Information between 25th March 2025 - 3rd June 2025
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26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156 |
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162 |
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172 |
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151 |
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165 |
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143 |
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143 |
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157 |
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157 |
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 152 |
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 63 Noes - 163 |
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 172 |
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 149 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 165 |
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 157 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173 |
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 105 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 19 Noes - 112 |
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 104 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 51 Noes - 106 |
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 134 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142 |
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 49 Noes - 129 |
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 148 |
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148 |
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157 |
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216 |
30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 28 Noes - 123 |
30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 124 |
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 152 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125 |
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Foster Care
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 15th May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that young people in "staying put" arrangements are supported to continue to benefit from a family environment instead of being moved into residential care. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) Supporting care leavers to make a successful transition from care to independence is a priority for this government. ‘Staying Put’ arrangements ensure care leavers can continue to benefit from a stable and secure family setting and prepare for independence at a more gradual pace, rather than facing upheaval at age 18. It allows those who have been in foster care to remain with their carers until 21, where both the young person and the foster carer want it. The legislation requires local authorities to advise, assist and support both the young person and their former foster carers so that the arrangement can continue until the young person becomes 21. ‘Staying Put’ enables young people to build on and nurture their attachments to their foster carers, providing stability and support during their transition to adulthood, just as other young people can rely on their own families for such support. The government is continuing to fund local authorities to deliver ‘Staying Put’ and project to provide £33.3 million for the programme in the 2025/26 financial year.
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Foster Care: Allowances
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 22nd May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to monitor the national minimum allowance for foster carers and ensure that all local authorities pay at least these rates. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The department is considering the possible benefits and costs of a national register of foster carers as part of our wider work in reforming the children’s social care sector. There are a range of proposals for such a register, all of which require careful consideration. The national minimum standards for fostering sets out a clear minimum expectation that all “foster carers should receive at least the national minimum allowance for the child, plus any necessary agreed expenses”. In January 2025, we shared information about how to report underpayment of the national minimum allowance to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for investigation. The LGSCO have reassured us that they will investigate any reports of underpayment raised with them and ensure action is taken to rectify this. Fees paid to foster carers are not determined by the government. Instead, fostering services set their own rates based on various factors, such as the skills of the foster carer and the level of support the child requires. The department currently has no plans to carry out a comprehensive review of foster care fees. We encourage local authorities to work together to develop consistent regional offers of financial support to foster carers.
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Foster Care: Finance
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 22nd May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out a comprehensive review of foster carer fees. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The department is considering the possible benefits and costs of a national register of foster carers as part of our wider work in reforming the children’s social care sector. There are a range of proposals for such a register, all of which require careful consideration. The national minimum standards for fostering sets out a clear minimum expectation that all “foster carers should receive at least the national minimum allowance for the child, plus any necessary agreed expenses”. In January 2025, we shared information about how to report underpayment of the national minimum allowance to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for investigation. The LGSCO have reassured us that they will investigate any reports of underpayment raised with them and ensure action is taken to rectify this. Fees paid to foster carers are not determined by the government. Instead, fostering services set their own rates based on various factors, such as the skills of the foster carer and the level of support the child requires. The department currently has no plans to carry out a comprehensive review of foster care fees. We encourage local authorities to work together to develop consistent regional offers of financial support to foster carers.
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Foster Care: Registration
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 22nd May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a national register for foster carers, matching that of social workers, to improve the safeguarding of children. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The department is considering the possible benefits and costs of a national register of foster carers as part of our wider work in reforming the children’s social care sector. There are a range of proposals for such a register, all of which require careful consideration. The national minimum standards for fostering sets out a clear minimum expectation that all “foster carers should receive at least the national minimum allowance for the child, plus any necessary agreed expenses”. In January 2025, we shared information about how to report underpayment of the national minimum allowance to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) for investigation. The LGSCO have reassured us that they will investigate any reports of underpayment raised with them and ensure action is taken to rectify this. Fees paid to foster carers are not determined by the government. Instead, fostering services set their own rates based on various factors, such as the skills of the foster carer and the level of support the child requires. The department currently has no plans to carry out a comprehensive review of foster care fees. We encourage local authorities to work together to develop consistent regional offers of financial support to foster carers.
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Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Home Office, Home Office, and Home Office Transnational repression in the UK - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: present: Lord Alton of Liverpool (The Chair); Lord Dholakia; Tom Gordon; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Metropolitan Police Transnational repression in the UK - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: present: Lord Alton of Liverpool (The Chair); Lord Dholakia; Tom Gordon; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Monday 19th May 2025
Report - 3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Health Bill Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Dholakia (Liberal Democrat; Life peer) Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (Labour; Life peer) Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 14th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford, and Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Q5 Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon: Clause 35 of the Bill permits the transfer of potential evacuees’ |
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Report - Accountability for Daesh crimes Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Dholakia (Liberal Democrat; Life peer) Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (Labour; Life peer) Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 7th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Sarah Jones, Department for Business and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Business and Trade Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: The Chair); Juliet Campbell; Lord Dholakia; Tom Gordon; Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Shabana Mahmood Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Q4 Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon: As your Government’s report on responding to human rights judgments |
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Eleanor Lyons, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, National Crime Agency, and Border Force Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Alton of Liverpool (The Chair); Juliet Campbell; Lord Dholakia; Tom Gordon; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney-General Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Juliet Campbell; Lord Dholakia; Tom Gordon; Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Mr Martin Plaut, FairSquare, and Foreign Policy Centre Transnational repression in the UK - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Liverpool (The Chair); Lord Dholakia; Tom Gordon; Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Walk Free, Institute for Human Rights and Business, Solar Taskforce, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Alton of Liverpool (The Chair); Lord Dholakia; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Oral Evidence - National Council of Resistance of Iran, and Chloe Cheung Transnational repression in the UK - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Alton of Liverpool (Chair); Lord Dholakia; Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon |
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Race Equality Engagement Group
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay) Wednesday 30th April 2025 Question To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, who the members are of the Race Equality Engagement Group; and how they were appointed. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) On 18 March, I announced our plans to establish a Race Equality Engagement Group to help us develop measures to tackle race inequality. The Group will be chaired by Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon.
We are in the process of appointing the other members of the Group. Members are being recruited to bring a range of expertise from across the public, private and voluntary sectors and from across the country. These are informal ministerial appointments, by invitation, and are not within the scope of the Governance Code for Public Appointments.
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Calendar |
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Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:15 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Attorney General At 2:15pm: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Hermer KC - Attorney General at Attorney General's Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:15 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 30th April 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 30th April 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice at Ministry of Justice View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 7th May 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 14th May 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 14th May 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Marija Jovanovic - Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford Zoe Bantleman - Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Sarah Dinely - Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor and Head of International at Crown Prosecution Service View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 14th May 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Marija Jovanovic - Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford Zoe Bantleman - Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Sarah Dineley - Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor and Head of International at Crown Prosecution Service View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 14th May 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 14th May 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Marija Jovanovic - Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford Zoe Bantleman - Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) Professor Sarah Singer - Professor of Refugee Law at Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London Alison Harvey - Barrister at One Pump Court At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Richard Alcock CBE - Director of Strategy and Policy at Border Security Command View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 21st May 2025 1:15 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Transnational repression in the UK View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 11th June 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Crime and Policing Bill At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Alex Black - Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 11th June 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Crime and Policing Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 18th June 2025 2:15 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Select Committee Inquiry |
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27 Mar 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Select) Not accepting submissions The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Crime and Policing Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards. The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to support its mission to halve knife crime and violence against women and girls in a decade, to increase public confidence in policing and the wider criminal justice system, to support neighbourhood policing and give the police the powers they need to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and terrorism, whilst introducing reforms to ensure that law enforcement agencies perform to high standards and focus on front-line policing. Many of the changes proposed by the Bill would engage the human rights of victims, perpetrators and other members of the public |