 social media algorithms 🟥 home ownership 🟥 #RailwaysBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/UQzwm

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 09/09/2026

🕒#HouseOfLords from 3pm includes: 🟥 regulation of funeral directors 🟥 support for automotive industry 🟥 #FinancialServicesandMarketsBill 🟥 #CyberSecurityandResilienceBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/KXH8B

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 08/09/2026

🕝#HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 cost of No.10 North 🟥 El Niño: climate patterns, flooding and food security 🟥 #ArmedForcesBill 🟥 #RailwaysBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/seelN

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 05/09/2026

"Wow" The reaction of US General Petraeus to a simple, open box of sand gathered from the 5 Normandy landing beaches; a tribute to the courageous Allied Forces who landed there in 1944, and exhibited @ukparliament.parliament.uk 🎬 Speech @houseoflords.parliament.uk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rii8...

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 07/09/2026

🕝#HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 neighbourhood health services 🟥 public/private partnerships machinery 🟥 funding cuts to creative arts teaching grants 🟥 reducing taxation on rural businesses. ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/jIhkV

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 07/09/2026

📝 In committees, National Resilience Committee will hear from Louise Sandher-Jones MP. Also, Environment and Climate Change Committee will hear from leaders at the OBR. ➡️ See full schedule www.parliament.uk/business/new...

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 07/09/2026

🗣️ In debates, members discuss the UK's fiscal outlook, home ownership, and the use of patient data for research.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 07/09/2026

📃 In bills, further scrutiny of the Financial Services and Markets Bill begins, and detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, Armed Forces Bill, and the Railways Bill is also scheduled.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 07/09/2026

Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords: ❓ Lords members quiz the government on funding cuts to creative arts in universities, the cost of No.10 North, agency medical staff in the NHS, and the government defence budget.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 04/09/2026

🕙 #HouseOfLords from 10am includes:     🟥 ageing society 🟥 social mobility 🟥 forced labour in UK supply chains ➡️ See full schedule orlo.uk/Ffkai

Friday 4 September, member speaking in the House of Lords chamber

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 02/09/2026

"PhDs who can win a bar fight" Former CIA director and retired US Army four-star General David Petraeus recalls the recruitment philosophy of William J Donovan who led WW11's Office of Strategic Services, predecessor of the CIA. "I eventually managed the PhD" - Gen Petraeus told peers 🫡

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 03/09/2026

🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes: 🟥 @officestudents powers to investigate academic misconduct 🟥 summer drought and water company supplies 🟥 compulsory voting 🟥 training and education for disadvantaged communities 🟥 #CyberSecurityBill ➡️ See full schedule orlo.uk/053fT

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 02/09/2026

🕒 #HouseOfLords from 3pm includes:     🟥 electoral finance law 🟥 impact of data centres on water resources 🟥 phones in schools 🟥 maternal PTSD 🟥 #ArmedForcesBill ➡️ See full schedule orlo.uk/atrgp

Wednesday 2 September, member speaking in the Lords chamber

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 01/09/2026

🕝#HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 working-age welfare system 🟥 impact of tax measures introduced since July 2024 🟥 #SocialHousingBill 🟥 #PublicOfficeBill 🟥 #CyberSecurityBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/Ydn6m

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 01/09/2026

Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords: ❓ Lords members press the government on the impact of tax measures since July 2024, electoral finance law investigations, the impact of data centres on water resources, and compulsory voting.

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Lord Speaker @lordspeaker.parliament.uk · 23/08/2026

As Ukraine marks its 35th Independence Day, we #StandWithUkraine in your fight for freedom and your right to be a sovereign nation among equals. You are holding the line against aggression for us all, a fight that goes to the very heart of Western security. @houseoflords.parliament.uk

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Justice and Home Affairs Committee @lordsjhacom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Have you ever taken part in Jury Service? ⚖️ Then we need you! 🫵 We are hosting a jurors roundtable to find out more about their experiences. For all the details, check out our Expression of Interest form: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

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Justice and Home Affairs Committee @lordsjhacom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📣ANNOUNCEMENT: We are launching an inquiry into support for jurors! Have you ever been on a jury or know someone who has? Do you work in law/justice⚖️? Please help us out by answering a few questions❓ in our call for evidence! Find out moreℹ️: committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...

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Call for evidence: inquiry on support for jurors

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 23/07/2026

🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes: 🟥 National Youth Strategy 🟥 funding the removal of VAT from electricity bills 🟥 digital and technology policy 🟥 level 3 qualifications and the creative industry ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/Ymd21

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 22/07/2026

🕒 #HouseOfLords from 3pm includes: 🟥 the Pensions Commission 🟥 access to the EU for artists 🟥 entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector 🟥 AI development ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/sgjNF

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 21/07/2026

🕝#HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 visitor levy on cost of domestic travel in the UK 🟥 Land Use Framework on farming and food production 🟥 #CommercialPaymentsBill 🟥 #SportingEventsBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/gXpMO

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 20/07/2026

📝 In committees, Economic Affairs Committee will hear from leaders at the OBR as it investigates fiscal risks and sustainability. Also, Financial Services Regulation Committee speaks to chief executives of insurance companies. ➡️ See full schedule www.parliament.uk/business/new...

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 20/07/2026

🗣️ In debates, Lords members will discuss the impact of technology policy on national sovereignty, and qualifications for the creative industry. Also, a short debate on gambling and young people is scheduled.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 20/07/2026

📃 In bills, a chance to 'tidy up' the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill, and Sporting Events Bill is scheduled. Members will also have an opportunity to examine the Commercial Payments Bill and conduct further examination of the Social Housing Bill.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 20/07/2026

🕝#HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes: 🟥 the EU's Security Action for Europe programme 🟥 acute illness in people with a learning disability 🟥 #SocialHousingBill 🟥 #CivilAviationBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/STaGs

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 20/07/2026

Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords: ❓ Lords members question the government on the EU's Security Action for Europe programme, visitor levies on the cost of domestic travel in the UK, the Pensions Commission, and the National Youth Strategy.

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 17/07/2026

🕙#HouseOfLords from 10am: members debate private members' bills on undercover policing, genocide, cohabitation rights, and rights of boat dwellers. ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/D9XuD

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 16/07/2026

🕚#HouseOfLords from 11am includes: 🟥 artificial intelligence 🟥 Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences 🟥 education, employment and welfare 🟥 capability of the armed forces ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/zxRv9

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 15/07/2026

🕒#HouseOfLords from 3pm includes: 🟥 child poverty 🟥 National Shipbuilding Strategy 🟥 conflict in Sudan 🟥 #SportingEventsBill ➡️ See full schedule and watch online orlo.uk/3Flye

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