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Tuesday 16th April 2024
Earl of Lytton (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: The 200th anniversary year since the death of George Gordon 6th Lord Byron
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Parliamentary Debates
Ada Lovelace Day
53 speeches (11,688 words)
Thursday 16th October 2025 - Westminster Hall

Mentions:
1: Lizzi Collinge (Lab - Morecambe and Lunesdale) Her most famous parent was Lord Byron, while her mother—Lady Annabella—was a gifted mathematician. - Link to Speech

Parthenon Marbles: British Museum Act 1963
26 speeches (4,099 words)
Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Mentions:
1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) Perhaps Lord Byron is best known in the UK for his poetry, and for being“mad, bad and dangerous to know - Link to Speech
2: Andrew George (LD - St Ives) I welcome the Minister’s opening remarks, particularly about Lord Byron, who, of course, was opposed - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
140 speeches (33,397 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Lord Wrottesley (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We know it is too late for all, or the majority, of us hereditary Peers—to paraphrase Lord Byron, I am - Link to Speech

Renters’ Rights Bill
82 speeches (42,595 words)
Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Like my noble ancestor Lord Byron, I deny nothing but I doubt everything. - Link to Speech

Budget Resolutions
280 speeches (48,171 words)
Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Michelle Welsh (Lab - Sherwood Forest) Sherwood Forest is Lord Byron, it is Ada Lovelace, it is our farms, villages, our towns, and most importantly - Link to Speech

Lord Byron: 200th Anniversary
21 speeches (1,670 words)
Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Mentions:
1: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) what steps they are taking to mark the 200th anniversary year since the death of George Gordon 6th Lord Byron - Link to Speech
2: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) In doing so, I draw the attention of the House to my direct descent from Lord Byron and my involvement - Link to Speech
3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) Majesty’s Government appreciate the great interest that the bicentenary of the death of the sixth Lord Byron - Link to Speech
4: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, Lord Byron is rightly canonised as being symbolic of the international contribution that UK - Link to Speech
5: Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con - Life peer) That is a quotation from Lord Byron. He is hardly being shared where he is presently located. - Link to Speech

International Women’s Day
73 speeches (36,012 words)
Friday 8th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) Ada Lovelace is known for being the daughter of Lord Byron, but her extraordinary abilities in mathematics - Link to Speech

Elgin Marbles
28 speeches (8,629 words)
Thursday 14th December 2023 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) In 1882, a splendid statue of Lord Byron was erected in Hyde Park by public subscription; it stands on - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 15th July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-15 16:15:00+01:00

Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee

Found: She was the estranged daughter of Lord Byron, and her mother was a gifted mathematician.

Wednesday 15th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Securing the domestic supply chain - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: I believe it is Lord Byron Davies.

Tuesday 5th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Screen Cornwall, Billy Kay, BBC Northern Ireland, and BBC Gaeilge

Minority languages - Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: George Gordon, Lord Byron, said, “For I am half a Scot by birth and bred a whole one, and my heart

Tuesday 5th March 2024
Oral Evidence - MG Alba, BBC, and S4C

Minority languages - Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: George Gordon, Lord Byron, said, “For I am half a Scot by birth and bred a whole one, and my heart

Thursday 9th November 2023
Written Evidence - Peter Way
SMEF0078 - SME Finance

Treasury Committee

Found: My MP at the time (Lord Byron Davies) intervened and tried to help but he too was frustrated by

Wednesday 18th October 2023
Oral Evidence - Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and National Museum Directors Council

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: Lord Byron at the time argued strongly to Parliament that they should remain in Greece.

Wednesday 18th October 2023
Oral Evidence - British Museum, and British Museum

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: Lord Byron at the time argued strongly to Parliament that they should remain in Greece.



APPG Publications

Bus and Coach APPG
Tuesday 10th June 2025


Document: Minutes. APPG. B&C. Inaugural meeting. 22.07.24.pdf

Found: Lord Byron Davies. 1. Introduction.



Department Publications - Transparency
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: included a manuscript from the Elgar Birthplace collection; the original manuscript of 'Don Juan' by Lord Byron



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Aug. 02 2023
Planning Inspectorate
Source Page: Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2023/0019 Land to the north of Roseacres, between Parsonage Road and Smiths Green Lane, Takeley, Essex, CM22 6NZ (Land known as Bull Field, Warish Hall Farm, Takeley, Essex)
Document: A.10. Built Heritage Assessment by RPS - June 2023 (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Many of the owners were London merchants, and there are connections with Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott




Lord Byron mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Government Publications
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: 21 February 2024 Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group (6 March 2024)
Document: Written Statement: 21 February 2024 Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group (6 March 2024) (webpage)

Found: Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, Lord Byron