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Information between 24th April 2024 - 13th July 2024

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Division Votes
23 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 164 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 177
30 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 166 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 175
14 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 197 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 222
14 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 195 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 213
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 179 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 192
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 188 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 198
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willetts voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 194 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 208


Speeches
Lord Willetts speeches from: Higher Education (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (2,014 words)
Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Grand Committee
Department for Education
Lord Willetts speeches from: Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Lord Willetts contributed 1 speech (300 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Lord Willetts speeches from: Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life
Lord Willetts contributed 2 speeches (1,101 words)
Thursday 9th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Lord Willetts speeches from: Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Lord Willetts contributed 4 speeches (2,359 words)
Tuesday 7th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office



Lord Willetts mentioned

Calendar
Tuesday 14th May 2024 10 a.m.
Science and Technology Committee (Lords) - Oral evidence
Subject: Engineering biology
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Clive Dix - Executive Chair at C4X Discovery
The Rt Hon Lord Willetts - Co-founder at SynBioVen
Sara Holland - Patent Attorney at Potter Clarkson
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Graeme Cruickshank - Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Centre for Process Innovation
Professor Nick Talbot - Executive Director and Group Leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory
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Parliamentary Debates
Higher Education (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)
37 speeches (23,609 words)
Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Grand Committee
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Lord Wharton of Yarm (Con - Life peer) This is a topic on which I have had a number of conversations with the noble Lord, Lord Willetts. - Link to Speech
2: Lord Parekh (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Willetts, will correct me if I am wrong, but I think there is no differential fee - Link to Speech
3: Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Willetts made the point before.In his great report on higher education sometime - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Willetts, spoke about the social mobility aspect of universities, which I would - Link to Speech

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
57 speeches (12,069 words)
Committee stage part two
Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I rise to move this amendment with the permission of the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, who, owing - Link to Speech

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
56 speeches (10,615 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Blackstone (Lab - Life peer) Willetts, and other speakers on the fiduciary duties of local government pension funds and their ability - Link to Speech
2: Lord Warner (XB - Life peer) accepting technical amendments endorsed by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) the noble Baronesses, Lady Drake, Lady Janke and Lady Blackstone, and the noble Lords, Lord Shipley, Lord - Link to Speech

Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life
68 speeches (32,218 words)
Thursday 9th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Lord Patten (Con - Life peer) and sometimes four in the top 10 and in the top 100—I forget the figure; doubtless my noble friend Lord - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Lab - Life peer) I add my support to the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, who questioned the defunding of BTEC courses. - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) Willetts and Lord Lingfield and the noble Baroness, Lady Garden. - Link to Speech

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
59 speeches (17,228 words)
Tuesday 7th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: None Finally, like the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and my noble friend Lord Willetts—I have added my name to his - Link to Speech
2: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) Yes, as the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, has pointed out, what happens in universities really matters. - Link to Speech
3: None As the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, said, it is not relevant in practice to decision-making. - Link to Speech
4: None I put it to my noble friend Lord Willetts, and the Committee, that universities should be open spaces - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Centre for Process Innovation, and The Sainsbury Laboratory

Engineering biology - Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

Found: We are very much in the area that Lord Willetts described as non- medical biotechnology.

Tuesday 14th May 2024
Oral Evidence - C4X Discovery, SynBioVen, and Potter Clarkson

Engineering biology - Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

Found: Lord Willetts did that just now.

Wednesday 8th May 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation relating an independent review of the DSIT business case and approvals process

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: dsit 2 May 2024 W: www.gov.uk/dsit [Month Year] Dear Greg, GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO LORD



Written Answers
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove and Portslade)
Monday 13th May 2024

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 22348 on Public Expenditure, what his planned timetable is for publishing the response to David Willetts’ report.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

DSIT published the response to Lord Willetts’ independent review of the DSIT business case and approvals process on 1 May on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reforming-the-dsit-business-case-process



Bill Documents
May. 10 2024
HL Bill 38-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS DRAKE LORD THOMAS OF CWMGIEDD LORD SHIPLEY LORD WILLETTS 27_ The Schedule, page 12

May. 02 2024
HL Bill 38-III Third marshalled list for Committee
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: LORD WILLETTS BARONESS CHAPMAN OF DARLINGTON LORD WALLACE OF SALTAIRE LORD JOHNSON OF MARYLEBONE



Deposited Papers
Thursday 30th May 2024
Department for Education
Source Page: Letter dated 24/05/2024 from Baroness Barran to Lord Willetts regarding the Government’s post-16 qualification reforms, as discussed during the debate on Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life. 4p.
Document: Letter_from_Baroness_Barran_to_Lord_Willetts.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 24/05/2024 from Baroness Barran to Lord Willetts regarding the Government’s post-16 qualification

Tuesday 7th May 2024

Source Page: I. Letter dated 02/05/2024 from Andrew Griffith MP to Greg Clark MP regarding the Government response to Lord Willetts' review. 1p. II. Independent review of the DSIT business case and approvals process Final report and recommendations. 24p. III. Innovating for success: Government response to the Independent Review: Reforming the DSIT business case process. 8p.
Document: Independent_Review_of_the_DSIT_business_case_and_approvals_process.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 02/05/2024 from Andrew Griffith MP to Greg Clark MP regarding the Government response to Lord

Tuesday 7th May 2024

Source Page: I. Letter dated 02/05/2024 from Andrew Griffith MP to Greg Clark MP regarding the Government response to Lord Willetts' review. 1p. II. Independent review of the DSIT business case and approvals process Final report and recommendations. 24p. III. Innovating for success: Government response to the Independent Review: Reforming the DSIT business case process. 8p.
Document: Review-DSIT_business_case_and-approvals_processes-Government_response.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 02/05/2024 from Andrew Griffith MP to Greg Clark MP regarding the Government response to Lord

Tuesday 7th May 2024

Source Page: I. Letter dated 02/05/2024 from Andrew Griffith MP to Greg Clark MP regarding the Government response to Lord Willetts' review. 1p. II. Independent review of the DSIT business case and approvals process Final report and recommendations. 24p. III. Innovating for success: Government response to the Independent Review: Reforming the DSIT business case process. 8p.
Document: Response_to_DW_Review-Letter_to_Commons_ST_committee.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 02/05/2024 from Andrew Griffith MP to Greg Clark MP regarding the Government response to Lord