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Calendar
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Orders and regulations - Grand Committee
Subject: Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026
Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026 View calendar - Add to calendar


Division Votes
25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 30 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 148
25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 178
25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 152
25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill 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
Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 188
4 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 52 Noes - 146
4 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill 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
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 145
5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill 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
Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 143
5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill 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
Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 140
5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill 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
Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 139
5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill 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
Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 142
2 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 47 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 121 Noes - 145


Speeches
Baroness Thornhill speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Baroness Thornhill contributed 5 speeches (1,466 words)
Committee stage
Thursday 5th March 2026 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Baroness Thornhill speeches from: Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026
Baroness Thornhill contributed 4 speeches (802 words)
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Work and Pensions


Written Answers
Leasehold
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 27 January (HLWS1278), when they intend to commence Part 1 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on the ban on the grant or assignment of certain long residential leases of houses.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

This government is committed to ending the feudal leasehold system. We will reinvigorate the commonhold legal framework and ban the use of leasehold for new flats so commonhold can become the default tenure for the ownership of new flats, and we will implement measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to ban new leasehold houses.


Following consideration of responses to the ‘Moving to Commonhold’ consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, we will confirm commencement plans.

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 27 January (HLWS1278), which specific flaws in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 are referred to as requiring rectification through primary legislation.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the Noble Baroness to the response given to UIN HL14534 (attached) on 25 February 2026.

Leasehold
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to commence section 32 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the Noble Baroness to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HLWS1278) (attached).

Leasehold
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to commence section 29 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the Noble Baroness to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HLWS1278) (attached).

Leasehold: Valuation
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government for what proportion of leasehold properties development value makes the exercise of collective enfranchisement prohibitively expensive; and what measures they will take to ensure that enfranchisement is financially feasible for affected leaseholders.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

My Department does not hold the requested data.

We are committed to implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, which will make enfranchisement cheaper and easier. I refer the Noble Baroness to the response given in the House of Commons on 14 January 2026 UIN 103549 (attached) about these provisions.

Leasehold: Valuation
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244), when they will launch the public consultation on enfranchisement valuation rates under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the Noble Baroness to the response given to UIN HL14534 (attached) on 25 February 2026.