Information between 8th December 2025 - 18th December 2025
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10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 193 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 223 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 201 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220 |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 10 speeches (2,987 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (825 words) Committee stage part two Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 5 speeches (3,015 words) Committee stage part one Monday 15th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 4 speeches (1,153 words) Committee stage part two Monday 15th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 2 speeches (1,173 words) Committee stage Friday 12th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Wheelchair and Community Equipment Strategy
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (626 words) Thursday 11th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: The UK’s Demographic Future
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (1,240 words) Thursday 11th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (408 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 2 speeches (289 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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9 Dec 2025, 3:53 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Pannick and Lord Blencathra for the welcome that they've given to the general spirit of the clause " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 3:55 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Blencathra has said, of deciding when a claim is " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 9:44 p.m. - House of Lords "List, amendment 316ZA as an amendment to amendment 316. Lord Blencathra. " Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 9:42 p.m. - House of Lords "E in the name of my noble friend Lord Blencathra Lord Blencathra, from whom we will hear in just a " Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 9:47 p.m. - House of Lords " And Lord Blencathra have said this is not an easy subject. I this is not an easy subject. I remind the committee of what happened when section 69 of the " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 9:51 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Blencathra is not going to pursue his original wish to " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 10:01 p.m. - House of Lords "the government supports. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Blencathra for his contribution, " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 10:05 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Blencathra. Of course, I shall not be turning to those, as the noble Lord has not pressed those. " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 1:45 p.m. - House of Lords "point raised not just by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, but also the noble Lady, Baroness Brinton. This " Baroness Merron (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 1:43 p.m. - House of Lords "to eliminate all 52 week waits. The noble Lord Lord Blencathra rightly " Baroness Merron (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 2:34 p.m. - House of Lords "Committee. As the noble Lord, Lord, my friend Lord Blencathra has already said, that is a body that " Lord Faulks (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 3:06 p.m. - House of Lords "this subject, but also, as my Lord, my noble friend Lord Blencathra " Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 4:17 p.m. - House of Lords "number of noble Lords such as the right reverend Prelate, the Lord Bishop of Leicester, my noble friend Lord Blencathra, have " Baroness Finn (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 4:39 p.m. - House of Lords "under 20. My Lords, in terms of how we legislate, which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, in " Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 4:46 p.m. - House of Lords "ferret a problem in no time at all. And finally, my noble friend Lord Blencathra, well worthy guerrilla " Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Dec 2025, 8:53 p.m. - House of Lords "And as Lord Blencathra said, of users being let down " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Dec 2025, 1 p.m. - House of Lords "Whip instructed, I have every right to do so. And I think my noble friend Lord Blencathra made some " Lord Harper (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Dec 2025, 1:59 p.m. - House of Lords "something earlier that Lord noble Lord Lord Blencathra, now not in his place, said when he complained " Lord Moore of Etchingham (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 4:42 p.m. - House of Lords "McCaul, Baroness Neville-Rolfe and Lord Blencathra bring their names to some of those amendments. In " Lord Hogan-Howe (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 4:48 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 346B is about e-bikes, as Lord Blencathra has already mentioned, e-bikes cannot exceed " Lord Hogan-Howe (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:10 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Blencathra began his remarks on amendment 30, and I'm very grateful to the government for " Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:21 p.m. - House of Lords "effective penalty. Now. Lord Blencathra amendment 337 looks to " Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:27 p.m. - House of Lords "amendments 3.37 F and 346 B, tabled by my noble friend Lord Blencathra and the noble Lord Lord Hogan-Howe, " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:34 p.m. - House of Lords "forward. First of all, the noble Lord Blencathra who spoke on behalf of the noble Lord Lucas, who I wish " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:36 p.m. - House of Lords "not really be very workable in his own right. The noble Lord Blencathra turned and introduced " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:28 p.m. - House of Lords "the risks. On amendment 330 7EI wholeheartedly agree with my noble friend Lord Blencathra pavements are designated for pedestrians, " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 5:50 p.m. - House of Lords "sit down and I commend the course of action. I suggested to the noble Lord Blencathra. >> To noble Lord, the Minister, for " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 9:12 p.m. - House of Lords "345 first, which my noble friend Lord Blencathra expertly " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 8:56 p.m. - House of Lords "moved. We now come to amendment 345, in the name of Lord Lucas. I believe Lord Blencathra is going to move it. " Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 9:04 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment 416B, which might answer some Lord Blencathra question. This is supported by the noble Lord, " Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 10:03 p.m. - House of Lords "my noble friend, the noble, the noble Lord. Rather, Lord Blencathra would be content to withdraw his amendment. " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 9:49 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, on his behalf, which seeks to make provision for a pilot to help " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 9:52 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Lord Blencathra would would duplicate existing frameworks, including the National Police Chiefs Council and College of " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 7:40 p.m. - House of Lords "will impose on employers, particularly small employers, and Lord Blencathra make that point " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 7:49 p.m. - House of Lords "Buckley, and the noble Lord Blencathra. I just say at the beginning that the concerns that " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 7:49 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lady Baroness Fox, and the noble Lord Blencathra. They've made points which are valid, but they're " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 10:13 p.m. - House of Lords "referenced by my noble friend Lord Blencathra, has launched a new " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 10:16 p.m. - House of Lords "grateful to the noble Ladies Baroness Sugg and Baroness Doocey and the noble Lord Lord Blencathra " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 10:16 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Blencathra, that there is nothing to do with honour about them. But that said, the government " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 10:19 p.m. - House of Lords "timeliness. I now turn to amendment 355A in the name of the noble Lord Lord Blencathra, which makes the " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:32 p.m. - House of Lords "worrying problem is the one which has been alluded to actually both by my noble friend Lord Blencathra " Viscount Hailsham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:34 p.m. - House of Lords "friend Lord Blencathra, whilst I again I have sympathy with the " Viscount Hailsham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:29 p.m. - House of Lords "for at clause 106. I hope the noble Lord Lord Blencathra might see that " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:31 p.m. - House of Lords "on the previous group to to return to Lord Blencathra current " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:12 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 346 Lord Blencathra. >> My Lords, I neglected to say at the start of my last remarks that my noble friend Lord Shinkwin said " Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:12 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment is by leave withdrawn. Amendment 346 Lord Blencathra. " Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:24 p.m. - House of Lords "they disapprove of the niceties of my friend Lord Shinkwin or Lord Blencathra. Particular amendments. " Lord Garnier (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:25 p.m. - House of Lords "So the amendments from Lord Blencathra look to tackle the fire " Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:56 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Blencathra, which would allow for food delivery companies to receive an unlimited fine should any of their riders be " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:01 p.m. - House of Lords "furthermore, as I'm grateful to him, the noble Lord Lord Blencathra already told us we had seven days " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:03 p.m. - House of Lords "and respond before I conclude with a couple of specific questions that are asked. Lord Blencathra asked about the consultation on " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:06 p.m. - House of Lords "and Lord Blencathra Lord McColl, when they come to give their " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:08 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Blencathra, that all of these amendments and of course, I would " Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:27 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords. I'm grateful to the noble Lord Lord Blencathra for his amendments on the regulation of e-bike batteries. Your Lordships' e-bike batteries. Your Lordships' House may recall the recent passage through this house of the Product " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:33 p.m. - House of Lords "cited by the noble Lord Lord Blencathra with the with the with the British Standards Institution, " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:35 p.m. - House of Lords "offer remains on the table. So I'm grateful for the noble Lord Lord Blencathra for raising the issues, but for the reasons I've outlined, " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:43 p.m. - House of Lords "from my noble friend Lord Blencathra the question what is going to happen to them? But can I " Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:39 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, I'd like to congratulate my noble friend, Lord Shinkwin, the noble Lord Blencathra, and the noble Lord McCall, for for " Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:44 p.m. - House of Lords ">> In this group from Lord Shinkwin. Lord Blencathra and Lord McColl are " Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:03 p.m. - House of Lords "amendments in this group in the names of my little friends Lord Blencathra and Lord Mitchell of " Amdt. 34C Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Crime and Policing Bill
37 speeches (13,143 words) Committee stage part two Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) such abuse.Again in August this year, the College of Policing, as referenced by my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Levitt (Lab - Life peer) Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Sugg and Lady Doocey, and the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
114 speeches (27,322 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Shinkwin (Con - Life peer) Amendment 346C, I welcome the other amendments in this group in the names of my noble friends, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 2: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friends Lord Shinkwin, Lord Blencathra and Lord McColl on speaking - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Pidgeon (LD - Life peer) My Lords, the amendments in this group from the noble Lords, Lord Shinkwin, Lord Blencathra and Lord - Link to Speech 4: None The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, made his case forcefully when moving his amendment. - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
100 speeches (26,958 words) Committee stage part one Monday 15th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: None As the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, has mentioned, e-bikes cannot exceed certain limits. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Shinkwin (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I apologise to the Committee for not being in my seat when my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, spoke on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I commend the course of action that I suggested to the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
66 speeches (14,148 words) Committee stage part two Monday 15th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab - Life peer) , I turn to Amendment 416B, which might answer some of the questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 2: Earl Attlee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My noble friend Lord Blencathra expertly articulated it, but I fear that I did not find it convincing - Link to Speech 3: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) is available.Amendment 345 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and moved by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 4: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) Given the imminence of the strategy, I hope the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, would be content to withdraw - Link to Speech |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
184 speeches (39,194 words) Committee stage Friday 12th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Harper (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Blencathra made some very good points. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Moore of Etchingham (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Just before I do, I will also support something that the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, who is now not - Link to Speech |
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The UK’s Demographic Future
40 speeches (25,736 words) Thursday 11th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) superb contribution as chair of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, as my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 2: Lord Horam (Con - Life peer) Neville-Rolfe pointed out; his persistent demands for debates on this subject; and, as my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) of noble Lords, such as the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester and my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) I come in under 20 minutes.In terms of how we legislate, which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 5: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con - Life peer) legal expertise, which enables him to fillet a problem in no time at all.Finally, my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech |
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Wheelchair and Community Equipment Strategy
21 speeches (7,460 words) Thursday 11th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, said, there are widespread reports of users being let down by the - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) reduce waits over 18 weeks, and to develop a plan to eliminate all 52-week waits.The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
112 speeches (26,514 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Baroness Levitt (Lab - Life peer) thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Doocey, and the noble Lords, Lord Pannick and Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
45 speeches (12,784 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Black of Brentwood (Con - Life peer) will briefly say a few words about Amendments 316ZA to 316ZE, in the name of my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 2: Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) My Lords, since the noble Lords, Lord Black and Lord Blencathra, have said that this is not an easy subject - Link to Speech 3: Lord Goddard of Stockport (LD - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, is right; he is trying to right a wrong and he understands the points - Link to Speech 4: None I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Blencathra for his contribution, and I note that he is not pressing - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Medicines security - Public Services Committee Found: Wednesday 10 December 2025 11 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Carter of Coles (The Chair); Lord Blencathra |
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Nov. 20 2025
Letter from Lord Katz to Lord Blencathra regarding the question on social housing providers ability to issue a closure notice on a flat within a housing block they own or manage. Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Will write letters Found: Letter from Lord Katz to Lord Blencathra regarding the question on social housing providers ability to |
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Dec. 09 2025
Active Travel England Source Page: Food Standards Agency annual report and accounts 2024/25 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Rhian Hayward MBE Board member (Sept 2023) Lord Blencathra Board member (Jun 2021 - reappointed Jun |
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Dec. 09 2025
Active Travel England Source Page: Food Standards Agency annual report and accounts 2024/25 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Rhian Hayward MBE Board member (Sept 2023) Lord Blencathra Board member (Jun 2021 - reappointed Jun |
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Dec. 09 2025
Active Travel England Source Page: Food Standards Agency annual report and accounts 2024/25 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Rhian Hayward MBE Board member (Sept 2023) Lord Blencathra Board member (Jun 2021 - reappointed Jun |
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Dec. 09 2025
Active Travel England Source Page: Food Standards Agency annual report and accounts 2024/25 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Rhian Hayward MBE Board member (Sept 2023) Lord Blencathra Board member (Jun 2021 - reappointed Jun |