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Order Paper for 12 October 2026

Chamber at 2:30pm

Baroness Sarpong, and
Lord Ross of Nevill Holt will be introduced.
Oral questions (40 minutes)
*Lord Bailey of Paddington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the housing target in the Mayor of London's Draft London Plan is compliant with the number of homes required under their standard method for calculating housing need.
*Baroness Nargund to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increased public interest in and use of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, particularly in terms of health equity and safety.
*Lord Davies of Gower to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency’s efforts to disrupt people smuggling gangs and associated drug dealing.
*Baroness Rawlings to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Russian incursions on Moldovan sovereignty.
The Senior Deputy Speaker intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately.

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The Senior Deputy Speaker to move that Lord Bates be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Evans of Rainow.

Human Rights The Senior Deputy Speaker to move that Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho and Baroness Maclean of Redditch be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Alton of Liverpool and Lord Sewell of Sanderstead.
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Committee [Lord Lemos] (Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent sought)

Grand Committee at 3:45pm

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