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Division Vote (Lords)
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted No and against the House
One of 29 Crossbench No votes vs 11 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183
Division Vote (Lords)
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 39 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 May 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, by any measure, this is a landmark Bill and I welcome very many of its provisions. However, in the very short time available today, I will focus only on the part of the Bill that concerns child protection and safeguarding, in particular in Clauses 2 to 4. I …..."
Lord Bichard - View Speech

View all Lord Bichard (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Apr 2025
Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)

"My Lords, as a former chair of a non-statutory inquiry, the Soham inquiry, more recently chair of an expert group advising the Infected Blood Inquiry, and a witness before four public inquiries, I was naturally very interested in reading the report. I very much welcome it and agree with the …..."
Lord Bichard - View Speech

View all Lord Bichard (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Apr 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the National Trading Standards Board, which is responsible for the most complex trading standards prosecutions and which works with government on a number of key priorities, including preventing the sale of illicit tobacco and vapes. Since trading standards receives so little …..."
Lord Bichard - View Speech

View all Lord Bichard (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Division Vote (Lords)
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted No and against the House
One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 15 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 179
Division Vote (Lords)
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 25 Crossbench Aye votes vs 17 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 177
Division Vote (Lords)
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted No and against the House
One of 15 Crossbench No votes vs 25 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
Division Vote (Lords)
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 35 Crossbench No votes vs 13 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 224 Noes - 267
Division Vote (Lords)
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Bichard (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 29 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 257