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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Jun 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I declare my interests as a director of Valloop Impact Captive.

The Bill is a chunky addition to the impenetrable forest of financial services legislation, relocating key issues into the even larger forest of regulator rules. Who is it for? It cannot be only for business; it must …..."

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

"My Lords, I am pleased to have reached this stage, where we are now all back on the same side. We have had some exchanges when we have said, once upon a time, that we were all pointing in the same direction, and then we had a little bit of …..."
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted - View Speech

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Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 144
Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 145
Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 145
Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 138
Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 165
Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 39 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 129
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

"My Lords, I thank the Minister, including for our meeting on Friday. For the record, we suggested a “have regard” framework, requiring trustees to consider private market investment in alignment with the Mansion House Accord and to report to the regulator. That approach would meet the Government’s stated policy aims …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

"Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, do insist on its disagreement to Commons Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments …..."
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