House of Lords

15 September 2026

Contents updated on 16 Sept 2026

The sitting opens with the introduction of new life peers before moving to four oral questions covering housing targets, the tax burden and growth, neighbourhood health and social care integration, and AI extinction risk and UK regulatory choices, followed by an urgent question on China’s financial links with UK water utilities and related national security and regulatory issues.

Chamber Tue, 15 Sept 2026 House of Lords

04:28 - 06:31

Speaker 5

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. To all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that We of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, in pursuance of the Life Peerages Act 1958 and of all other powers in that behalf Us enabling, do by these Presents advance, create, and prefer, Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Sir Sadiq Aman Khan, Knight, to the state, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour of Baron Khan of Tooting, of Tooting in Our London Borough of Wandsworth. And for Us, Our heirs and successors, do appoint, give, and grant unto him the said name, state, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour of Baron Khan of Tooting, to have and to hold unto him for his life. Willing and by these Presents granting, for Us, Our heirs and successors, that he may have, hold, and possess a seat, place, and voice in the Parliaments and Public Assemblies and Councils of Us, Our heirs and successors, within the United Kingdom amongst the Barons.

And also that he may enjoy and use all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities, and advantages to the degree of a Baron duly and of right belonging, which other Barons of Our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed, or as they do at present use and enjoy. In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster the afternoon of the twentieth day of August in the fourth year of Our Reign. By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual.

06:31 - 06:31

I, Sadiq, Lord Khan of Tooting, do swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law, so help me God.

10:29 - 11:46

Speaker 6

Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of our other realms and territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to all lords spiritual and temporal and all other our subjects whatsoever to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye that we of our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, in pursuance of the Life Peerages Act 1958 and of all other powers in that behalf us enabling, do by these presents advance, create and prefer our trusty and well-beloved Roberto Bruno Neri to the state, degree, style, dignity, title and honour of Baron Neri of Norwood in Greater London. And for us, our heirs and successors, do appoint, give and grant unto him the said name, state, degree, style, dignity, title and honour of Baron Neri, to have and to hold unto him for his life.

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