🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the death of the noble Lord, Lord Flight, on 24 January 2026. On behalf of the House, I extend our condolences to the noble Lord’s family and friends.
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My Lords, I am due to travel to the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth in New Delhi. Accordingly, I seek leave of absence from your Lordships’ House from tomorrow until I return next Monday 19 January.
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My Lords, I have known and worked alongside the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, for many years, since we represented neighbouring constituencies in the House of Commons in the 1980s. Michael was Conservative MP for Stirling, on the east bank of Loch Lomond, while I was a Labour representative for Dumbarton on the west side. It is fair to say that we did not see eye to eye on every issue. When there...
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I wish all noble Lords a happy and, I hope, warm new year.
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My Lords, I call on the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, who is participating remotely.
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My Lords, I should like to notify the House of the retirement, with effect from today, of the noble Baroness, Lady Ford, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. On behalf of the House, I should like to thank her for her much-valued service to the House.
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My Lords, before we come to the Statement, I should remind the House that noble Lords should not refer to any specific cases currently before the courts, and that they should exercise caution with respect to any specific cases that might subsequently come before the courts in order not to prejudice those proceedings.
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My Lords, under Standing Order 68, no debate is allowed on this Motion. I must therefore put the Question that this Motion be agreed to. Motion agreed.
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To the end of March £43,785 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for members of the House of Lords, and £32,634 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for staff of the House of Lords Administration, based on an assumption of cost per head across all training sessions delivered. The House of Lords share (30%) of development costs, pilot sessions and administration fees is £43,980.
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To the end of February £40,446 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for members of the House of Lords, and £29,169 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for staff of the House of Lords Administration, based on an assumption of cost per head across all training sessions delivered. The House of Lords share (30%) of development costs, pilot sessions and administration fees is...
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Only the Commissioner for Standards and the Conduct Committee can decide whether something is a breach of the Code of Conduct, upon receipt of a specific complaint to the Commissioner or appeal to the Conduct Committee. They do not deal with hypothetical situations.
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In 2016, a review of hybrid bill procedure was commissioned by the Senior Deputy Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons. It was planned to take place in two stages. The first stage was completed in 2017 and resulted in a number of changes to the Private Business Standing Orders in both Houses. On the 22 March, I wrote to the Leader of the House of Lords and Lord...
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To date, £82,158 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for members of the House of Lords. The same training courses have been offered to, and attended by, members of both Houses. This figure includes an assumption of cost per head, as well as 30% share of development costs, pilot sessions and administration fees.
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The total amount of financial support (excluding travel costs) paid to Members of the House of Lords in each month during 2020 was as follows; Month Amount £000s January 2020 2,135 February 2020 1,643 March 2020 1,385 April 2020 80 May 2020 226 June 2020 711 ...
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The Code of Conduct requires members to treat those with whom they come into contact in the course of their parliamentary duties and activities (including parliamentary proceedings) with respect and courtesy. Behaviour that amounts to bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct is a breach of the Code. Under the definitions appended to the Code, harassment is unwanted physical, verbal or...
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A large backlog of expired or new passes has built up during the pandemic and systems and plans are in place to deal with this once the COVID-19 restrictions start to ease. Extensive communications are going out to all passholders to remind them to check the expiry date on their pass before they return, and to send in a renewal application if it has expired or will expire shortly. An...
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