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House of Lords

11 November 2026

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Question time focused on shifting liability for business rates from occupiers to property owners.

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Oral questions — Liability for business rates: transferring from occupiers to property owners

01:08:14

Question of The Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town on shifting business rates liability to property owners

01:08:14

Supplementary question of The Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town on high streets strategy and landlord–tenant partnerships

01:09:13

Question of The Rt Hon. the Baroness Kramer on fundamental reform of business rates

01:10:51

Question on business rates categorisation for arts organisations

01:11:56

Question on rethinking high streets in light of long-term decline

01:12:57

Question on extending business rate relief to recording studios

01:14:10

Question of The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG on reducing the overall tax burden on high streets

01:15:13

Question on business start-ups in residential properties and tenancy clauses on rates

01:16:23

Question on long-term decline of city centres and contrast with previous government

01:17:26

Oral questions — Sale of the Chelsea Football Club to support survivors in Ukraine

01:18:36

Question of The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG on proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club for Ukraine

01:18:36

Supplementary question of The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG on delay and use of Chelsea sale proceeds

01:19:28

Question on frozen Russian assets in Europe and the UK to fund Ukraine

01:21:50

Question on Abramovich offshore loans being set against Chelsea sale proceeds

01:22:47

Question of The Baroness Kramer on legal delays and potential diversion of Chelsea proceeds

01:23:40

Question on urgency in using the legal route to release Chelsea funds for Ukraine

01:24:56

Question of The Baroness Neville-Rolfe on reasons for prolonged delay and any tax dispute

01:25:33

Question of The Lord Foulkes on wider frozen Russian assets and Canadian initiative

01:26:16

Question of The Lord Alton on publishing key documents and using Euroclear-held assets

01:27:49

Oral questions — High Assay Low Enriched Uranium domestic enrichment capacity at the Capenhurst facility

01:29:16

Question of The Lord Rooker on HALEU enrichment capacity at Capenhurst

01:29:16

Supplementary question of The Lord Rooker on SMR timelines and integration with Capenhurst

01:30:05

Question of The Lord Wigley on Capenhurst and the Wylfa SMR replacement programme

01:31:54

Question on HALEU startup date and cooperation with international partners

01:32:24

Question on exploiting americium from Sellafield and securing government backing

01:33:55

Question of The Lord Moynihan on domestic fuel supply chain and lessons for EU energy relations

01:35:40

Question of Lord Kirk on SMR supply chain and Sheffield Forgemasters

01:37:23

Question on capturing intellectual property from the SMR programme

01:38:37

Question of Lord Rooker on coherence of civil nuclear policy

01:39:19

Oral questions — Reviewing drug prohibition policy and criminalisation of drug users

01:40:33

Opening question on drug deaths and current drug policy framework

01:40:33

Question of Baroness Jones on accurate recording of drug-related deaths

01:41:05

Question on drug criminalisation and deaths among prison leavers in Wales

01:42:09

Question on balancing enforcement against users and organised drug networks

01:42:58

Question on drug-impaired driving and road deaths

01:44:43

Question on specialist drug courts and reducing reoffending

01:46:15

Question on cannabis classification and drug education

01:47:10

Question of Lord Sewell on street-level drug dealing and policing

01:48:11

Question on online drug sales and ketamine

01:49:12

Question of Lord Davies on drugs trade and modern slavery

01:50:15

Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (Continuation) Order 2026

01:52:41

Motion to approve the TPIM Act 2011 (Continuation) Order 2026

01:52:41

Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Display of Tobacco Products: Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 and associated motion

01:53:27

Approval of Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 consequential regulations and associated motion — agreed en bloc

01:53:27

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 and associated motion

01:53:57

Approval of FSMA 2000 Cryptoassets Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2026 and associated motion — agreed en bloc

01:53:57

International Claims Commission for Ukraine Immunities and Privileges Order 2026

01:54:27

International Claims Commission for Ukraine Immunities and Privileges Order 2026 — motion agreed

01:54:27

Health Bill

01:54:53

Committee stage (day 4 — part two) — Health Bill

01:54:53

House again in committee on the Health Bill — motion agreed

01:54:53

After Clause 11 — Amendments on NHS data, public health and prevention

01:56:03

Amendments 48 (Baroness Coffey) and 279QF (Lord Singh) — Health, work and support for young people with mental illness — amendment withdrawn

01:56:03

Amendments 49 (Baroness Coffey), 213 (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath) and 216 (Baroness Pidgeon) — NHS dentistry, equity of access and dental deserts — amendment 49 withdrawn

02:42:02

Amendments 50 (Baroness Coffey), 72 (Lord Patel of Bradford), 219 and 229 (Baroness Pidgeon) — ambulance access, minimum waiting times and corridor care — amendment 50 withdrawn

03:32:33

Amendments 52 (Baroness Hayman) and 248 (Baroness Boycott) — NHS climate and environmental duties and climate resilience — amendment withdrawn

04:18:48

Amendment 53 (Lord Tarassenko) and related amendments — NHS digital sovereignty, Palantir and procurement — debate adjourned

05:03:07

House resumed for dinner break business and scheduling of return to the Health Bill

05:48:37

Statement — Mobile Phone Free Schools (dinner break business)

05:50:11

Questions on the Mobile Phone Free Schools statement

05:50:11

Baroness Cash — support for mobile phone ban but concerns over timetable and EdTech/AI

05:50:11

Magid Magid — implementation costs, exemptions and support for schools

05:57:04

The Baroness Smith of Malvern "+minister+" — further clarifications on mobile phone-free schools and EdTech safety

06:01:53

Question from Intervenant 104 on SEND and medical exemptions, school trips and smart devices; answer by The Baroness Smith of Malvern

06:09:54

Question from The Baroness Kidron on EdTech certification focusing beyond safety to children’s flourishing; answer by The Baroness Smith of Malvern

06:15:27

Question from The Lord Addington on assistive technology and SEND inclusion; answer by The Baroness Smith of Malvern

06:21:19

Question from Intervenant 108 on EdTech safety certification and device inequality; answer by The Baroness Smith of Malvern

06:24:26

Question from The Baroness Penn on early years screen guidance and EYFS reforms; answer by The Baroness Smith of Malvern

06:27:19

Health Bill (cont.)

06:30:25

Committee stage (day 4 — part two) — Health Bill (cont.)

06:30:25

After Clause 11 — Amendments on NHS data, public health and prevention (cont.)

06:30:25

The Baroness Coffey — concerns on data sovereignty, private sector use and over-prescriptive safeguards

06:30:25

The Lord Kamall — Palantir, procurement principles and trust in NHS data use

06:40:59

The Baroness Merron — response on FDP contracts, procurement rules and NHS data sovereignty

06:49:33

The Lord Tarassenko — support for UK SPR suppliers and call for an NHS digital sovereignty strategy; withdrawal of amendment

07:03:45

The Lord Rennard MBE — tobacco industry levy and smoke-free England duty

07:06:28

The Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle — cross-government public health structures and AMR deaths review

07:13:43

The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Cookham CH — ring-fenced prevention spending and tobacco levy

07:18:37

The Baroness Cass OBE FRCP FRCPCH — medical disinformation and wider health impacts

07:21:36

The Lord Scriven — duty of ministers to consult public health professionals

07:27:07

The Baroness Pidgeon MBE — reporting on vaccinations, cross-government public health duty and tackling medical misinformation

07:29:25

The Lord Kamall — vaccines, community public health and antimicrobial resistance

07:34:34

Intervention of Minister — response on cross-government public health, vaccination and tobacco control

07:39:45

Question of The Baroness Cass on wider disinformation preparedness

07:48:58

The Lord Rennard MBE — conclusion on tobacco levy amendments and withdrawal

07:50:04

Amendments on NHS commissioning and continuing care

07:51:09

The Rt Hon. the Lord Lansley CBE — NHS continuing care eligibility and specialised commissioning (Amendment 54)

07:51:09

The Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE — Safeguards and national standards for specialised services (Amendments 57, 73 and 80)

08:00:18

The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE — Concerns over ICB commissioning capacity and allergy services (Amendments 58, 71 and 59)

08:03:23

Intervenant 122 — Amendment 65 on accessible patient involvement for people with complex or fluctuating conditions

08:06:41

The Lord Scriven — Concerns over ICB capacity and need for detail on specialised commissioning

08:09:47

The Baroness Cass OBE FRCP FRCPCH — Support for amendments on ICB capability and specialised services

08:14:22

The Lord Sharkey — Amendment 74 on clinical leadership and accountability in specialised commissioning

08:15:40

Intervenant 124 — Support for impact assessments and oversight of specialised services

08:22:01

Intervenant 124 — Annual reporting and national clinical leadership for rare conditions

08:23:32

Intervenant 125 — Patient and public involvement in specialised commissioning (Amendment 74)

08:25:16

Intervenant 126 — Amendment 279QE on recording reserve forces status in health records

08:27:40

Intervenant 128 — Concerns over ICB capacity and scandal of continuing healthcare

08:33:25

The Baroness Pidgeon MBE — Specialist commissioning for children and IVF access (Amendments 59 and 279N)

08:36:20

The Baroness Pidgeon MBE — Inequalities in access to IVF cycles under ICB commissioning

08:38:36

Intervenant 82 — Support for Amendment 54 and concerns over specialised commissioning

08:39:50

The Baroness Penn — Government response on specialised commissioning amendments

08:44:07

Amendment 54 (Lord Lansley) — Eligibility criteria for NHS continuing healthcare — withdrawn

08:53:55

Organisation of business — Scheduling from Amendment 66 on next committee day

08:54:40

House of Lords

11 November 2026

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 Actual start 09:00 House of Lords

Follow its sittings

01:08:14 - 01:08:18

Speaker 1

First oral question, Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town.

01:08:18 - 01:08:26

Speaker 2

I beg leave to ask the question standing in my name on the Order Paper.

01:08:26 - 01:09:13

Speaker 3

Local government, property owners and occupiers can work together to improve high streets.

I'd start by recognising that the noble Lord has been at the forefront of the business improvement district movement, which the government is keen to promote. Innovations like the Camden Collective have provided vital incubation spaces for creative startups. However, the evidence suggests that shifting rates liability to landlords would be administratively cumbersome and it may also disrupt funding for local services so the government is not considering this proposal at this time.

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