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Division Vote (Lords)
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 20 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211
Division Vote (Lords)
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 27 Crossbench Aye votes vs 13 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Schools and Universities: Language Learning

"My Lords, we are all immensely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for securing this important debate. Her Motion rightly draws attention to the supply chain for qualified modern foreign language teachers and to practical measures, such as visa waivers, that could help sustain language learning in our schools …..."
Lord Freyberg - View Speech

View all Lord Freyberg (XB - Excepted Hereditary) contributions to the debate on: Schools and Universities: Language Learning
Division Vote (Lords)
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and against the House
One of 7 Crossbench Aye votes vs 0 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 41 Noes - 97
Division Vote (Lords)
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 14 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 134 Noes - 185
Division Vote (Lords)
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 13 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 136
Division Vote (Lords)
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 13 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 223
Division Vote (Lords)
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Freyberg (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 26 Crossbench Aye votes vs 18 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Autumn Budget 2025

"My Lords, the implications of this Budget for our arts and cultural sector are significant. While the Government have prioritised stabilising the public finances, we must be clear about what this means for a sector that is economically vital, globally respected and central to the cultural life of communities across …..."
Lord Freyberg - View Speech

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Written Question
Business Rates: Tax Allowances
Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Asked by: Lord Freyberg (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Non-Domestic Rating (Definition of Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure Hereditament) Regulations 2025, how they expect local billing authorities to interpret "wholly or mainly" when considering the purpose of a hereditament where that hereditament combines publicly accessible cultural use with private studio or workshop space, and what indicators should be taken into account in determining primary use of a hereditament.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is introducing new permanently lower business rates multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000. These new tax rates are worth nearly £900 million per year, and will benefit over 750,000 properties from April 2026, replacing the temporary RHL relief that has been winding down since COVID.

The scope of the new multipliers broadly reflects the scope of the current RHL relief. The Government has laid legislation defining which RHL properties will be eligible for the new multipliers. To assist Local Authorities (LAs) and businesses in interpreting this legislation, the Government has also published guidance on which properties qualify for the new tax rates. This guidance includes details on how LAs should apply the “wholly or mainly test”, how “visiting members of the public” should be interpreted, and how RHL properties doing a mix of in-person and online sales should be treated.

As administrators of the business rates system, it is the responsibility of LAs to determine whether a hereditament meets the legislative definition of RHL and therefore qualifies for the RHL multipliers. The Government cannot comment on individual ratepayers.