Lords Questions shouldn't have to be urgent. The requirement for them to be "particularly pressing" is a very recent introduction thanks to a Lords Motion (one of the final ones before meta Lords Motions were banned), and in my opinion, it's a very poorly thought out requirement (and indeed, I suspect next to no lord thought about it when they were voting on the Lords Motion).

It is a poor requirement because it means that Questions, rather than being some interesting and unique feature that sets the lords apart from the Commons (being able to write a question to any minister at any time), are now exactly the same as Urgent Questions in the Commons. Why would anyone submit Questions in the Lords, when they may as well just submit a Commons UQ, which is functionally identical, but will be seen by more people?

This change means that the Lords now have fewer unique functions to make them interesting and different to the Commons, and overall, will serve to make the Lords less interesting and lower engagement with the Lords. Even sitting Lords may now just go for UQs over Questions in the Lords.

I do not advocate just allowing Questions to be asked in the Lords without limit whenever and whyever - we should keep the current requirements that Questions must not be too broad or too specific, and we should also use common sense, and deny Questions if there is an upcoming MQs, or if Questions are being abused and used to extremes.

But I do advocate getting rid of the "particularly pressing" requirement, as it essentially makes Questions inferior to UQs, and makes the Lords less engaging.