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Division Votes
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley 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
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 239
14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 215
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 212
15 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 186
15 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Berkeley voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 194

Speeches
Lord Berkeley speeches from: National Policy Statement for Ports Lord Berkeley contributed 1 speech (631 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Transport
Lord Berkeley speeches from: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Lord Berkeley contributed 3 speeches (695 words) Committee stage part two Monday 13th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office

Written Answers
Department for Transport: Departmental Responsibilities Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 1st October 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the allocation of responsibilities of Ministers in the Department for Transport. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) The responsibilities of Ministers in the Department for Transport can be found below: The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Department for Transport business, including: overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team delivering the transport priorities of the government: making transport cheaper, greener, and more reliable ensuring the transport network is safe and accessible corporate functions such as oversight of departmental finance and public appointments The Minister for Rail is responsible for: rail light rail London and TfL The Minister for Roads and Buses is responsible for: roads buses accessibility automated vehicles (AVs) motoring agencies micromobility The Minister for Local Transport is responsible for: local transport active travel violence against women and girls (VAWG) taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) road safety The Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation is responsible for: aviation and airport expansion maritime decarbonisation and electric vehicles (EVs) freight and borders security
Network Rail: Finance Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 16th October 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported £243 million underspend by Network Rail as reported by the Office of Rail and Road, and what plans they have to allow Network Rail to spend some of this underspend in investment in new or upgraded rail infrastructure. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) reported in its Annual Efficiency and Finance report that Network Rail financially underperformed by £243 million during 2024/25. This represented an increase in costs driven largely by inflationary pressure, higher maintenance and poor train performance. There are arrangements in place to allow Network Rail to manage overspends and underspends across its five-year funding periods. Network Rail is working to improve its financial performance in the current financial year.

Written Answers

Department for Transport: Departmental Responsibilities
Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Wednesday 1st October 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the allocation of responsibilities of Ministers in the Department for Transport.

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

The responsibilities of Ministers in the Department for Transport can be found below:

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Department for Transport business, including:

overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team
delivering the transport priorities of the government: making transport cheaper, greener, and more reliable
ensuring the transport network is safe and accessible
corporate functions such as oversight of departmental finance and public appointments

The Minister for Rail is responsible for:

rail
light rail
London and TfL

The Minister for Roads and Buses is responsible for:

roads
buses
accessibility
automated vehicles (AVs)
motoring agencies
micromobility

The Minister for Local Transport is responsible for:

local transport
active travel
violence against women and girls (VAWG)
taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs)
road safety

The Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation is responsible for:

aviation and airport expansion
maritime
decarbonisation and electric vehicles (EVs)
freight and borders
security

Network Rail: Finance
Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 16th October 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported £243 million underspend by Network Rail as reported by the Office of Rail and Road, and what plans they have to allow Network Rail to spend some of this underspend in investment in new or upgraded rail infrastructure.

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

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) reported in its Annual Efficiency and Finance report that Network Rail financially underperformed by £243 million during 2024/25. This represented an increase in costs driven largely by inflationary pressure, higher maintenance and poor train performance. There are arrangements in place to allow Network Rail to manage overspends and underspends across its five-year funding periods. Network Rail is working to improve its financial performance in the current financial year.

Lord Berkeley mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
National Policy Statement for Ports 35 speeches (13,480 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord Greenway, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, also raised those - Link to Speech
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 89 speeches (22,054 words) Committee stage part two Monday 13th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I will deal with Amendments 208 and 208A tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I was intrigued to know what points the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, was going to raise. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Berkeley for bringing forward his amendment and for taking the - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

National Policy Statement for Ports
35 speeches (13,480 words)
Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Grand Committee
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord Greenway, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, also raised those - Link to Speech

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
89 speeches (22,054 words)
Committee stage part two
Monday 13th October 2025 - Lords Chamber
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I will deal with Amendments 208 and 208A tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I was intrigued to know what points the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, was going to raise. - Link to Speech
3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Berkeley for bringing forward his amendment and for taking the - Link to Speech

Deposited Papers
Friday 3rd October 2025 Source Page: Letter dated 26/09/2025 from Lord Vallance to Lord Berkeley regarding what progress has been made on the UK re-joining European Geostationary Navigation Service (EGNOS), as discussed during the Oral Question on European Framework Programme 10. 1p. Document: 2025_10_02_Letter_from_Minister_Vallance_to_Lord_Berkeley.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 26/09/2025 from Lord Vallance to Lord Berkeley regarding what progress has been made on

Deposited Papers

Friday 3rd October 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 26/09/2025 from Lord Vallance to Lord Berkeley regarding what progress has been made on the UK re-joining European Geostationary Navigation Service (EGNOS), as discussed during the Oral Question on European Framework Programme 10. 1p.
Document: 2025_10_02_Letter_from_Minister_Vallance_to_Lord_Berkeley.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 26/09/2025 from Lord Vallance to Lord Berkeley regarding what progress has been made on

Lord Berkeley - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 14th October 2025 10 a.m. Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 21st October 2025 10 a.m. Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 28th October 2025 10 a.m. Science and Technology Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Former CEO of UK Research and Innovation At 10:15am: Oral evidence Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 4th November 2025 10 a.m. Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 28th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS Science and Technology Committee