Information between 10th February 2026 - 12th March 2026
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 170 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 150 |
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 170 |
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 252 Noes - 171 |
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 165 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 174 |
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 172 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 180 |
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11 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 227 Noes - 221 |
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11 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Farmer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 181 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 180 |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Victims and Courts Bill
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (341 words) Report stage Tuesday 10th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Child Poverty Strategy
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (80 words) Monday 2nd March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (854 words) Committee stage Friday 27th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Lord Farmer speeches from: Better Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)
Lord Farmer contributed 1 speech (786 words) Thursday 12th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Married People: Tax Allowances
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been underspent, year on year, from projected budgets of foregone revenue due to couples claiming the marriage allowance. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) Marriage Allowance allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer ten per cent of their income tax personal allowance, as long as the partner is not paying tax at higher rates.
The most recent estimates for the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in HMRC’s published tax relief statistics, last updated in January 2026. This is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-reliefs/tax-relief-statistics-january-2026.
The number of Marriage Allowance claimants was estimated at 2,440,000 for the 2023-2024 tax year and the estimated cost is projected to be £590 million for the 2025-2026 tax year. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).
Data for previous tax years (up to 6 years) on the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the non-structural tax relief statistics, which is available at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs/non-structural-tax-relief-statistics-december-2024. This is summarised below.
HMRC does not produce household-level analysis for Marriage Allowance eligibility. HMRC’s ongoing communications campaign for Marriage Allowance seeks to raise awareness of the eligibility criteria for the allowance, encourage take-up and educate customers on how to claim. It consists of regular promotional activity throughout the year bolstered by paid-for activity at key times of increased interest or engagement in the allowance for customers. |
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Married People: Tax Allowances
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government what distributional analysis they have done on the (1) eligibility, and (2) take up, of the marriage allowance since its introduction, by age and income decile. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) Marriage Allowance allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer ten per cent of their income tax personal allowance, as long as the partner is not paying tax at higher rates.
The most recent estimates for the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in HMRC’s published tax relief statistics, last updated in January 2026. This is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-reliefs/tax-relief-statistics-january-2026.
The number of Marriage Allowance claimants was estimated at 2,440,000 for the 2023-2024 tax year and the estimated cost is projected to be £590 million for the 2025-2026 tax year. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).
Data for previous tax years (up to 6 years) on the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the non-structural tax relief statistics, which is available at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs/non-structural-tax-relief-statistics-december-2024. This is summarised below.
HMRC does not produce household-level analysis for Marriage Allowance eligibility. HMRC’s ongoing communications campaign for Marriage Allowance seeks to raise awareness of the eligibility criteria for the allowance, encourage take-up and educate customers on how to claim. It consists of regular promotional activity throughout the year bolstered by paid-for activity at key times of increased interest or engagement in the allowance for customers. |
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Married People: Tax Allowances
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government how many couples have (1) been eligible to claim the marriage allowance, and (2) claimed the marriage allowance, year on year, since its introduction. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) Marriage Allowance allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer ten per cent of their income tax personal allowance, as long as the partner is not paying tax at higher rates.
The most recent estimates for the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in HMRC’s published tax relief statistics, last updated in January 2026. This is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-reliefs/tax-relief-statistics-january-2026.
The number of Marriage Allowance claimants was estimated at 2,440,000 for the 2023-2024 tax year and the estimated cost is projected to be £590 million for the 2025-2026 tax year. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).
Data for previous tax years (up to 6 years) on the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the non-structural tax relief statistics, which is available at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs/non-structural-tax-relief-statistics-december-2024. This is summarised below.
HMRC does not produce household-level analysis for Marriage Allowance eligibility. HMRC’s ongoing communications campaign for Marriage Allowance seeks to raise awareness of the eligibility criteria for the allowance, encourage take-up and educate customers on how to claim. It consists of regular promotional activity throughout the year bolstered by paid-for activity at key times of increased interest or engagement in the allowance for customers. |
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Married People: Tax Allowances
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government what research, if any, they have carried out or commissioned on the reasons for the level of take up of the marriage allowance. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) Marriage Allowance allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer ten per cent of their income tax personal allowance, as long as the partner is not paying tax at higher rates.
The most recent estimates for the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in HMRC’s published tax relief statistics, last updated in January 2026. This is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-reliefs/tax-relief-statistics-january-2026.
The number of Marriage Allowance claimants was estimated at 2,440,000 for the 2023-2024 tax year and the estimated cost is projected to be £590 million for the 2025-2026 tax year. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).
Data for previous tax years (up to 6 years) on the cost and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the non-structural tax relief statistics, which is available at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs/non-structural-tax-relief-statistics-december-2024. This is summarised below.
HMRC does not produce household-level analysis for Marriage Allowance eligibility. HMRC’s ongoing communications campaign for Marriage Allowance seeks to raise awareness of the eligibility criteria for the allowance, encourage take-up and educate customers on how to claim. It consists of regular promotional activity throughout the year bolstered by paid-for activity at key times of increased interest or engagement in the allowance for customers. |
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12 Feb 2026, 2:21 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Farmer had made a " Lord Tope (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Feb 2026, 2:38 p.m. - House of Lords "done. This must be put right. Lord Farmer was right to stress this and to draw on his own experience and " Lord Sandhurst (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Feb 2026, 2:57 p.m. - House of Lords "specifically update the noble Lords Hogan-Howe, noble Lord Farmer and Baroness Hyde on the points that " Lord Timpson, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Feb 2026, 2:54 p.m. - House of Lords "relationships with their family and the outside world. As the noble Lord Lord Farmer continuously " Lord Timpson, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Mar 2026, 4:32 p.m. - House of Lords "thank the noble Lord, Lord Russell and my noble friend Lord Farmer for supporting. It is the government's " Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Mar 2026, 4:57 p.m. - House of Lords "moved so eloquently by him, echoed by my noble friend Lord farmer, and " Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Mar 2026, 5:01 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Lord Farmer and what he said about his sister. We are all moved by hearing that kind of story, and it's important that we should " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Victims and Courts Bill
101 speeches (24,784 words) Report stage Tuesday 10th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: None I thought the phrase used by the noble Lord, Lord Farmer—a “whole-society approach”—was very apt. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) name of my noble friend Lord Polak, introduced so eloquently by him and echoed by my noble friend Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 3: None I think particularly of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, and what he said about his sister. - Link to Speech |
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Better Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)
60 speeches (25,942 words) Thursday 12th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Tope (LD - Life peer) surprised and, indeed, shocked to learn, through a report made a few years ago by the noble Lord, Lord Farmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lord, Lord Farmer, was right to stress this and to draw on his own experience and expertise - Link to Speech 3: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) prisoners maintain positive relationships with their family and the outside world, as the noble Lord, Lord Farmer - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 5th March 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes of the third meeting, 5 March 2026 National Resilience Committee Found: Meeting, held at 10.30am on Thursday 5 March Present: Baroness Coussins (Chair) Baroness Curran Lord Farmer |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes of the second meeting, 26 February 2026 National Resilience Committee Found: held at 11.15am on Thursday 26 February Present: Baroness Coussins (Chair) Baroness Curran Lord Farmer |
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Thursday 5th March 2026 10:30 a.m. National Resilience Committee - Private Meeting Subject: National Resilience View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 12th March 2026 10:30 a.m. National Resilience Committee - Oral evidence Subject: National Resilience View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th March 2026 10:30 a.m. National Resilience Committee - Oral evidence Subject: National Resilience View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 19th March 2026 10:30 a.m. National Resilience Committee - Oral evidence Subject: National Resilience View calendar - Add to calendar |
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27 Jan 2026
National Resilience National Resilience Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |