Lord Sassoon Portrait

Lord Sassoon

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 29th May 2010


Lord Sassoon is not a member of any APPGs
1 Former APPG membership
Indonesia
Commercial Secretary (HM Treasury)
13th Oct 2010 - 1st Jan 2013
Commercial Secretary (HM Treasury)
13th May 2010 - 1st Jan 2013
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [HL]
5th Sep 2011 - 1st Dec 2011


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Sassoon has voted in 399 divisions, and 2 times against the majority of their Party.

16 Mar 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Sassoon voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 26 Conservative Aye votes vs 102 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 145 Noes - 179
16 Mar 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Sassoon voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 15 Conservative Aye votes vs 19 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 75 Noes - 35
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(4 debate interactions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Sassoon has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Sassoon, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


12 Bills introduced by Lord Sassoon

Introduced: 26th January 2012

A Bill To amend the Bank of England Act 1998, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Banking Act 2009; to make other provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about the exercise of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies and other mutual societies; to amend section 785 of the Companies Act 2006; to make provision enabling the Director of Savings to provide services to other public bodies; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 19th December 2012 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 6th February 2012

A Bill To amend the Bank of England Act 1998, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Banking Act 2009; to make other provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about the exercise of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies and other mutual societies; to amend section 785 of the Companies Act 2006; to make provision enabling the Director of Savings to provide services to other public bodies; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 19th December 2012 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 16th May 2011

To make provisions about disclosure and representations in connection with consumer insurance contracts.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 8th March 2012 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 8th December 2010

This Bill received Royal Assent on 21st December 2010 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 19th July 2010

This Bill received Royal Assent on 27th July 2010 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 2nd March 2011

Second reading and all remaining stages - took place on Wednesday 9 March. The Bill received Royal Assent on 16 March. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).This Bill is known as a "Money Bill". The House of Lords cannot amend Money Bills so committee stage, report stage and third reading are just formalities.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th March 2011 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 9th December 2010

This Bill received Royal Assent on 21st December 2010 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 15th September 2010

This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th December 2010 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 4th July 2012

This Bill received Royal Assent on 17th July 2012 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 22nd July 2010

The Bill provides the authority for a payments scheme for eligible former and current Equitable Life policyholders in respect of the consequences of maladministration by regulatory bodies as identified by the Ombudsman and accepted by government. Although the precise shape of the payments scheme is as yet unknown, the Bill provides the authority for money to be paid once the scheme is set up and clarifies the tax treatment of future payments.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th December 2010 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 14th October 2010

Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 22 March. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).

This Bill received Royal Assent on 22nd March 2011 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 15th July 2010

This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th December 2010 and was enacted into law.

Lord Sassoon has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Lord Sassoon has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament