Information between 28th May 2025 - 27th June 2025
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2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 57 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116 |
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4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and against the House One of 5 Crossbench Aye votes vs 8 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130 |
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4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 51 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116 |
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11 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted No and against the House One of 26 Crossbench No votes vs 18 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 161 |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Meston contributed 2 speeches (384 words) Monday 23rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Rivers and Estuaries: Derelict Boats
Lord Meston contributed 1 speech (85 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Meston contributed 2 speeches (483 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Meston contributed 2 speeches (1,317 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Meston contributed 2 speeches (384 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Meston contributed 3 speeches (1,391 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Meston speeches from: Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
Lord Meston contributed 1 speech (191 words) Report stage Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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4 Jun 2025, 7:25 p.m. - House of Lords "although it may be the case that as Lord Meston said, that some years back there was an improvement in the quality of presentence reports, " Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 4:50 p.m. - House of Lords "Finlay, Lord Meston, the noble and " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 5:09 p.m. - House of Lords "performance levels. My noble friends, Lord Meston, Baroness " Baroness Grey-Thompson (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 7:01 p.m. - House of Lords "to. I noble friends, Lord Meston and Lady Butler-Sloss has said it far better than I could have possibly said, I know the amazing work of " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 7:02 p.m. - House of Lords "like Lord Meston, I prefer amendment 172, which is broader, and would create an obligation for local authorities to offer an evidence- " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 7:05 p.m. - House of Lords "and patchy as the noble Lord, Lord Meston said, the funding for it is not always available. We know, also, " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Jun 2025, 5:07 p.m. - House of Lords "have heard from the noble Lord, Lord Meston, the court should consider in making a care plan for those " Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Jun 2025, 6:49 p.m. - House of Lords "Watson and Lord Meston and Baroness Barran and also my honourable friend " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Jun 2025, 6:49 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Can I thank Lord Russell and Lord Watson and Lord Meston and Baroness " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2025, 6:53 p.m. - House of Lords ">> It is an honour to follow Lord Meston whose wisdom and experience " Lord Meston (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2025, 6:59 p.m. - House of Lords "and very disturbing group, which I think is the word that Lord Meston used, shining a light on very little " Baroness Tyler of Enfield (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jun 2025, 7:48 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Meston talked " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
131 speeches (41,202 words) Monday 23rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: None that the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, raised; or the point about vaccinations that the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
134 speeches (36,783 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) workers retiring and then reappearing, magically, as agency social workers, and the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) I will try to come back to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Meston. - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
81 speeches (24,010 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Baroness Cash (Con - Life peer) children to be accommodated out of their local areas, with all the concerns that the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) keep contact with wider family and friends, and other factors were mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 3: Lord Farmer (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Meston, whose wisdom and experience of the court - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) found this both a very humbling and a very disturbing group, which, in the words of the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 5: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) when we come to debate in the Chamber, we get real expertise, as we heard from the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
110 speeches (29,951 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Meston, has highlighted the problem of large sibling groups. - Link to Speech 2: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) As was highlighted by the noble Lords, Lord Storey and Lord Meston, establishing a bond between siblings - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) Furthermore, as I think we heard from the noble Lord, Lord Meston, the court should consider contact - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) simply does not have much impact on the ground—and I think this was a point made by the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 5: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Russell, Lord Watson and Lord Meston, the noble Baroness, Lady - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
103 speeches (34,430 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Butler-Sloss (XB - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Meston, said, there has been less of a mirror on abuse within families as on - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) We have also heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, the noble Lords, Lord Meston and Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) My noble friends Lord Meston and Lord Bichard and my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss have - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My noble friend Lord Meston and my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss have said it far better - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) The delivery is inconsistent and patchy and, as the noble Lord, Lord Meston, said, the funding for it - Link to Speech |
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
33 speeches (9,085 words) Report stage Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: None The noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, and the noble Lord, Lord Meston, with their experience of sentences - Link to Speech 2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) Although, as the noble Lord, Lord Meston, said, some years back there may have been an improvement in - Link to Speech |
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Friday 20th June 2025
Report - Twenty-eighth Report - 1 Statutory Instrument Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston |
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Friday 13th June 2025
Report - Twenty-seventh Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston |
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Friday 6th June 2025
Report - Twenty-sixth Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston |
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Jun. 20 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 18 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 13 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 11 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 10 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 05 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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May. 30 2025
Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Meston regarding Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to interim and emergency orders. Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Will write letters Found: Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Meston regarding Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in |
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Monday 2nd June 2025
Department for Education Source Page: Letter dated 30/05/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Meston regarding the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill committee stage debate (first day): Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to interim and emergency orders. 2p. Document: Minister_Smith-FGDM_interim_and_emergency_orders.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 30/05/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Meston regarding the Children’s Wellbeing |
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Wednesday 18th June 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th June 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 2nd July 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 9th July 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Friday 6th June 2025
Report - Twenty-sixth Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 13th June 2025
Report - Twenty-seventh Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 20th June 2025
Report - Twenty-eighth Report - 1 Statutory Instrument Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 27th June 2025
Report - Twenty-ninth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 4th July 2025
Report - Thirtieth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |