Information between 25th January 2026 - 4th February 2026
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Monday 2nd February 2026 Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer) Private Notice Question - Main Chamber Subject: Recent discussions with the government of China concerning human rights and threats to UK national security View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th February 2026 Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer) Debate - Main Chamber Subject: Joint Committee on Human Rights report: 'Transnational repression in the UK' View calendar - Add to calendar |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Alton of Liverpool voted Aye and in line with the House One of 12 Crossbench Aye votes vs 25 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Alton of Liverpool voted Aye and against the House One of 5 Crossbench Aye votes vs 35 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 191 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Alton of Liverpool voted Aye and in line with the House One of 32 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Alton of Liverpool voted Aye and in line with the House One of 16 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 140 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Alton of Liverpool voted Aye and against the House One of 8 Crossbench Aye votes vs 8 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 144 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Alton of Liverpool voted Aye and in line with the House One of 15 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 132 |
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Lord Alton of Liverpool speeches from: China: Jimmy Lai
Lord Alton of Liverpool contributed 1 speech (141 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Alton of Liverpool speeches from: China: Human Rights and UK National Security
Lord Alton of Liverpool contributed 2 speeches (338 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Alton of Liverpool speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Alton of Liverpool contributed 1 speech (1,409 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Lord Alton of Liverpool speeches from: Asylum and Immigration: Children
Lord Alton of Liverpool contributed 1 speech (94 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Alton of Liverpool speeches from: Chinese Embassy
Lord Alton of Liverpool contributed 1 speech (342 words) Monday 26th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Dutasteride and Finasteride: Prescriptions
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer) Monday 26th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how many prescriptions for (1) finasteride, and (2) dutasteride, have been issued in the NHS in each year since 2014. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The following table shows the requested information in each calendar year between 2014 and 2024, as well as between January and November 2025, and that has been dispensed in England regardless of where prescribed:
Source: NHS Business Services Authority, Prescription Costs Analysis (PCA) Notes:
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Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer) Monday 26th January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what the scope and time frame is of their review into the UK’s reservation on Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention; when consideration of this matter first began; why the review has been delayed; and whether the outcomes of the review will be made public. Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office) Violence against women and girls is a national emergency, and we’ve made it our mission to halve it in a decade. We are deploying the full power of the state through our VAWG Strategy, which was published on 18th December 2025 The government has signed the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in, demonstrating to women in the UK and to our partners overseas our commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. Many members who have ratified the convention have also made reservations on specific articles of the convention. We are currently reviewing our policies that support migrant victims of domestic abuse. This includes considering whether it is appropriate to maintain, partially lift or remove our reservation on Article 59. While the review is ongoing, we are unable to provide any further details. The reservation does not mean migrant victims are unsupported. We have introduced several policy changes to better support migrant victims of domestic abuse. This includes expanding immediate settlement provisions to cover cases of transnational marriage abandonment and broadening the eligibility for periods of leave independent of the abuser under the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession (MVDAC). We have also implemented the Support for Migrant Victims scheme which helps migrant victims of domestic abuse with No Recourse to Public Funds. The scheme is delivered by Southall Black Sisters and their delivery partners, and provides support for migrant victims of domestic abuse, including accommodation, subsistence, counselling and immigration support. Our total investment for 2025/26 is £2.4m. |
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Myanmar: International Criminal Court
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer) Monday 2nd February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court under Article 14 of the Rome Statute. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) I refer the Noble Lord to the answer he received on 5 November 2024 in response to Question HL1783. He will be aware that the case referred to in that answer is currently proceeding at the International Court of Justice, while separately, the International Criminal Court continues to pursue its investigation of crimes against the Rohingya. |
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2 Feb 2026, 3:54 p.m. - House of Lords " Private notice question on China, human rights and national security. human rights and national security. Lord Alton of Liverpool. >> I beg. >> Leave to ask a question of which " Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Human Rights and the Regulation of AI At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Andrew Breeze - Director for Online Safety Technology Policy at Ofcom William Malcolm - Executive Director of Regulatory Risk & Innovation at ICO Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson - Chair at EHRC At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Elodie Tranchez - Senior Lecturer at United Nations Institute for Training and Research Professor Philippe Sands KC - Professor of Public Understanding of Law at University College London (UCL) Dr Stephen Allen - Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary at University of London Dr Yuan Yi Zhu - Assistant Professor of International Relations and International Law at Leiden University, Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th February 2026 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Human Rights and the Regulation of AI At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Rob Sherman - VP and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Policy at Meta Ginny Badanes - General Manager - Tech for Society at Microsoft At 3:45pm: Oral evidence Kanishka Narayan MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - Minister for AI at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology View calendar - Add to calendar |