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Order Paper for 17 September 2026

Chamber at 11:00am

Lord Wormald, and
Lord McCobb will be introduced.
Oral questions (40 minutes)
*Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, on behalf of Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, to ask His Majesty's Government what objectives they have set for the G20 summit in 2027.
*Baroness Foster of Oxton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the welfare budget to fund defence.
*Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of climate-related extreme weather for the resilience of the UK’s food supply.
*Baroness Chakrabarti to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Israel regarding the citizenship of documentary film directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

Draft Conversion Practices Bill The Senior Deputy Speaker to move that the Commons message of 14 September be considered and that a Committee of six Lords be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on the draft Conversion Practices Bill (CP 1604) presented to both Houses on 25 June and that the Committee should report by 22 January 2… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lexden to move that this House takes note of the impact of VAT and other tax changes on independent schools since 1 January 2025. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
Lord Farmer to move that this House takes note of the state of the prison and probation service in England and Wales.  (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
The Lord Bishop of Hereford to ask His Majesty's Government 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. (To be taken after the motion in the name of Lord Lexden, 1 hour)

Grand Committee at 12:15pm

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