8 Former APPG memberships
Bees and Pollinators, Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, Health and the Natural Environment, Parks and Green Spaces, Taiwan, Wine and Spirit Group, Wine and Spirits, Woods and TreesDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(2 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(905 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Blencathra, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
5 Bills introduced by Lord Blencathra
A Bill To amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings; and to introduce six and twelve inch rules for step-free access.
Friday 21st November 2014
A Bill to ensure that people in wheelchairs are able to access all public buildings via ramps or other measures; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to amend the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to provide that the Prime Minister must recommend the person selected by a Joint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court; to make provision for a Joint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court and its functions; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve step-free access to public buildings for wheelchair users
Thursday 11th June 2015
A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings; and to introduce six and twelve inch rules for step free access.
Monday 20th May 2013
Lord Blencathra has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting