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Division Votes
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted Aye and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench Aye votes vs 16 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted No and against the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 15 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
2 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted Aye and against the House One of 49 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 121 Noes - 145
9 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted No and in line with the House One of 32 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 75 Noes - 190
9 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted No and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench No votes vs 22 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 172

Speeches
Lord Laming speeches from: Independent Commission on Adult Social Care Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (117 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Laming speeches from: Local Government Reorganisation Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (73 words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Laming speeches from: Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (53 words) Tuesday 24th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Laming speeches from: Hospitals: Delayed Discharges Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (82 words) Monday 9th February 2026 - Lords Chamber
Lord Laming speeches from: Child Poverty: Faith-based and Voluntary Sector Organisations Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (58 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Laming speeches from: Best Start Family Hubs Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (74 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber
Lord Laming speeches from: Youth Unemployment Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (65 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Laming speeches from: Early Years Education Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (88 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber
Lord Laming speeches from: Young People not in Work, Education or Training Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (109 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions

Written Answers
Adoption Asked by: Lord Laming (Crossbench - Life peer) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the estimate published by the BBC that during the last five years the adoption arrangements of more than 1,000 children have resulted in those children being returned to local authority care. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Providing support for families at an earlier stage, before needs escalate to crisis point, is critical and we are working with Adoption England to achieve this. Adoption England are working with their local authority partner safeguarding teams to improve the support adopted families receive when they are in crisis. This includes developing a national protocol which can be used for all adoption support services teams in regional adoption agencies and local authority front door safeguarding services. We have provided funding of £8.8 million to Adoption England to improve adoption services, including support to adoptive families This includes implementing a new framework for an early support core offer which covers the first 12 to 18 months after placement. This financial year the department has also invested £50 million into the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to ensure that adopted children can access therapeutic services which help stabilise placements and address complex needs.

Written Answers

Adoption
Asked by: Lord Laming (Crossbench - Life peer)
Monday 15th December 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the estimate published by the BBC that during the last five years the adoption arrangements of more than 1,000 children have resulted in those children being returned to local authority care.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Providing support for families at an earlier stage, before needs escalate to crisis point, is critical and we are working with Adoption England to achieve this.

Adoption England are working with their local authority partner safeguarding teams to improve the support adopted families receive when they are in crisis. This includes developing a national protocol which can be used for all adoption support services teams in regional adoption agencies and local authority front door safeguarding services.

We have provided funding of £8.8 million to Adoption England to improve adoption services, including support to adoptive families This includes implementing a new framework for an early support core offer which covers the first 12 to 18 months after placement.

This financial year the department has also invested £50 million into the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to ensure that adopted children can access therapeutic services which help stabilise placements and address complex needs.

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Live Transcript
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2 Feb 2026, 3:06 p.m. - House of Lords "going. In 2016, John took over from Lord Laming to become the newly named Senior Deputy Speaker, and he " The Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Independent Commission on Adult Social Care 19 speeches (1,445 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) on the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Laming - Link to Speech
Tributes: Lord McFall of Alcluith 8 speeches (3,861 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Earl of Kinnoull (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The second was to check that he really was going.In 2016, John took over from the noble Lord, Lord Laming - Link to Speech
Built Environment Committee 3 speeches (85 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None alternate members of the Select Committee, in place of the Earl of Caithness, Baroness Gohir and Lord Laming - Link to Speech 2: None members of the Select Committee in place of Lord Blencathra, Lord Carter of Coles, Baroness Cass, Lord Laming - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 21st January 2026 Oral Evidence - Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: The role was created following a recommendation made by my colleague Lord Laming in the Victoria Climbié
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Written Evidence - Lancaster University CSC0036 - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Prison Reform Trust (2016) In care out of trouble: An independent review chaired by Lord Laming, London
Wednesday 10th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Medicines security - Public Services Committee Found: Members present: Lord Carter of Coles (The Chair); Lord Blencathra; Baroness Cass; Baroness Coffey; Lord Laming
Wednesday 10th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Medicines security - Public Services Committee Found: Members present: Lord Carter of Coles (The Chair); Lord Blencathra; Baroness Cass; Baroness Coffey; Lord Laming

Lord Laming - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 17th March 2026 11 a.m. Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Monday 26th January 2026 Minutes and decisions - 19 January 2026 - 1st Meeting - Minutes Committee of Selection (Lords)