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Division Votes
22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and against the House One of 34 Crossbench Aye votes vs 17 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267
14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 47 Crossbench No votes vs 10 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261
2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 57 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116
28 Oct 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 12 Crossbench No votes vs 35 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 159
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 2 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 50 Noes - 115
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 1 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 52 Noes - 113
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 34 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 141
27 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 30 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 157
27 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 31 Crossbench No votes vs 20 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 185
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and against the House One of 19 Crossbench Aye votes vs 25 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 195
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 26 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 16 Crossbench No votes vs 17 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 15 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169

Speeches
Lord Bichard speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (557 words) Committee stage Monday 27th October 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Bichard speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (173 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development

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Lord Bichard mentioned

Live Transcript
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2 Jul 2025, 4:09 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment one and ask specific questions relating to the Earl Marshal and Lord Bichard Berlin, in " The Earl of Devon (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jun 2025, 5:09 p.m. - House of Lords "Butler-Sloss and Lord Bichard very sadly have extensive experience of these issues. I think we should " Baroness Grey-Thompson (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 74 speeches (23,792 words) Committee stage Monday 27th October 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Bethell (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Those are the statistics that the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, rightly gave; they are different from those - Link to Speech 2: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) It has strong public support, and it is backed by experts.As the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, said, this - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) However, as the noble Lords, Lord Bichard and Lord Young, have just mentioned, this is not prohibition - Link to Speech 4: None The noble Lords, Lord Moylan, Lord Bichard and Lord Scriven, made points about trading standards. - Link to Speech
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 103 speeches (34,430 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Sentamu (XB - Life peer) I am reminded of those wonderful words by the noble Lord, Lord Bichard; noble Lords have heard him speak - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) We have also heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, the noble Lords, Lord Meston and Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) My noble friends Lord Meston and Lord Bichard and my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss have - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - post-legislative scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: 2021 Wednesday 12 November 2025 11.05 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Numeracy for life Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: life Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.55 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - National resilience Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: resilience Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.45 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Lifelong Learning: Removing barriers and realising benefits of higher education in later life Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: life Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.35 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Freelancing and Self-employment: Rights and Responsibilities in a Modern Economy Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Economy Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.25 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Childhood vaccination rates Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: rates Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.15 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - AI and Society Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: November 2025 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Declarations of interest - Declarations of interests for Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Declaration of Interests for the Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2026 Interests declared: Lord Bichard

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Lord Bichard - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP - Lord Chancellor and Minister for Justice at UK Government View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 10th September 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Hermer KC - Attorney General for England and Wales at Attorney General's Office View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 15th October 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 29th October 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 9th July 2025 10 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 10 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:15am: Oral evidence Mick Antoniw MS - Member of the Senedd at Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament At 11:00am: Oral evidence Anne Applebaum - Journalist, Writer and Historian at The Atlantic Mark Lewis - Chief of Public Sector Partnerships at World Justice Project View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 25th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Chris Nelson - Police and Crime Commissioner at Gloucestershire Constabulary Serena Kennedy - Chief Constable at Merseyside Police View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 16th July 2025 10 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos - Master of the Rolls at Judiciary of England and Wales View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 15th July 2025 10 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 11th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Ashley Hodges - Chief Executive at Young Citizens Daniel Scrase - Trainee Solicitor at BPP University Social Impact Team View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 18th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence John Larkin KC James Wolffe KC View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 5th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 12th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 19th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 25th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration At 10:30am: Oral evidence Professor Peter Clegg - Professor in Politics and International Relations, and Head of the School of Social Sciences at University of the West of England (Bristol) Dr Derek O'Brien - Associate Professor in Law at Oxford Brookes University View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 26th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: One off session on consequential amendments View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 10th December 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 7th January 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 13th January 2026 10:45 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 21st January 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 28th January 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 4th February 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 16th July 2025 Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025 Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 4th September 2025 Written Evidence - The Law Society of Scotland ROL0115 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 4th September 2025 Written Evidence - World Justice Project ROL0114 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Correspondence - Government response - Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Constitution Committee
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Oral Evidence - UK Government Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 8th September 2025 Government Response - Government Response - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Constitution Committee
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Engagement document - Rule of law - roundtables summary Constitution Committee
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Engagement document - Rule of law inquiry school engagement summary note Constitution Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Attorney General's Office Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 14th July 2025 Written Evidence - James Wolffe KC ROL0112 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Young Citizens, and BPP University Social Impact Team Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Oral Evidence - The Atlantic, and World Justice Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Oral Evidence - Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 25th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Gloucestershire Constabulary, and Merseyside Police Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Friday 18th July 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Supreme Court to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Court's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2024-25 Constitution Committee
Friday 18th July 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, updating the Committee on the Government's Common Framework Programme Constitution Committee
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 Written Evidence - Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos ROL0113 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 8th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Justice regarding Crown Court Sitting Days Constitution Committee
Wednesday 8th October 2025 Government Response - Letter - Government Response regarding the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect During Appeal) Bill Constitution Committee
Wednesday 8th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Baroness Levitt, Ministry of Justice, regarding wedding reform Constitution Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Correspondence - Letter - Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect During Appeal) Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 27th June 2025 Written Evidence - BPP University Social Impact Team ROL0110 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 25th June 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-06-25 10:30:00+01:00 Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 25th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Gloucestershire Constabulary, and Merseyside Police Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 18th June 2025 Oral Evidence - John Larkin KC, and James Wolffe KC Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 18th June 2025 Oral Evidence - John Larkin KC, and James Wolffe KC Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Friday 4th July 2025 Written Evidence - Frances Gibb ROL0111 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 18th June 2025 Oral Evidence - John Larkin KC, and James Wolffe KC Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 25th June 2025 Written Evidence - Irina Woodhead ROL0109 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 26th June 2025 Written Evidence - Louisa Hollely ROL0074 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Oral Evidence - The Supreme Court, and The Supreme Court Constitution Committee
Tuesday 8th July 2025 Government Response - Letter from Baroness Jones to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's report on Fast-track legislation and the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 Constitution Committee
Tuesday 8th July 2025 Government Response - Letter from Baroness Jones to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's report on the Employment Rights Bill Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - Sir Stephen Laws KCB, KC (Hon) ROL0106 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - David Allen Green ROL0107 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - Kapil Summan ROL0108 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Oral Evidence - The Supreme Court, and The Supreme Court Constitution Committee
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Young Citizens, and BPP University Social Impact Team Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Friday 24th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Baroness Merron, Department of Health and Social Care, regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill (20 October 2025) Constitution Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair regarding the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 14th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Hanson, Minister of State for the Home Office to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Crime and Policing Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 14th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General, to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding powers to amend Bills passed before or in the same session. Constitution Committee
Friday 21st November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Constitution Committee
Wednesday 26th November 2025 Oral Evidence - Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office Constitution Committee
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to The Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP, Leader of the House of Commons, and Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords regarding consequential amendment powers Constitution Committee
Friday 5th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Independent Review of Criminal Courts - Government Response to Part 1 Constitution Committee
Wednesday 10th December 2025 Written Evidence - University of the West of England (Bristol) OTJ0001 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Oral Evidence - University of the West of England (Bristol), and Oxford Brookes University Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 17th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Kristy McNeill, Parliamentary Secretary of State for Scotland to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Assisted Dying for Terminally ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Constitution Committee
Friday 19th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Leader of the House Commons to Lord Strathclyde regarding consequential amendments powers Constitution Committee
Friday 19th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Jessica de Mounteney, First Parliamentary Counsel to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Consequential Amendment powers Constitution Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Written Evidence - University of Liverpool OTJ0002 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - 2026-01-13 11:00:00+00:00 Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Written Evidence - Tristan da Cunha OTJ0003 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Government Response - Letter from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Sentencing Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 23rd January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Chris Ward MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Office to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Common Frameworks programme Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee

Select Committee Inquiry

26 Nov 2025 Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Constitution Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions This short inquiry will review progress against the commitments set out in the 2023 UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration. The Committee’s work will focus on the mechanisms for engagement between the UK and the Overseas territories and to what extent they are effective.

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Lord Bichard mentioned in Welsh results

Welsh Government Publications
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Source Page: Literature review to consider recent evidence on leadership development Document: Main report (PDF) Found: Lord Bichard, making the case for a more diverse senior leadership in the UK Civil Service, argues that