Lords Chamber Event
The House of Lords opens up the chamber every year, inviting people from across the UK to take part in a debating event.
2018 Chamber Event: Girls breaking barriers
The 2018 debate focused on the barriers facing young women and girls taking part in public life, with participants taking part from nine schools from all UK nations.
Past debates
Subjects up for debate in recent years have included international relations, free speech, social care, climate change and the future of the Lords itself:
- 2017: International relations in the 21st Century
- 2016: The Free Speech Debate
- 2015: Diversity in Parliament
- 2014: Decision-making in a digital society
- 2013: The Great War: Listening to the Past; Talking to the Future
- 2012: The Big Care Debate
- 2011: Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarians climate change debate
- 2010: Debate Mate event
Image: House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris
In this section
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House of Lords engagement programme
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Lords Chamber Event
- Girls breaking barriers: Lords Chamber Event 2018
- Lords chamber event 2017: International relations in the 21st Century
- Lords Chamber Event 2016: The Free Speech Debate
- 2015: How do we increase diversity in Parliament?
- 2012 chamber event
- Lords 2013 Chamber Event: Defence and Remembrance
- Lords Chamber Event 2014: Decision-making in a digital society
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Lords Chamber Event