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Scheduled Event - 26 Feb 2026, 11 a.m. - Add to calendar
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Lords - Oral questions - Main Chamber
New tax on small parcels entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain as a result of the EU’s change to the duty relief exemption.
MP: Baroness Hoey
Division Vote (Lords)
10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Hoey (None) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 7 Non-affiliated Aye votes vs 4 Non-affiliated No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 251
Division Vote (Lords)
10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Hoey (None) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 7 Non-affiliated Aye votes vs 5 Non-affiliated No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 258
Written Question
Chagos Islands: USA
Tuesday 10th February 2026

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether their proposed arrangements for the military base at Diego Garcia meet the requirement in the 1966 agreement with the United States of America on the British Indian Ocean Territory that “the islands shall remain available to meet the possible defence needs of the two Governments for an indefinitely long period”.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

I refer the Noble Baroness to my answer of 22 December in response to Question HL12714.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Life Sciences: Beagles

"My Lords, the Minister has talked about animal welfare and how proud he is of having voted to ban fox hunting. Would he be equally proud to be able to say that, as a country, we had banned the way animals are slaughtered for halal meat and other religious reasons?..."
Baroness Hoey - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence

"My Lords, before the Prime Minister went, many of us felt that this had been discussed in the back channels somehow, and that he would succeed in obtaining the release of Jimmy Lai. The Prime Minister is now apologising for many things, but has he apologised to the family? He …..."
Baroness Hoey - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
China and Japan

"My Lords, one British citizen is being held by the Chinese in solitary confinement, as other noble Lords have mentioned. There is something I genuinely cannot understand: as the visit was being arranged, and as we were giving permission for a huge Chinese embassy, why was this one British citizen …..."
Baroness Hoey - View Speech

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Division Vote (Lords)
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Hoey (None) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 4 Non-affiliated No votes vs 3 Non-affiliated Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 132
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Hoey (None) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 10 Non-affiliated Aye votes vs 2 Non-affiliated No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180
Written Question
Somaliland: Recognition of States
Tuesday 27th January 2026

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to recognising Somaliland as an independent state.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

It is the UK's long-standing position that the settlement of Somaliland's status is an issue for authorities in Mogadishu and Hargeisa to decide through a consultative process and dialogue, in line with the principles of the UN charter.