Information between 12th November 2025 - 2nd December 2025
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 169 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 238 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 195 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 66 Noes - 175 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 236 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 240 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 147 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 157 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 150 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150 |
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24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244 |
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24 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 81 Noes - 132 |
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Earl Russell speeches from: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Earl Russell contributed 1 speech (1,116 words) 2nd reading Thursday 20th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport |
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Earl Russell speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Earl Russell contributed 4 speeches (2,276 words) Committee stage Monday 17th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Earl Russell speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Earl Russell contributed 3 speeches (2,302 words) Committee stage Thursday 13th November 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care |
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Earl Russell speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Earl Russell contributed 1 speech (98 words) Committee stage Tuesday 11th November 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care |
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Waste: Crime
Asked by: Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Tuesday 18th November 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Environment Agency is investigating a large-scale illegal waste crime site in Wigan, as reported by Sky News on 28 October; whether it was on the list of six sites provided to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee; and, if not, why not. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Environment Agency (EA) is undertaking operations in response to an illegal waste site located at Bolton House Road, Wigan. These operations consist of two key components. The first is a complex criminal investigation involving multiple lines of enquiry. The second is a coordinated multi-agency effort, working alongside Wigan Council, Greater Manchester Police, and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, to assist in the development of a plan for the removal of the waste—subject to the identification of funding. The EA remains committed to collaborating with partners to safeguard the environment and protect the wellbeing and livelihoods of residents and workers affected by the site. Due to its smaller size and lower volume of waste compared to the site at Hoads Wood, the Bolton House Road site did not meet the criteria for inclusion on the list sent to the Committee. |
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Community Energy
Asked by: Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation that would enable people and businesses to buy community energy locally. Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Government is hugely ambitious about the role that local energy will play in achieving our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower.
The Department – with Great British Energy – are looking at the issue of local supply and the options available.
In parallel, Elexon have been progressing the P441 code modification through a series of workgroup roundtables and have recently concluded a consultation to gather wider sector responses on proposed P441 changes. These changes if supported would clarify and simplify balancing and settlement arrangements for complex metering sites, such as those likely to be used by many community energy schemes.
The Government will continue to monitor these developments closely and will publish the Local Power Plan in due course. |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:26 p.m. - House of Lords "also stress, and in response to a member 47 as Earl Russell noted, that there is an existing power for " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:21 p.m. - House of Lords "a serious issue as both Lord Houchen and Earl Russell said, it is environmental vandalism and you only have to consider the enormous " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:50 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Earl Russell said, and waste crime is cost the economy an estimated £1 billion annually. We " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:52 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Earl Russell touched on Kidlington, the the the terrible incident at Killington, which we discussed also in the previous " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:53 p.m. - House of Lords "as the noble Earl Russell will appreciate, the Environment and Climate Change Committee wrote to my right hon. Friend, the Secretary " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:54 p.m. - House of Lords "respond fully to the Environmental Committee's report. I hope the noble Lord Earl Russell would be " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:59 p.m. - House of Lords "Earl Russell not moved and 45 and 46 Lord Davis of Gower not moved. " Deputy Lord Speaker. Baroness Fookes (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Nov 2025, 6:31 p.m. - House of Lords "content. The contents have it after clause nine, amendment 43 Earl Russell. " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Nov 2025, 2:32 p.m. - House of Lords "my noble friend Earl Russell, is a concern that the levy will filter " Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Electronic Cigarettes: Imports
Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East) Tuesday 18th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the proposed pre-filled pod ban amendment in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill prevents the sale of non-compliant imported liquids to under-age users. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Tobacco and Vapes Bill does not include any measures which would ban pre-filled vape pods, and we have no plans to amend the Bill or bring forward secondary legislation to this effect. An amendment put forward by Earl Russell that proposes to ban pre-filled pods was debated and subsequently withdrawn during the second committee session for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Lords. The Bill will enable the introduction of a new registration scheme for all tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, which will ensure that only compliant imported e-liquids are available for sale in the United Kingdom. The Bill also ensures that all vaping products, including pre-filled pods, will fall under the same age of sale of 18 years old, and new fixed penalty notices will support Trading Standards in taking swift action in relation to underage sales. |
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Wednesday 26th November 2025
Source Page: Letter dated 18/11/2025 from Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to Earl Russell regarding the use of Al in electricity network connections and updates to the energy code, as discussed during the debate on Power Struggle: Delivering Great Britain’s Electricity Grid Infrastructure (Industry and Regulators Committee Report). 1p. Document: 2025-11-18_-_Lord_Wilson_letter_to_Earl_Russell.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 18/11/2025 from Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to Earl Russell regarding the use of Al in electricity |
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Wednesday 26th November 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Drought Preparedness At 10:00am: Oral evidence Rob Lawson - Chair of Water Resources Technical Panel at Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Professor Jim Hall - Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks at University of Oxford Dr Chris Counsell - Technical Director at HR Wallingford View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Climate Change Committee At 10:00am: Oral evidence Nigel Topping - Chair at Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Drought Preparedness At 10:00am: Oral evidence Sarah McMath - CEO at MOSL Meyrick Gough - Managing Director at Water Resources South East Andrew Newton - Principal Engineer at Ely Group of Internal Drainage Boards View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 7th January 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Drought Preparedness View calendar - Add to calendar |