Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Deputy Chairman of Committees

Labour Peer

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Recent appearances

  • Housebuilding - Question 28 Feb 2024

    My Lords, does the Minister agree with me that this excellent report highlights that we need to end leasehold once and for all. We have a Bill coming forward in a few weeks’ time—I can see it there in the Leader of the House’s hands—through which we could end leasehold once and for all at a date in the future and actually promote commonhold, which is what we need in this country.
  • Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Leasehold: Scotland 22 Feb 2024

    To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 11 January (HL Deb col 100), what assessment they have made of the success of abolition leasehold in Scotland following the passing of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004.
  • Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Leasehold 20 Feb 2024

    To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of leases that have a lease term of 125 years when first sold.

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 June 2010

Currently held offices

  • Member, Finance Committee (Lords) (since 8 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (since 10 Jun 2021)
  • Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (since 10 Jun 2021)
  • Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 10 Jun 2021)
  • Shadow Chief Whip (Lords) (since 1 Jun 2021)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (21 Feb 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Housing) (19 Sep 2021 to 3 Dec 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (19 Sep 2021 to 3 Dec 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (18 May 2021 to 31 May 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 8 Jan 2018 to 18 Sep 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Housing) ( 8 Jan 2018 to 18 Sep 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Housing) (18 Sep 2015 to 8 Jan 2018)
  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (18 Sep 2015 to 31 May 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (18 Sep 2015 to 8 Jan 2018)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 17 May 2021)
  • Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (16 May 2013 to 31 Aug 2016)
  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (17 Oct 2011 to 6 Sep 2012)
  • Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (15 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

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