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Division Votes
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 31 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 160
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 28 Crossbench Aye votes vs 6 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 262 Noes - 157
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 144
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 26 Crossbench Aye votes vs 6 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 153
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted No and in line with the House One of 26 Crossbench No votes vs 10 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 236
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 30 Crossbench Aye votes vs 15 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 169
3 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted No and in line with the House One of 28 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 227
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted No and in line with the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 178
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and against the House One of 6 Crossbench Aye votes vs 0 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 102
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and against the House One of 21 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 107 Noes - 136
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and against the House One of 7 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 125
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted No and in line with the House One of 9 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 147

Speeches
Lord Meston speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill Lord Meston contributed 1 speech (839 words) Report stage Monday 3rd November 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Meston speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill Lord Meston contributed 1 speech (81 words) Report stage: Part 2 Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Written Answers
Children: Social Services Asked by: Lord Meston (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Monday 3rd November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the number of teenagers with 'child in need' status in England over the past decade and the drivers of this trend. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Information on the numbers of children in need (CIN) in England is published in the statistics release 'Children in need' in England, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-in-need/2024. The data shows that the number of CIN aged between 10 and 15 has increased over the last 10 years, but has remained stable since 2018. The number of CIN aged 16 and over has increased gradually over time from 70,680 (18% of all CIN) at 31 March 2014 to 106,780 (27% of all CIN) at 31 March 2024. The drivers of activity in children's social care analysis highlights an increase in factors affecting teenagers in the care system, which may contribute to an increase in teenagers entering care. The analysis can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1080111/Drivers_of_Activity_in_Children_s_Social_Care.pdf. Challenges like this are why, as part of our Plan for Change, the government is investing over £2 billion over the course of this parliament to provide more help for families and better protection for children through the Families First Partnership programme.
Children: Social Services Asked by: Lord Meston (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Monday 3rd November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that early help and family support services are equipped to meet the increasing needs of teenagers identified as children in need. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Through the Families First Partnership programme, backed by over £2 billion of funding between 2025/26 and 2028/29, the government is rolling out reforms to Family Help to ensure that all children, including teenagers, and their families, can access the right targeted support at the earliest opportunity. In Family Help, multi-disciplinary teams will be embedded into the hearts of communities, providing access to a range of professionals and services tailored to local needs, including youth services. Where appropriate, youth workers can function as lead practitioners, being responsible for building relationships with, and coordinating support for, teenagers who need it. To date, we have seen examples of local areas establishing specialist Family Help teams focused on contextual safeguarding, some of which bring together social workers and youth workers to support young people at risk of harm or experiencing exploitation.
Children: Social Services Asked by: Lord Meston (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Tuesday 4th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the most recently available data showing the gender breakdown, by age, of children with 'child in need' status in England. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Information on the numbers of children in need in England by gender and age as at 31 March 2024 are published in the statistics release ‘Children in need in England’. This data has been available since 31 October 2024 and can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/017e9ab0-556a-4e52-0c34-08de07233b94. Figures for the year ending 31 March 2025 are available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/39cc1f07-37e5-4b8c-e315-08de1acd7617.

Written Answers

Children: Social Services
Asked by: Lord Meston (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Monday 3rd November 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the number of teenagers with 'child in need' status in England over the past decade and the drivers of this trend.

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

Information on the numbers of children in need (CIN) in England is published in the statistics release 'Children in need' in England, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-in-need/2024. The data shows that the number of CIN aged between 10 and 15 has increased over the last 10 years, but has remained stable since 2018. The number of CIN aged 16 and over has increased gradually over time from 70,680 (18% of all CIN) at 31 March 2014 to 106,780 (27% of all CIN) at 31 March 2024.

The drivers of activity in children's social care analysis highlights an increase in factors affecting teenagers in the care system, which may contribute to an increase in teenagers entering care. The analysis can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1080111/Drivers_of_Activity_in_Children_s_Social_Care.pdf.

Challenges like this are why, as part of our Plan for Change, the government is investing over £2 billion over the course of this parliament to provide more help for families and better protection for children through the Families First Partnership programme.

Children: Social Services
Asked by: Lord Meston (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Monday 3rd November 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that early help and family support services are equipped to meet the increasing needs of teenagers identified as children in need.

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

Through the Families First Partnership programme, backed by over £2 billion of funding between 2025/26 and 2028/29, the government is rolling out reforms to Family Help to ensure that all children, including teenagers, and their families, can access the right targeted support at the earliest opportunity.

In Family Help, multi-disciplinary teams will be embedded into the hearts of communities, providing access to a range of professionals and services tailored to local needs, including youth services. Where appropriate, youth workers can function as lead practitioners, being responsible for building relationships with, and coordinating support for, teenagers who need it.

To date, we have seen examples of local areas establishing specialist Family Help teams focused on contextual safeguarding, some of which bring together social workers and youth workers to support young people at risk of harm or experiencing exploitation.

Children: Social Services
Asked by: Lord Meston (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Tuesday 4th November 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the most recently available data showing the gender breakdown, by age, of children with 'child in need' status in England.

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

Information on the numbers of children in need in England by gender and age as at 31 March 2024 are published in the statistics release ‘Children in need in England’. This data has been available since 31 October 2024 and can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/017e9ab0-556a-4e52-0c34-08de07233b94.

Figures for the year ending 31 March 2025 are available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/39cc1f07-37e5-4b8c-e315-08de1acd7617.

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Live Transcript
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3 Nov 2025, 10:04 p.m. - House of Lords ">> You say one sentence in support of two, three, eight because I think Lord Meston amendment is " Baroness Pinnock (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Nov 2025, 10:04 p.m. - House of Lords "think Lord Meston amendment is deeply humane. It's a very minor amendment, and I would hope that " Lord Cromwell (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Nov 2025, 10:11 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 238A, tabled by the noble Lord Meston, relates to compulsory purchase compensation rules and home loss payments. The amendment would ensure homeowners still " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Nov 2025, 10:24 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 238A Lord Meston amendment 239 Baroness Boycott. " Lord Lucas (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 127 speeches (26,896 words) Report stage Monday 3rd November 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Cromwell (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Lords, I will say just one sentence in support of Amendment 238A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Amendment 238A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Meston, relates to compulsory purchase compensation rules - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

Planning and Infrastructure Bill
127 speeches (26,896 words)
Report stage
Monday 3rd November 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Cromwell (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Lords, I will say just one sentence in support of Amendment 238A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Amendment 238A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Meston, relates to compulsory purchase compensation rules - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Friday 7th November 2025 Report - Thirty-eighth Report - 5 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston
Friday 31st October 2025 Report - Thirty-seventh Report - 8 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston
Thursday 30th October 2025 Attendance statistics - JCSI attendance statistics (October 2024 - July 2025) Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: of 7 (85.7%) Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat, Witney) (added 14 Oct 2024) 11 of 32 (34.4%) Lord Meston
Friday 24th October 2025 Report - Thirty-sixth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston

Lord Meston - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 5th November 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
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Select Committee Documents
Thursday 30th October 2025 Attendance statistics - JCSI attendance statistics (October 2024 - July 2025) Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Friday 24th October 2025 Report - Thirty-sixth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Friday 7th November 2025 Report - Thirty-eighth Report - 5 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Friday 31st October 2025 Report - Thirty-seventh Report - 8 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Friday 14th November 2025 Report - Thirty-ninth Report - 1 Statutory Instrument Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Friday 21st November 2025 Report - Fortieth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Friday 21st November 2025 Report - 2nd Special Report - Scrutinising Statutory Instruments: Departmental Returns, October 2024 – September 2025: Government response Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)