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Division Vote (Lords)
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Coussins (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 23 Crossbench Aye votes vs 10 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 113
Scheduled Event - Tuesday 21st October - Add to calendar
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Lords - Oral questions - Main Chamber
Negotiations with the European Union for the UK to rejoin Erasmus+
MP: Baroness Coussins
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Oct 2025
Erasmus+

"I thank the noble Baroness for that encouraging reply and appreciate that she cannot go into negotiating detail. Can she at least clarify that the overall objective is to achieve associate membership by the start of the next funding round, in 2027-28, and that the UK aims to include eligibility …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Oct 2025
Erasmus+

"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare interests as co-chair of the APPG on Modern Languages and president of the Chartered Institute of Linguists...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Oct 2025
Erasmus+

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in negotiations with the European Union for the UK to rejoin Erasmus+...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Oct 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

"My Lords, Amendment 181 in my name is very straightforward indeed. The noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, and the noble Lord, Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury, have kindly added their names to it; both regret that they are unable to be present this evening.

The amendment seeks, quite simply, to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Oct 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Oct 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply and for his very clear statement that the Government agree that they have a moral and legal obligation to make sure that people in these situations clearly understand what is happening. Rather than just writing to me, will he agree to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Oct 2025
School Fees: VAT

"My Lords, will His Majesty’s Government consider using some of the money that they expect to get from this policy to reverse their recent decision to remove funding from state schools for the international baccalaureate?..."
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Written Question
Trade Agreements: Colombia
Wednesday 17th September 2025

Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether their assessment of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the Colombia-UK Bilateral Investment Agreement has changed in the light of the legal challenge from investors in the Whitehaven Mine in Cumbria, and if so, how.

Answered by Lord Leong - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) includes binding investment protection provisions which protect both UK and Colombian investors against unfair and discriminatory treatment, and expropriation without adequate compensation.

The Government maintains that it has acted consistently with domestic and international law obligations in the case of the legal challenge. In view of the ongoing proceedings, it would be inappropriate for the Government to comment further at this stage.