Information between 25th February 2026 - 7th March 2026
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 127 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 188 |
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4 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 105 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 132 |
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4 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 135 Conservative No votes vs 3 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 145 |
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5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 125 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 140 |
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5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 127 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 143 |
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5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 138 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 142 |
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5 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 139 |
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2 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 139 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 155 |
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2 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Earl Howe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 155 |
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Earl Howe speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Earl Howe contributed 8 speeches (2,348 words) Report stage Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Earl Howe speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Earl Howe contributed 1 speech (184 words) Committee stage Friday 27th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Resident Doctors: Training
Asked by: Earl Howe (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 4th March 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Baroness Merron to Lord Kamall on 19 February (DEP2026-0132), when they plan to announce which medical specialties will receive new posts as part of the planned delivery of 1,000 new specialty training posts over the next three years. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts, with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need. The Government will set out next steps, including how these new posts will be distributed across specialties and regions, in due course. |
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Doctors: Registration
Asked by: Earl Howe (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 4th March 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what are the top five most commonly-cited reasons given by doctors for leaving the UK register. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The General Medical Council, as part of their State of Medical Education and Practice Report, publish annual data on the reasons that doctors report to them for relinquishing their licence to practice and or for leaving the professional register. The following table shows the top five stated reasons for leaving, which are taken from doctor’s applications to give up either their licence or their registration, as a proportion of the total number of leavers for 2024:
Source: The State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK – Workforce Report 2025, General Medical Council. In 2024, 16,124 leaver’s applications were assessed, 28.0% of which did not have a recorded reason for leaving. |
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Resident Doctors: Training
Asked by: Earl Howe (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 4th March 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Baroness Merron to Lord Kamall on 19 February (DEP2026-0132), when they plan to announce which regions will receive new posts as part of the planned delivery of 1,000 new specialty training posts over the next three years. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts, with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need. The Government will set out next steps, including how these new posts will be distributed across specialties and regions, in due course. |
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27 Feb 2026, 12:57 p.m. - House of Lords "Lords, Lord Harper Lord McCrea, noble Lady Baroness Finlay, and the noble Earl Howe, have asked " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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27 Feb 2026, 1:29 p.m. - House of Lords "Earl Howe point about amendment 913. A thank you. " Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 4:43 p.m. - House of Lords "And the noble Lord Earl Howe also asked me for again, understandably " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 4:42 p.m. - House of Lords "Earl Howe did raise the point about " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 4:04 p.m. - House of Lords "friend Earl Howe are a small businesses will need all the time they can get to prepare for yet " The Earl of Lindsay (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 8:36 p.m. - House of Lords "Earl Howe. There is no doubt that the public are keen to see more " Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 8:46 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Carmel, and spoken to by the noble Lord Earl Howe, the bill " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 8:47 p.m. - House of Lords "Burden on performers and. It might be helpful if I say also to the noble Lord Earl Howe. It is " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 8:48 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment, and that the noble Lord Earl Howe will see fit to withdraw " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 6:24 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Earl Howe, because I would like to start to update your " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 7:07 p.m. - House of Lords "regulations. And the noble Lord Earl Howe has referred to this a number of times, and I agree, " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Mar 2026, 7:13 p.m. - House of Lords "Earl Howe asked me to do, supporting adult smokers in their efforts to quit, whilst also " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 4th March 2026
Minutes and decisions - 21 January 2026 - 11th Meeting - Minutes House of Lords Commission Committee Found: Basildon Other Members present: • Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (attending under Standing Order 64) • Earl Howe |
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Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: Letter dated 26/02/2026 from Baroness Merron to Earl Howe regarding questions raised during the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) committee stage (ninth day): amendment 581A - whether additional specific guidance should be issued under the Mental Capacity Act 2025. 1p. Document: 260226_Letter_to_Earl_Howe.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 26/02/2026 from Baroness Merron to Earl Howe regarding questions raised during the Terminally |