House of Lords

Protecting natural marine environments | Inside Lords Questions

Title: Protecting natural marine environments | Inside Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:48
Date posted: 11 days ago
Description: Will the government ban destructive fishing methods and protect natural marine environments?

Last year, we caught up with Baroness Sugg in this episode of Inside Lords Questions, when she pressed the government on whether it planned to ban bottom trawling and dredging in marine protected areas. Watch the full question to hear from other Lords members on the topic and see how the government responded https://orlo.uk/ChA5y

Bottom trawling is a fishing method that drags large nets along the seafloor. Sir David Attenborough drew attention to the impact of this practice on areas of seabed and marine life in his documentary 'Ocean'.

Look out for more episodes of Inside Lords Questions where we’ll speak to different members about the questions they raise to government. https://orlo.uk/n3TDG

Welfare and defence budgets | Lords Questions

Title: Welfare and defence budgets | Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:12
Date posted: 16 days ago
Description: 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.

📺 Watch question in full
https://orlo.uk/1T0gD

Funding cuts to creative teaching grants | Inside Lords Questions

Title: Funding cuts to creative teaching grants | Inside Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 16 days ago
Description: 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://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/38849949-2cb4-4d80-9f9b-e2ab65b16236?in=15:12:38

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliame...

What is the government doing to tackle business rates avoidance? | Lords questions

Title: What is the government doing to tackle business rates avoidance? | Lords questions
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 17 days ago
Description: 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/DxCQy

Title: AI risks | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 18 days ago
Description: 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/7Zkn2

Lords urgent question on foreign influence of UK water companies

Title: Lords urgent question on foreign influence of UK water companies
Runtime: 18:50
Date posted: 18 days ago
Description: Lords members will quiz the government on what assessment it has made of the government of China’s financial influence over UK water companies, in this question from Lord Blencathra.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-house-of-lord...

Watch live: Lords debates 16 and 17 year olds being given the right to vote

Title: Watch live: Lords debates 16 and 17 year olds being given the right to vote
Runtime: 5:41:45
Date posted: 19 days ago
Description: The Representation of the People Bill is set to have its second reading in the House of Lords today, Monday 14 September. The bill aims to give 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in all elections, and change electoral law across the UK regarding electoral registration, voter identification, conduct of elections, political finance regulation and enforcement arrangements for the Electoral Commission.

Find out more about the debate and see who's taking part https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2026/september-2026/representation-of-the-people-bill-has-lords-second-reading/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https:/...

Lords urgent question on the hospitality sector

Title: Lords urgent question on the hospitality sector
Runtime: 16:20
Date posted: 19 days ago
Description: Lords members will quiz the government following a letter signed by more than 800 hospitality industry leaders calling for VAT on hospitality to be reduced from 20 per cent to 10 per cent. Members will press government on what assessment it has made of the impact of rising costs on hospitality businesses, investment, employment and opportunities for young people.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Faceb...

Baroness Featherstone explains the Creative Education Access Bill

Title: Baroness Featherstone explains the Creative Education Access Bill
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 23 days ago
Description: 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/EosL3

Lords questions on the future of creative arts education

Title: Lords questions on the future of creative arts education
Runtime: 10:21
Date posted: 23 days ago
Description: Members discuss funding for creative and performing arts courses, access to creative education, and the role of the arts in the UK economy.

Read a transcript of this question:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-09-07/debates/ADEADC81-4FC0-4787-8F64-5210F649B24C/CreativeAndPerformingArtsTeachingGrants

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-house-of-lords
• Threads: https://www.thr...

Title: Defence spending | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:49
Date posted: 23 days ago
Description: 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/XOGEB

Title: Number 10 North | Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:39
Date posted: 25 days ago
Description: 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/Hn1nv

The Falkland Islands | Lords urgent question

Title: The Falkland Islands | Lords urgent question
Runtime: 2:15
Date posted: 26 days ago
Description: 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/TFthl

Lords urgent question on the Falkland Islands

Title: Lords urgent question on the Falkland Islands
Runtime: 14:01
Date posted: 26 days ago
Description: Lords members will quiz the Government in an urgent question on discussions with the governments of Argentina and the United States about the future of the Falkland Islands, and the steps being taken to ensure the islands' security.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: ht...

Title: 'PhDs that can win bar fights'
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 30 days ago
Description: 'PhDs that can win bar fights'
Former CIA Director General David Petraeus shares what General 'Wild Bill' Donovan was looking for when he created the pre-cursor to the CIA, the Office of Strategic Services.
General Petraeus was giving the Lord Speaker's Lecture on the special relationship and the future of warfare at the House of Lords.
📺 Watch the full lecture on YouTube https://orlo.uk/u1ZnE

Drought and water supplies | Lords Questions

Title: Drought and water supplies | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:07
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Lords members pressed the government on summer drought and minimising disruption to water company supplies.

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

Title: Maternal PTSD | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:38
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Members discussed new research into undiagnosed maternal PTSD, quizzing the government on support available for women during childbirth.

📺 Watch the full question on Parliament TV

General David H. Petraeus: The Special Relationship in an Era of Strategic Transformation

Title: General David H. Petraeus: The Special Relationship in an Era of Strategic Transformation
Runtime: 47:36
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: General Petraeus gave a Lord Speaker's Lecture to members of the House of Lords on Tuesday 1 September, entitled The Special Relationship in an Era of Strategic Transformation (And the Urgent Need for Sweeping Military Institutional Change). In the lecture he discussed the war in Ukraine, NATO, Afghanistan and the changing nature of warfare.

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.

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.

#HouseOfLords #UKParliament

Title: Welfare system | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Lords members pressed the government on the working-age welfare system in this question from Lord Balfe on Tuesday 1 September.

📺 Watch question in full
https://orlo.uk/W69wG

Lords urgent question on flooding in Nepal

Title: Lords urgent question on flooding in Nepal
Runtime: 23:21
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Lords members question the government on what steps it is taking to support Nepal following the recent flooding in that country.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-house-of-lords
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@UKHouseOfL...

Title: How the House of Lords works
Runtime: 3:00
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: How much do you know about how the House of Lords works?
Members return on 1 September to scrutinise government decisions, debate important issues and help improve legislation.
Join Baroness Gohir, charity CEO and a leading voice for women’s rights, as she explains the role and work of the House of Lords in this short film.

➡️ Stay up to date with the latest news from the Lords https://orlo.uk/pmNm3
➡️ Discover more about the work and membership of the House of Lords https://orlo.uk/a5Y55

Clerks at the table | A Day in the Lords

Title: Clerks at the table | A Day in the Lords
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Have you ever wondered who sits at the table in the middle of the House of Lords chamber?

✨ Meet Kate and Tom, two clerks on hand to provide procedural advice to members during business in the chamber. From questions and debates to parliamentary ping-pong, they're part of the team making sure the House of Lords runs smoothly.

Drafting Lords business | A Day in the Lords

Title: Drafting Lords business | A Day in the Lords
Runtime: 1:25
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: ❓ What is the House of Lords Table Office? Despite its name, there’s no carpentry or flat pack involved here. Instead, it’s where members go to table a question to put to the government in the chamber.
Table Office Clerk Jen tells us what it’s like getting to grips with the array of questions from members, from water regulation to trail hunting.

Ukraine and Russian threats | Lord Speaker's Lecture

Title: Ukraine and Russian threats | Lord Speaker's Lecture
Runtime: 1:35
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Former Defence Secretary and Nato Secretary General, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, speaks about Ukraine and threats to the west from Russia in a Lord Speaker's Lecture in June 2026.
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..
📺 Watch recent lectures on YouTube https://orlo.uk/nsbr8

'Is Britain really safe?' | Lord Speaker's Lecture

Title: 'Is Britain really safe?' | Lord Speaker's Lecture
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Former Defence Secretary and Nato Secretary General, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, gave a Lord Speaker's Lecture on this subject in June 2026.
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..
📺 Watch recent lectures on YouTube https://orlo.uk/pDlzo

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen: A gathering storm - is Britain really safe? | Lord Speaker's Lecture

Title: Lord Robertson of Port Ellen: A gathering storm - is Britain really safe? | Lord Speaker's Lecture
Runtime: 31:01
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Lord Robertson of Port Ellen gave a Lord Speaker's Lecture entitled ‘A Gathering Storm—is Britain really safe?’ on Wednesday 15 July 2026.

Lord Robertson is chair of the International Relations and Defence Committee. He was Secretary General of NATO from 1999–2003 and was the MP for Hamilton from 1978–1997 then Hamilton South from 1997–1999.

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..

#HouseOfLords #UKParliament

Parliament on screen | A Day in the Lords

Title: Parliament on screen | A Day in the Lords
Runtime: 1:35
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: As one of the biggest live tv operations around the world, the team behind the camera has a big job broadcasting across the Lords and Commons chambers and all Parliament’s committees every day.

🎥 Darren talks us through what’s involved in bringing the work of Parliament to our screens.

How would a visitor levy affect UK holidays?

Title: How would a visitor levy affect UK holidays?
Runtime: 10:51
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Members discussed the potential impact of a visitor levy on the cost of UK holidays, debating its effects on families, tourism businesses and local economies.

Read a transcript of this question https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-07-21/debates/691A6F81-2FF0-48C2-BC82-64ACC89F4F41/DomesticTravelAndHolidaysVisitorLevy

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-house-of-lords
• Threads: https:/...

Lords urgent question on prisoner early release scheme

Title: Lords urgent question on prisoner early release scheme
Runtime: 17:01
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Lords members will question the government on what assessment they have made of the prisoner early release scheme, and whether any changes to the scheme will be implemented before the first tranche of prisoner releases in September.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: ht...

Lords urgent question on UK steel imports

Title: Lords urgent question on UK steel imports
Runtime: 16:35
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Members will quiz the government in an urgent question on changes to tariff-free quotas for category 4 galvanised steel imports and the impact of the changes on domestic steel production, employment, investment and supply chains.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https...

Is the UK's constitutional democracy under threat? | Lords Committees

Title: Is the UK's constitutional democracy under threat? | Lords Committees
Runtime: 1:45
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The Lords Constitution Committee is launching a new inquiry into the UK's constitutional safeguards, investigating whether the UK's constitutional democracy is under threat.

Find out more https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9861/the-uks-constitutional-safeguards/news/217098/the-uks-constitutional-safeguards-inquiry-launched-by-lords-constitution-committee/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-hou...

How would a visitor levy affect UK holidays? | Lords Questions

Title: How would a visitor levy affect UK holidays? | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: What impact would a visitor levy have on the cost of domestic travel and holidays within the UK? Lord Sharpe of Epsom asks the government in this highlight from Lords questions. Watch in full on Parliament TV https://orlo.uk/ybyDs

Lords urgent question on machinery of government

Title: Lords urgent question on machinery of government
Runtime: 17:40
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Members will quiz the government in an urgent question on the abolition of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the merging of its functions with other departments today. Members will press government on the implications of this on the future operation of the AI Safety Institute, the Sovereign AI Fund, the Government Digital Service and UK Research and Innovation.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseof...

How can more autistic people be supported into employment? | Inside Lords Questions

Title: How can more autistic people be supported into employment? | Inside Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:52
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: What new initiatives has the government introduced in the past year to reduce the level of unemployment of autistic people? We spoke to Lord Touhig about his recent question to government.

➡️ Watch the full question to hear from other Lords members on the topic, and see how the government responded https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d4c11405-1f92-4b3e-8628-f00555868e57?in=11:19:08
➡️ Look out for more episodes of Inside Lords Questions where we’ll speak to different members about the questions they raise to government https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilBYVf0P9abs7iH2ILMKNy1zWa5xHFB5
➡️ Check out the Lords Questions playlist for more highlights from the chamber https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilBYVf0P9aZoiEwSE6UPEONWXhEkqmdc

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay u...

Title: How can more autistic people be supported into employment? | Inside Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:53
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: What new initiatives has the government introduced in the past year to reduce the level of unemployment of autistic people? We spoke to Lord Touhig about his recent question to government.

➡️ Watch the full question to hear from other Lords members on the topic, and see how the government responded https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d4c11405-1f92-4b3e-8628-f00555868e57?in=11:19:08
➡️ Look out for more episodes of Inside Lords Questions where we’ll speak to different members about the questions they raise to government https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilBYVf0P9abs7iH2ILMKNy1zWa5xHFB5
➡️ Check out the Lords Questions playlist for more highlights from the chamber https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilBYVf0P9aZoiEwSE6UPEONWXhEkqmdc

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay u...

Lords urgent question on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Title: Lords urgent question on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
Runtime: 16:01
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Members will quiz the government in an urgent question on its steps to assist in opening the Strait of Hormuz to merchant traffic; and the advice being given by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre to UK merchant shipping.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
•...

Sir Antony Beevor: History and our Repetition of Mistakes | Lord Speaker's Lecture

Title: Sir Antony Beevor: History and our Repetition of Mistakes | Lord Speaker's Lecture
Runtime: 38:16
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Historian and author Sir Antony Beevor gave a lecture to members of the House of Lords entitled 'History and Our Repetition of Mistakes' on 30 June 2026.

Sir Antony is the author of the best-selling books Stalingrad, Berlin: The Downfall, D-Day and The Second World War, and is co-author with Artemis Cooper of Paris After the Liberation. This year he published Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs.

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..

#HouseOfLords #UKParliament

Title: SATs results | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:47
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: SATs results delays were in the spotlight today, Thursday 16 July, as Lord Hunt of Kings Heath questioned the government on the failure of Pearson to deliver on time.

📺 Watch question in full on Parliament TV https://orlo.uk/vp5LP

Maximum temperatures for indoor workplaces | Lords questions

Title: Maximum temperatures for indoor workplaces | Lords questions
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Maximum temperatures for indoor workplaces were in the spotlight on Wednesday 15 July as members quizzed government on whether it plans to issue guidance or legislation.

Watch the full question https://orlo.uk/xchYD
Read a transcript https://orlo.uk/LohNj

Lords urgent question on shareholder protection

Title: Lords urgent question on shareholder protection
Runtime: 12:10
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Members will quiz the government in an urgent question on what steps they are taking to protect shareholders in major British firms from being targeted by mini-tender offers which seek to enable unauthorised overseas firms from buying shares from vulnerable shareholders below their market value.

Private notice questions are urgent questions granted by the Lord Speaker. Find out more https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/private-notice-question/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https:...

Violence against retail workers | Lords Questions

Title: Violence against retail workers | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Lords members questioned the government on tackling rising violence against retail workers, in this question from Lord Walker of Broxton, on Tuesday 14 July.

📺 Watch question in full
https://orlo.uk/t7m1D

Title: How do bills get made?
Runtime: 1:41
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Ever wondered who helps keep legislation moving through the House of Lords?

Meet Susannah, Head of the Public Bill Office. From preparing amendments to supporting proceedings on bills, her team plays a key role in making sure the House's consideration of proposed laws runs smoothly.

Watch live: Lords debates cyber security and resilience

Title: Watch live: Lords debates cyber security and resilience
Runtime: 4:00:56
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill is set to have its second reading in the House of Lords today, Tuesday 14 July. The bill aims to strengthen the cyber security of organisations in the UK that provide essential services, such as healthcare, drinking water and energy.

Find out more about the debate and see who's taking part https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2026/july-2026/cyber-security-bill-has-lords-second-reading/

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: http...

Getting legislation through the Lords | Lord Speaker's Corner

Title: Getting legislation through the Lords | Lord Speaker's Corner
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: 'It's like doing a business deal'
Lord Timpson explains the process of getting legislation agreed by the House of Lords, sharing that 'It's about sitting in the room with the other parties, understanding what their concerns were, trying to convince them sometimes that actually what our plan was right, other times then going back to our officials and our policy people...'

Find out more in the full epsiode of Lord Speaker's Corner:
🎧 Search House of Lords Podcast on all major platforms
📺 Watch on YouTube https://orlo.uk/I5Wi1
📖 Read a transcript, links to watch and subscribe and other episodes in the series https://orlo.uk/cx0H6

Title: Lords questions on migration to the UK
Runtime: 10:50
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: What assessment has the government made of the number of people migrating into the UK in each of the last five years? Members raise concerns in this question from Lords Sahota.

Read a transcript of this question https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-07-09/debates/0EEC75BC-0F51-46CD-9F5F-F62108C72300/UKMigration

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKHouseofLords
• Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/albums
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-house-of-lords
• Threads: https://www.t...

Why have there been so many prisons ministers? | Lord Speaker's Corner

Title: Why have there been so many prisons ministers? | Lord Speaker's Corner
Runtime: 1:57
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: 'There's a huge amount of risk in this job compared to other ministerial portfolios'
Lord Timpson reflects on the high numbers of prisons ministers, 25 since 1990, and the challenges of the role in the latest episode of Lord Speaker's Corner.
He also explains the changing performance of prisons and probation, and the importance of rehabilitation.

Listen to his full conversation with Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:
🎧 Search House of Lords Podcast on all major platforms
📺 Watch on YouTube https://orlo.uk/6NuOH
📖 Read a transcript, links to watch and subscribe and other episodes in the series https://orlo.uk/gzq1q

Title: UK migration | Lords Questions
Runtime: 1:41
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: The number of people migrating into the UK was in the spotlight on Thursday 9 July, in this question from Lord Sahota.

➡️ Watch question in full https://orlo.uk/TrOSr

Title: Pay for coastguards | Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Lords members pressed the government on a recent decision of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to cease on-call payments for coastguards, in this question from Lord Hendy on Wednesday 8 July.

📺 Watch question in full
https://orlo.uk/jJEN5

Lord Speaker's tribute to Lord Mackay of Clashfern

Title: Lord Speaker's tribute to Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Runtime: 1:22
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: House of Lords members paid tribute to former Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay of Clashfern on Thursday 9 July 2026.

The Lord Speaker, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, said 'He brought to public life a wonderful combination of brilliance, courtesy, principle and faith.

'Formidable, but never vain; learned, but never showy; firm in judgment, but always humane. A proud Scot and good friend to me.'

See the full tributes https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/82c907f9-693c-4205-b5c1-8294aa23d3f0?in=11:06:25

Catch-up on House of Lords business:

Watch live events: https://parliamentlive.tv/Lords
Read the latest news: https://www.parliament.uk/lords/

Stay up to date with the House of Lords on social media:

• X: https://twitter.com/UKHouseofLords
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/houseoflords.parliament.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/UKHouseofLords/
• Facebo...

Tackling organised crime against women and girls | Lords Questions

Title: Tackling organised crime against women and girls | Lords Questions
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: In this highlight from the chamber, Baroness Hazarika raises concerns about the findings by the National Crime Agency, published on 2 July, regarding an international network of men who are drugging and sexually assaulting women. Watch the question in full on Parliament TV https://orlo.uk/n2VAd

TheNewsAccess.com™

Follow us @TheNewsAccess

Subscribe via Email

FEATURED CHANNELS

US LOCAL

US NATIONAL

By Country

AFRICA

ASIA PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA+

EUROPE

INDIA

LATIN AMERICA

MIDDLE EAST

UNITED KINGDOM

CHANNELS

Subscribe via Email

Credits

TheNewsAccess.com™

House of Lords

Share this:

Follow us @TheNewsAccess

Subscribe via Email

FEATURED CHANNELS

US LOCAL

US NATIONAL

By Country

AFRICA

ASIA PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA+

EUROPE

INDIA

LATIN AMERICA

MIDDLE EAST

UNITED KINGDOM

CHANNELS

Subscribe via Email

Credits