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

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👥 Did you know the Lords is made up of a diverse group of members from a range of backgrounds such as medicine, the arts, education, and more. This means members get to improve laws and challenge the government in areas they know best.

Find out more about how the the House of Lords works with Baroness Gohir, a leading voice for women’s rights and charity CEO, as she explains the role and work of the Lords:

📃 Beyond the ceremony of State Opening, a key role of the Lords is checking legislation. Members spend a lot of time scrutinising the fine details of bills, suggesting changes and making sure new proposed laws will work in practise.

🔍 The House of Lords holds the government to account, checking and challenging its actions through questions, bills, debates, and committee work.

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

In 2025 the House of Lords considered 6,500 changes to bills, pressed the government for action in over 1,400 hours of business, and heard from the public, organisations, and ministers in 656 committee meetings.

📄 Catch up on a busy year and explore the key highlight https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2025/dec-2025/2025-in-the-house-of-lords/

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

What information has the government provided to parents and early-years providers about safe and appropriate use of digital technology by pre-school children?

📺 Catch up on this question from Baroness Penn on Thursday 18 December.

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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.

📺Watch the question in full and find out how other members quizzed the government at parliamentlive.tv

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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.

📺Watch the question in full and find out how other members quizzed the government at parliamentlive.tv

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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.

📺 Watch the full question and find out what other members asked the minister, at ParliamentLive.TV

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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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