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Division Vote (Lords)
10 Mar 2021 - Domestic Abuse Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 211 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 252
Division Vote (Lords)
10 Mar 2021 - Domestic Abuse Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 219 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 245
Division Vote (Lords)
8 Mar 2021 - Domestic Abuse Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 213 Conservative No votes vs 4 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 234
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Mar 2021 - Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 233 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 300
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Mar 2021 - Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 222 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 292
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Mar 2021 - Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 227 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 126 Noes - 281
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Mar 2021 - Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 231 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 267
Division Vote (Lords)
23 Feb 2021 - Trade Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Swinfen (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 188 Conservative No votes vs 33 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 367 Noes - 214
Written Question
Bees: Northern Ireland
Thursday 18th February 2021

Asked by: Lord Swinfen (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland impacts the movement of Italian bees from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.

Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

It is not the case that honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to other parts of the UK must be destroyed.

EU member states may export bees to Northern Ireland in line with intra-Union trade rules. Queen honey bees can be imported into any part of the UK from Italy and other EU countries but packages and colonies of honey bees can only be imported into Northern Ireland. There is, and will remain, unfettered access for honey bees which qualify as a Northern Ireland good to the rest of the UK market. The basis on which businesses may qualify for unfettered access is clearly set out in legislation passed last year.


Written Question
Honey Bees: Northern Ireland
Thursday 18th February 2021

Asked by: Lord Swinfen (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK must be destroyed; and if so, why.

Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

It is not the case that honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to other parts of the UK must be destroyed.

EU member states may export bees to Northern Ireland in line with intra-Union trade rules. Queen honey bees can be imported into any part of the UK from Italy and other EU countries but packages and colonies of honey bees can only be imported into Northern Ireland. There is, and will remain, unfettered access for honey bees which qualify as a Northern Ireland good to the rest of the UK market. The basis on which businesses may qualify for unfettered access is clearly set out in legislation passed last year.