Information between 16th April 2026 - 15th July 2026
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 117 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 121 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 154 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 142 Noes - 192 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 127 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 141 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 142 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 158 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 180 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 151 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 150 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 141 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 148 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 144 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 169 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 144 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 138 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 5 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 165 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 129 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 181 |
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13 Jul 2026 - Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 239 |
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8 Jul 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Robertson of Port Ellen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 202 |
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Lord Robertson of Port Ellen speeches from: Russian Shadow Fleet
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen contributed 1 speech (89 words) Tuesday 16th June 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Lord Robertson of Port Ellen speeches from: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen contributed 1 speech (224 words) Thursday 11th June 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Robertson of Port Ellen speeches from: King’s Speech
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen contributed 1 speech (1,083 words) Thursday 14th May 2026 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office |
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14 May 2026, 5:03 p.m. - House of Lords "investment plan. Now, in a decisive contribution, the noble Lord Lord Robertson of Port Ellen pointed out " Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 May 2026, 5:16 p.m. - House of Lords "and of course, my noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. We are delivering the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since " Lord Livermore (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 4:58 p.m. - House of Lords "Reid of Cardowan and Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. Action this day " Lord Magan of Castletown (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 5:23 p.m. - House of Lords "noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. That recommendation was " Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 12:32 p.m. - House of Lords "very struck by the speech last Thursday by the noble Lord Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. He made an " Baroness Suttie (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 12:53 p.m. - House of Lords "very much I agree with everything the noble Lord Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said in the debate on the Gracious Speech on Thursday, " Lord Howard of Lympne (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 2:02 p.m. - House of Lords "on the King's Speech, which Lord Robertson of Port Ellen made, and " Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 3:33 p.m. - House of Lords "real and they are happening now. My noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen warned recently that we are underinvesting and deciding too " Lord Forbes of Newcastle (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 3:56 p.m. - House of Lords "speech given last week by my noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, " Baroness Kingsmill (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jun 2026, 5:48 p.m. - House of Commons "the UK safe and secure. As Lord Robertson of Port Ellen told the " Matt Western MP (Warwick and Leamington, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jul 2026, 3:03 p.m. - House of Lords "risk war. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, in his pivotal strategic " Baroness Wheatcroft (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jul 2026, 3:29 p.m. - House of Lords "front of the Defence Select Committee this week, the noble Lord Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said, " Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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6 Jul 2026, 4:36 p.m. - House of Lords "when invited some years ago to a unit dinner by its honorary Colonel Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, by " Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Jul 2026, 11:05 a.m. - Industry and Regulators Committee "Thank you, Madam Chair, and I am Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. " Speaker 2 - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026 9:45 a.m. Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: One-off session on the Defence Investment Plan At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT - Lead External Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review Gen (Ret’d) Sir Richard Barrons - External Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 2 p.m. Scottish Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Securing Scotland’s Future: Defence Skills and Jobs At 3:00pm: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 27th April 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Societal resilience: a national conversation At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Fiona Hill - Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Defence Readiness Bill
19 speeches (8,176 words) Thursday 9th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Wheatcroft (XB - Life peer) squeamish about the fact that we face another increasingly real risk: war.The noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) Speaking before the Defence Committee this week, the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, said:“ - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Bill
58 speeches (30,164 words) 2nd reading Monday 6th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) when invited some years ago to a unit dinner by its honorary colonel, the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen - Link to Speech |
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Cabinet Office
50 speeches (10,352 words) Monday 29th June 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Matt Western (Lab - Warwick and Leamington) As Lord Robertson of Port Ellen told the Committee earlier this year,“it is much better to pay for deterrence - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
135 speeches (52,860 words) Thursday 21st May 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) and timidly to rectify this.I was struck by the speech last Thursday by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen - Link to Speech 2: Lord Howard of Lympne (Con - Life peer) today would be to get up to say how much I agree with everything that the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen - Link to Speech 3: Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab - Life peer) I understand that my noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen has proposed a 5% target. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Forbes of Newcastle (Lab - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen warned recently that we are underinvesting and deciding - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Kingsmill (Lab - Life peer) who have read and absorbed the extraordinary speech given last week by my noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
87 speeches (53,409 words) Thursday 14th May 2026 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) My Lords, to begin, I strongly commend the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, who is not in his - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) In a decisive contribution, the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, pointed out that there seemed - Link to Speech 3: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) Lord Burns, Lord Alderdice and Lord Bruce of Bennachie, and, of course, my noble friend Lord Robertson of Port Ellen - Link to Speech |
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Civil Preparedness for War
33 speeches (8,195 words) Monday 20th April 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) There has been a scathing critique by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, which I shall not - Link to Speech |
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King's Speech 2026: Defence - LLN-2026-0010
May. 07 2026 Found: review 2025’ (SDR), published in June 2025.7 Conducted by former NATO secretary general Lord Robertson of Port Ellen |
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Wednesday 15th July 2026
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: 2 June 2025 following an extensive root-and-branch review process externally led by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen |
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Tuesday 16th June 2026 11 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: SDR implementation At 11:00am: Oral evidence Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton - Chief of the Defence Staff at Ministry of Defence View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 24th June 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 10:30am: Oral evidence Professor Steve Tsang - Director at SOAS China Institute Professor Jing Gu - Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Development Studies At 11:30am: Oral evidence Professor Rana Mitter - ST Lee Professor of US-Asia Relations at Harvard Kennedy School Dr Joel Ng - Head of the Centre for Multilateralism Studies at S Rajaratnam School of International Studies View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th June 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 17th June 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: SDR implementation At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rupert Pearce - UK National Armaments Director at Ministry of Defence Lt Gen Anna-Lee Reilly - Director General, Core Delivery, Defence Equipment and Support at Ministry of Defence Avril Jolliffe - Director General (International) at Ministry of Defence Jim Carter - Director General, Commercial and Industry, National Armaments Director Group at Ministry of Defence View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 1st July 2026 11 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 11:30am: Oral evidence Dr Oliver Stuenkel - Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Ambassador Moazzam Malik - Former British Ambassador to Indonesia, Timor-Leste and ASEAN and Chief Executive Officer at Save the Children View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 8th July 2026 2 p.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Ambassador John Bolton - Former US National Security Advisor and Former US Ambassador at United Nations View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 3rd June 2026 4 p.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Sir John Sawers - Former Chief, British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and former UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Mark Lyall Grant - Former National Security Adviser and former UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 15th July 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 11:00am: Oral evidence Olivia O’Sullivan - Director, UK in the World Programme at Chatham House Sir Matthew Rycroft - Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Richard Gowan - Programme Director, Global Issues and Institutions at Crisis Group View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 10:30am: Oral evidence Professor Stefan Dercon - Professor of Economic Policy, Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department at University of Oxford Professor Ian Goldin - Professor of Globalisation and Development, Martin School at University of Oxford View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 2nd September 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Multilateralism At 10:30am: Oral evidence Professor John Bew - Professor of History and Foreign Policy at Department of War Studies, King’s College London View calendar - Add to calendar |
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14 May 2026
SDR implementation International Relations and Defence Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |
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14 May 2026
Multilateralism International Relations and Defence Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |