Oral questions (40 minutes)

*Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of constitutional and policy divergence in Wales on the integrity of the United Kingdom.

*Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to lifting the freeze in local housing allowance; and what assessment they have made of the effect of lifting that freeze on homelessness and the demand for temporary accommodation.

*Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relevance of the Second Chamber to contemporary Britain and Northern Ireland.

*Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the number of recalls to prison for breach of licence in the year to June.

Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 28 October. Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 13th Report

Representation of the People Bill Committee (day 2) [Baroness Taylor of Stevenage] (Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent sought) 4th Report from the Constitution Committee, 12th Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

†Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026 Lord Wood of Anfield to move that the Regulations laid before the House on 12 October be approved. 15th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Lunch break business, 1½ hours)

Lord Leigh of Hurley to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “but this House, while recognising the importance of effective targeted sanctions, regrets that the Regulations permit designation on suspicion of indirect involvement, benefit or association without clearly defining those terms; notes the absence of safeguards to protect lawful trade with Israel w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text