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Calendar
Friday 24th October 2025 Lord Bach (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill - second reading Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 140
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 130
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 143
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 162
22 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 116 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 120
22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 113 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 127
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 175
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 134
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bach voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 129 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 189

Speeches
Lord Bach speeches from: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Lord Bach contributed 4 speeches (1,196 words) Committee stage Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office

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Live Transcript
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8 Sep 2025, 4:27 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Bach is not a 1998 instinct or " Baroness Chakrabarti (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 Sep 2025, 4:09 p.m. - House of Lords "for the reasons described by Lord Bach such as the piloting of the " Baroness Prashar (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
8 Sep 2025, 4:10 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for the way in which he opened and explained " Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 167 speeches (48,736 words) Committee stage Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Prashar (XB - Life peer) It has been admirably moved by the noble Lord, Lord Bach. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I too have put my name to this amendment, and I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bach - Link to Speech 3: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Bach. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I also support the amendment from my noble friend Lord Bach and pay tribute to him not just - Link to Speech
Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 61 speeches (17,728 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Mentions: 1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) Since then, in January 2013, the noble Lord, Lord Bach, succeeded in defeating a legal aid order. - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.35 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath (The Chair); Lord Bach
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring, and Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 9 September 2025 noon Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath (The Chair); Lord Bach
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Serco UK & Europe Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 9 September 2025 11.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath (The Chair); Lord Bach
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Oral Evidence - Probation Institute, and The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 2 September 2025 11.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath (The Chair); Lord Bach
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC, and Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 2 September 2025 10.35 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Foster of Bath (The Chair); Lord Bach

Parliamentary Research
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill: HL Bill 125 of 2024–26 - LLN-2025-0037 Oct. 16 2025 Found: The Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill is a private member’s bill sponsored by Lord Bach (Labour) in the
Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 - CBP-10359 Oct. 13 2025 Found: Commission on Access to Justice (the ‘Bach Commission’) was devised and chaired by Labour peer, Lord Bach

Bill Documents
Sep. 04 2025 HL Bill 101-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BACH BARONESS LUDFORD BARONESS PRASHAR LORD CARLILE OF BERRIEW 137_ After Clause 41, insert
Sep. 01 2025 HL Bill 101-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BACH BARONESS LUDFORD BARONESS PRASHAR LORD CARLILE OF BERRIEW 137_ After Clause 41, insert
Jul. 14 2025 HL Bill 125 Explanatory Notes Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: These have been produced with the consent of Lord Bach, the Peer in Charge of the Bill in the House

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Lord Bach - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Investigation into electronic monitoring At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM At 11:15am: Oral evidence Helen Schofield - Chief Executive at Probation Institute Richard Garside - Director at The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 9th September 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Investigation into electronic monitoring At 10:30am: Oral evidence Antony King - Managing Director of Citizen Services at Serco UK & Europe At 11:15am: Oral evidence David Byrne - President at Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring Aled Hughes - VP R&D at Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 16th September 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Investigation into electronic monitoring At 10:30am: Oral evidence Jim Barton - Director, Probation Reform and Electronic Monitoring at Ministry of Justice The Lord Timpson OBE DL - Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending at Ministry of Justice View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 14th October 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Electronic border management systems - follow-up At 10:30am: Oral evidence Simon Calder Simon Lejeune - Chief Safety and Stations and Security Officer at Eurostar Assoc. Prof Niovi Vavoula - Associate Professor and Chair in Cyber Policy at University of Luxembourg View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 21st October 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 28th October 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 11th November 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 4th November 2025 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC, and Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Oral Evidence - Probation Institute, and The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 24 July from Sir Nic Dakin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, and Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding Imprisonment for Public Protection. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 7 August 2025 from the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, to Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons regarding the HMP Pentonville Urgent Notification Process Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 6 August 2025 from the Home Secretary to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the implementation of the time-limited pilot agreement, in the form of a Treaty, between the UK and France to deter irregular journeys from Europe to the UK by small boats and the required Immigration Rules changes and the use of section 22 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act to expedite the ratification of the Treaty. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 15 August 2025 from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Urgent Notification of HMP Pentonville. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Privacy International ETM0006 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - University of Essex ETM0007 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - HM Inspectorate of Probation ETM0008 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Centre for Crime and Justice Studies ETM0009 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Ministry of Justice ETM0011 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Big Brother Watch ETM0010 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - The Howard League for Penal Reform ETM0005 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Women in Prison ETM0004 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Nacro ETM0003 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring, and Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Serco UK & Europe Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Correspondence - Welcome letter dated 8 September 2025 from the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee to the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, new Home Secretary. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Correspondence - Welcome letter dated 8 September 2025 from the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee to the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Written Evidence - University of Birmingham ETM0001 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Written Evidence - The Probation Institute ETM0002 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 2 September 2025 from Sir Nic Dakin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee following the introduction of the Sentencing Bill. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 18 September 2025 from the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee to Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, in reply to the Government's response to the Committee's report Better prisons: less crime. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025 Government Response - Letter dated 12 September from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice, and Government response to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee report Better Prisons: Less Crime. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 8 July 2025 from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, regarding the publication of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons' Annual Report 2024-25. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 9 July 2025 from The Right Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part 1 Report. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 15th July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 9 July 2025 from The Right Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part 1 Report. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 18 July 2025 from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, regarding the Arbitration Act 2025: Commencement. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 17 July 2025 from Lord Timpson Minister of State for Justice to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) Annual Report. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Thursday 24th July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 22 July 2025 from Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for Migration & Citizenship, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee setting out further details of the Government’s ongoing work with the EU on the European Entry/Exit System (EES) and the UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Scheme. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Thursday 24th July 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 24 July 2025 from Simon Ridley, Second Permanent Secretary, Home Office, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding Border Force staffing and retention. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Written Evidence - Revolving Doors ETM0013 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Written Evidence - Home Office ETM0012 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 26 September 2025 from the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Prime Minister's announcement of a National Digital Identity Programme for the UK. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 2 October 2025 from the Baroness Levitt KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the announcement about weddings reform. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 30 September 2025 from the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the allocation of Crown Court sitting days. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 3 October 2025 from the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the terrorist attack in Manchester and the appointment of the Independent Public Advocate. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 30 September 2025 from the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee in reply to the Committee's letter welcoming his new appointment. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 23 September 2025 from the Managing Director, Citizen Services Serco UK & Europe to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee following his appearance before the Committee on 9 September as part of its investigation into Electronic Monitoring. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 1 October 2025 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee following his appearance before the Committee on 16 September as part of its investigation into Electronic Monitoring. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Simon Calder, Eurostar, and University of Luxembourg Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 10 October from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee in response to the Committee's letter following the publication of the Committee's report, Better prisons: Less Crime. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 14 October 2025 from Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee: 'Just passing time.' A review of work and training provision in adult prisons. Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Written Evidence - Home Office ETM0014 - Investigation into electronic monitoring Investigation into electronic monitoring - Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter dated 21 October 2025 from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice to the Chair , Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage Government Amendments. Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
6 Jun 2025 Investigation into electronic monitoring Justice and Home Affairs Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available