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Written Question
Written Questions
Thursday 12th February 2026

Asked by: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Labour - Life peer)

Question

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many written questions were tabled in 2025.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble

The number of written questions tabled in 2025 was 9489. This does not include 17 written questions tabled and then withdrawn.

Written Question
Written Questions: Peers' Interests
Thursday 12th February 2026

Asked by: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Labour - Life peer)

Question

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many written questions tabled in 2025 contained a declaration of a peer's relevant interest; whether those declarations of interest were published; and, if not, why not.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Members are required to declare an interest which is on the Register of Lords’ Interests if the interest is relevant to the question for written answer tabled by the member. When this happens an [I] symbol appears next to the question in House of Lords Business and the interest may be viewed by clicking on the relevant question on the parliamentary website.

In 2025 an interest was declared in respect of 97 questions for written answer.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
NHS: Corridor Care

"My Lords, my recent experience in care homes is that there are vacancies—unfilled beds—in private care homes. When are we going to do something about the mismatch of people in corridors, when beds are available? There needs to be some system introduced to get people into them...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
NHS: Corridor Care

"My Lords—..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 165 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 166 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180
Division Vote (Lords)
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183
Division Vote (Lords)
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 151 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 191
Division Vote (Lords)
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 147
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Digital ID

"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister not agree that this is a typical example of what is now alleged to be “broken Britain”? We were moving forward in 2010 to deal with the changes that were taking place, and it was abandoned by the alliance. It was thrown …..."
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