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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, the only purpose of Amendment 414 is to stop the Minister saying it is an operational matter for the police. If police charges for abnormal load escorts are operational matters for the police, surely firearms licensing charges are. We have been screwing down the cost of a firearms …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"I beg to move...."
Earl Attlee - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, the bad news is that not all service personnel are absolute angels: it could be one junior soldier stealing a mobile phone from another junior serviceman. These arrangements are very sensible, and I agree with everything that the Minister has had to say. My only question for him, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, I strongly support my noble friend on the Front Bench. I think we grossly underestimate how much damage to the UK economy is caused by stopping motorways, particularly the M25. I have not seen authoritative figures for how much it costs to block a motorway, which happens with …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, I have been in your Lordships’ House for 33 years. I have lost count of the number of times that Ministers have said that an amendment is unnecessary, and I have used the same argument myself. That being the case, how is it that we saw the M25 …..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Earl Attlee (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 171 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Earl Attlee (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 101 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
Written Question
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Tax Allowances
Monday 22nd December 2025

Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 15 December (HL12602), whether they will now state when the amount in question was last uprated in line with inflation.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The agreed industry scale rate for lorry drivers’ overnight subsistence is not uprated in line with inflation. Normally the relevant industry body, in this case the Road Haulage Association, would approach His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to discuss changing the industry rate. If individual haulage operators think the industry rate is inadequate, they would need to provide evidence to HMRC that drivers are incurring expenses that exceed the current benchmark rate to have a bespoke rate agreed.

Employers can choose to reimburse drivers for the actual subsistence costs incurred when staying away from home, rather than pay the set benchmark scale rate.

Written Question
West Yorkshire Police: Finance
Tuesday 16th December 2025

Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 1 December (HL12185), what estimate they have made of the total annual budget of West Yorkshire Police.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

West Yorkshire Police will receive funding of up to £659.6m in 2025-26. You should note that this figure includes core Government grants and council tax precept only and does not represent the totality of the force’s budget. The Home Office does not routinely collect information on other police force revenue.