Category: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Members quiz the government on ensuring schools’ core budgets in more deprived communities are not disproportionately used to meet the costs of providing free school meals.

Catch up on this question from Baroness Boycott on Tuesday 16 December.

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Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

What steps is the government taking to ensure that schools’ core budgets in more deprived communities are not disproportionately used to meet the costs of providing free school meals? Baroness Boycott asks in this highlight from Lords questions.

Read a transcript of this question: https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-12-16/debates/E66C2BE9-F2DD-4887-B8EB-080F97EB14ED/FreeSchoolMeals

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Are new funding allocations to local authorities enough to deliver on the National Plan to End Homelessness?

Catch up on this question from Lord Bird on Tuesday 16 December.

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The Victims and Courts Bill aims to introduce a range of criminal justice reforms. Members will debate the key purpose and themes of the bill this afternoon. Watch live here on YouTube.

➡️ Find out more, including who’s taking part: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2025/dec-2025/victims-and-courts-bill-on-lords-agenda/

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Members of the House of Lords pressed government for action on Monday 15 December.

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Coming up this afternoon, members will quiz the government on its assessment of any implications of the terrorist attack in Sydney for the UK, in an urgent question from Lord West of Spithead, granted by the Lord Speaker. Watch live from 3.15pm.

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The Lord Speaker welcomed Professor Sir Simon Schama to the House of Lords to give a lecture to members and staff on the American Constitution on 3 December 2025.

An acclaimed historian and art critic, Professor Schama’s books include the three volume ‘A History of Britain’ and his BBC TV series includes ‘Simon Schama’s Power of Art’ and ‘The Story of the Jews’.

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Members quizzed the government in this question from Lord Clement-Jones on Thursday 11 December.

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What role do social media platforms play in enabling scam adverts and fraudulent content? Members raised concerns in this question from Lord Clement-Jones.

Read a transcript https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-12-11/debates/1C08DB82-3966-4760-81A4-3401726151F2/SocialMediaScamAdvertsAndFraudulentContent

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Find out as members of the Lords quizzed the government on Wednesday 10 December.

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