Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

Deputy Speaker (Lords)

Non-affiliated Peer

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 4 November 2013

Party was Labour until 21 Jun 2020

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Currently held offices

  • Deputy Speaker (Lords) (since 16 Apr 2024)
  • Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 19 May 2022)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Affordable Childcare Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
  • Member, Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee) (15 Jan 2014 to 3 Apr 2014)

Recent appearances

  • Renters’ Rights Bill - Report (3rd Day): Amendment 87 15 Jul 2025

    My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 104 in my name in this group and, in doing so, I declare my interest as a trustee of the Nationwide Foundation. First, I thank my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage for the excellent meeting we had, together with the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, and renter groups Safer Renting, ACORN and the Renters’ Reform Coalition. I also thank my noble friend for the...
  • Renters’ Rights Bill - Report (2nd Day): Amendment 61 7 Jul 2025

    My Lords, I thank every noble Lord who has spoken on this group. I reassure my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage and the noble Lords, Lord Fuller and Lord Jamieson, that the intention behind this amendment is clear: it is not about banning guarantors. On this side of the House—and, I am sure, on all sides of the House—we appreciate that landlords need to manage their financial risk....
  • Renters’ Rights Bill - Report (2nd Day): Amendment 61 7 Jul 2025

    My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of the Nationwide Foundation. Amendment 61 seeks to address a growing and deeply concerning issue in the private rented sector: the overuse, and often misuse, of guarantor requests. This amendment was expertly moved by my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett in Committee, and I thank her for her support today along with that of the noble...

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