Information between 1st September 2026 - 31st October 2026
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 138 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 162 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 48 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 138 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 163 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 46 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 125 |
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7 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 164 |
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7 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 171 |
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7 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 247 Noes - 165 |
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7 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 144 |
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15 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 50 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 109 |
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20 Oct 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 168 |
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20 Oct 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 173 |
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26 Oct 2026 - Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 46 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 155 |
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26 Oct 2026 - Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 47 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 155 |
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26 Oct 2026 - Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 165 |
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Lord Foster of Bath speeches from: Electronic Monitoring of Offenders
Lord Foster of Bath contributed 1 speech (99 words) Wednesday 28th October 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Lord Foster of Bath speeches from: Prison and Probation Service
Lord Foster of Bath contributed 1 speech (1,172 words) Thursday 17th September 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Lord Foster of Bath speeches from: Criminal Justice Reform
Lord Foster of Bath contributed 1 speech (79 words) Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Government Departments: Public Appointments
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 1st September 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, following delays in recent years in the recruitment and appointment process for inspectorate and regulatory roles leading to (1) the extension of the contract for the current HM Chief Inspector for Prisons to 2027, and (2) the appointment of interim post holders for the Independent Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration in 2024–25, the Independent Prevent Commissioner in 2025–26, and HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and HM Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services in 2026, what assessment they have made of the Home Office and Ministry of Justice appointment processes for such roles in each of the last five years; what comparison they have made with similar processes in other departments; and what steps they are taking to improve such processes. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) The process for making appointments and extensions to regulated public appointments is set out in the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Departments’ adherence to the process is regulated by the Independent Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Commissioner publishes an annual report that includes commentary on the timeliness of public appointment processes. Data on campaign duration and overall performance across departments is also published in the annual Public Appointments Data Report, published by the Cabinet Office. The Governance Code on Public Appointments was updated in October 2025 and introduced new measures to enable ministers to make appointments more quickly.
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Prisoners: Death
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 15th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the last ten years, in how many cases have His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service been (1) charged, or (2) convicted, of corporate manslaughter regarding (a) a death in a prison, or (b) a death in a prison where fire or smoke from a fire was the cause or contributed to the death. Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service has never been charged with or convicted of corporate manslaughter. |
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Crown Immunity: Buildings
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 15th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) high security hospitals or high security units within hospitals, (2) Immigration Removal Centres, and (3) Young Offender institutions and detention centres, are regulated by the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate; and whether they are covered by Crown immunity regarding fire risk. Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) High security hospitals (or high security units within hospitals) are not regulated by the Crown Premises’ Fire Safety Inspectorate (CPFSI). These are inspected by local Fire and Rescue Services.
Immigration Removal Centres are managed by private sector operators and are regulated by the Crown Premises’ Fire Safety Inspectorate (CPFSI). Crown immunity does not apply to the elements of IRCs that are managed by private operators. Where elements remain within the control of the Home Office, Crown immunity applies to these areas only. Short term holding facilities and processing centres operated by the Home Office are regulated by the Crown Premises’ Fire Safety Inspectorate (CPFSI) and Crown immunity does apply.
Young Offender Institutions and Detention Centres form part of His Majesties Prison and Probation Service and are regulated by the Crown Premises’ Fire Safety Inspectorate (CPFSI) and Crown immunity does apply. There are no private operators of Young Offender Institutions and Detention Centres. Secure training schools are privately operated and these are inspected by local Fire and Rescue Services.
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Prisoners: Death
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 15th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the last ten years, how many (1) deaths in prisons have been judged as preventable by coroners, and (2) deaths in prisons have been judged as preventable by coroners where fire or smoke from a fire was the cause or contributed to the death. Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Department does not hold data on the number of deaths in prison that have been judged as preventable by coroners as coroners do not always express a clear view about whether a death is preventable. In the last ten years, two deaths in prison have been the subject of coroners' findings indicating that the death may have been preventable, where fire or smoke inhalation from a fire was either the cause of death or a contributing factor. |
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17 Sep 2026, 5:25 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Foster of Bath has already highlighted, education, skills, " Baroness Sater (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Sep 2026, 4:12 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Foster of Bath has done such valiant work. And I'm sure we'll be hearing more of that from him today. " Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Sep 2026, 4:32 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Foster of Bath, namely, the question of recalls to " Lord Bellamy (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Sep 2026, 4:36 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Foster of Bath last year, " Lord Bellamy (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Oct 2026, 9:58 p.m. - House of Lords "this area. Now, my noble friend Lord Foster of Bath had hoped to speak in this debate, but " Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Prison and Probation Service
34 speeches (18,031 words) Thursday 17th September 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab - Life peer) relating to drugs, alcohol or the recent growth in problem gambling, on which the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) introducing this debate.I propose to address only one point, already raised by the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Sater (Con - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, highlighted, this is where purposeful activity matters. - Link to Speech |
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Oct. 30 2026
HL Bill 52-II Second marshalled list for Committee Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH LORD BRADLEY 90_ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated |
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Oct. 27 2026
HL Bill 52-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: for integrated care boards to promote the health and wellbeing of carers. 57 Health Bill LORD FOSTER OF BATH |
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Oct. 26 2026
HL Bill 52-I Marshalled list for Committee Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH LORD BRADLEY 90_ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated |
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Oct. 23 2026
HL Bill 52 Running list of amendments – 23 October 2026 Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH LORD BRADLEY _ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated care |
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Oct. 22 2026
HL Bill 52 Running list of amendments – 22 October 2026 Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: for integrated care boards to promote the health and wellbeing of carers. 37 Health Bill LORD FOSTER OF BATH |
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Oct. 21 2026
HL Bill 52 Running list of amendments – 21 October 2026 Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH LORD BRADLEY _ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated care |
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Oct. 20 2026
HL Bill 52 Running list of amendments – 20 October 2026 Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH LORD BRADLEY _ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated care |
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Oct. 19 2026
HL Bill 52 Running list of amendments – 19 October 2026 Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH _ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated care boards: prisons |
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Oct. 16 2026
HL Bill 52 Running list of amendments – 16 October 2026 Health Bill 2026-27 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FOSTER OF BATH ★_ After Clause 22, insert the following new Clause— “Integrated care boards: prisons |