UK Funding for temporary accommodation

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

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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UK Watch live: Victims and Courts Bill up for debate in the Lords

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

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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UK Lords urgent question on the Sydney terrorist attack

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

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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UK Sir Simon Schama: The Past and Future of the American Constitution | Lord Speaker’s Lecture

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

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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UK Scam adverts on social media

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

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

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UK Lords questions on scam advertising

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

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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UK What is the impact of lifting the two-child limit in Universal Credit?

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

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

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UK What support is offered to victims of sexual violence in the armed services?

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

See members quiz the government in this question from Baroness Curran on Tuesday 9 December.

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UK Neither a Lord, a privy or a seal

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

Baroness Smith tells us what it’s like to be the most senior member of the government in the House of Lords and what it means to be the Lord Privy Seal.

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