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Division Vote (Lords)
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116
Division Vote (Lords)
2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116
Written Question
Intellectual Property: Licensing
Monday 2nd June 2025

Asked by: Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many intellectual property licences they hold under contracts or terms of reference for (1) grants, (2) pre-procurement or proof of concept work, and (3) procurement; how many of those have sub-licensing rights; how many of those have resulted in sub-licensing; and how many of those sub-licences are for patents, and for which countries.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The government does not collate this information centrally.

Division Vote (Lords)
19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118
Division Vote (Lords)
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125
Division Vote (Lords)
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168
Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 28 Apr 2025
Engineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)

"Before the Minister sits down, if an innovative company is looking to get some assistance in developing a product to market, it will go to the departments. The departments work with these small businesses on these pre-procurement issues. Innovate UK has these clauses in its contracts—I can show them to …..."
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted - View Speech

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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 28 Apr 2025
Engineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)

"My Lords, I welcome the committee report. It is a case study in how it is not enough to lead in an area of technology—that is easily lost without a joined-up strategy and harnessing the role of procurement. This is elaborated in chapter 2, with quotes from Dame Angela McLean …..."
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Apr 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, unfortunately, I was unable to speak at Second Reading, but I saw that the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, raised an issue that I wanted to raise, concerning the matter of carers, and I have been pleased to co-operate with him to produce Amendment 64. First, I declare …..."
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Apr 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"With regard to the amendment concerning carers, the main reason for rejecting it seems to be that it would not be widely required; that it would only be a small minority who might find themselves in that situation. But is not the majority of this Bill based on the actions …..."
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted - View Speech

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