Information between 4th April 2025 - 23rd July 2025
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30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 28 Noes - 123 |
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30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 124 |
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30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157 |
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9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 247 |
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9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239 |
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9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 126 |
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9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 134 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 158 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 191 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury 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 - 267 Noes - 153 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury 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 - 264 Noes - 158 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 130 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 140 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 143 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 162 |
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Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the potential for emergency use of satellite communication in remote areas of the UK which are currently without any normal mobile coverage. Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Satellite connectivity can complement the coverage provided by terrestrial mobile networks by providing connectivity, for example, in remote areas beyond their reach. The mobile operators have already used satellite services to provide backhaul to some Shared Rural Network sites where it is challenging to provide traditional fibre or microwave backhaul. Ofcom is currently consulting on proposals to authorise Direct to Device satellite services in certain mobile spectrum bands in the UK. These proposals could enable people to make satellite calls from their mobile phones and bring mobile coverage to rural areas. This consultation is an important and pioneering step towards enabling these services. We also welcome Vodafone’s recent trial in which the first ever video call over satellite was made, from an area with no terrestrial mobile coverage. |
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Shared Rural Network: Highlands of Scotland
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with representatives of community councils in the Highland Council area about the future of the Shared Rural Network programme. Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Feedback from community councils and special interest groups play an important role in agreeing the best locations for new infrastructure as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN). Both the government and the four mobile network operators have worked with stakeholders across Scotland to ensure the benefits of new sites are balanced with any environmental impacts and other concerns. |
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Shared Rural Network
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what further consideration they have given to the size and coverage of the Shared Rural Network programme, and whether they have made any change to the scale of the programme or number of masts required as a result. Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Shared Rural Network (SRN) has already delivered significant coverage improvements across the UK. However, there are still rural parts of the UK where there is either limited or no mobile coverage. The government-funded parts of the SRN will deliver this new coverage by utilising existing Home Office masts across Great Britain and building new masts in Scotland. We continue to work with the four mobile network operators to minimise the number of new masts required in Scotland and now expect to meet this part of the programme’s objectives with far fewer masts than originally planned. We expect to reach a position on exactly how many new masts will be built in Scotland soon. |
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HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: Letter to the Prime Minister to urge the Government to protect its position as a global leader in the fight to end AIDS Found: Democrat International Development and Trade Spokesman Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury |
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HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, regarding World AIDS Day Found: Lord Robert Hayward OBE Lord Cashman Lord Herbert of South Downs Baroness Jolly Lord Smith of Finsbury |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2023-24 Found: Lord Smith of Finsbury The Lord Teverson The Viscount Trenchard Lord Truscott Lord Turnbull |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2022-23 Found: Lord Smith of Finsbury The Lord Teverson The Viscount Trenchard Lord Truscott Lord Turnbull |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2021-22 Found: Lord Smith of Finsbury The Lord Teverson Parliamentarian House of Lords - continued Lord Truscott |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2020-21 Found: Lord Smith of Finsbury Parliamentarians House of Lords (Continued) Lord Stoddart of Swindon The |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2019-20 Found: Lord Smith of Finsbury Lord Stoddart of Swindon The Lord Teverson Lord Turnbull The Rt Hon. |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2018-19 Found: the Lord Rooker The Rt Hon. the Lord Selkirk of Douglas Baroness Sheehan The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2017-18 Found: Lord Paul Lord Redesdale Baroness Refern Lord Renwick Lord Skelmersdale The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2016-17 Found: of Leeds Viscount Brookeborough Rt Hon Lord Maclennan of Rogart Lord Moynihan Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2015-16 Found: of Leeds Viscount Brookeborough Rt Hon Lord Maclennan of Rogart Lord Moynihan Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2014-15 Found: of Leeds Viscount Brookeborough Rt Hon Lord Maclennan of Rogart Lord Moynihan Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury |