Information between 20th April 2026 - 30th May 2026
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Thursday 21st May 2026 Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Reduction of emissions and wasted gas via venting and flaring on offshore oil and gas infrastructure View calendar - Add to calendar |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 180 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 211 Noes - 150 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 216 Noes - 148 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 144 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 169 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 158 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 146 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 152 Noes - 207 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 143 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 207 Noes - 141 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 144 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 138 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 138 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 199 Noes - 144 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 210 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 217 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell 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 - 316 Noes - 165 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 39 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 129 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Earl Russell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 181 |
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Strait of Hormuz: Tankers
Asked by: Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are actively monitoring for any indications that the government of the United States is considering, or has implemented, a toll or charge on oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) The UK keeps all aspects of the Iran crisis under constant review. The Foreign Secretary set out the UK's position on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in her Mansion House speech on 9 April, a link to which can be found below: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-mansion-house-address-to-city-of-london-2026. |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change
Asked by: Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 28th April 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government what changes have been made to the Defra Futures Unit since 2025; whether the unit has been abolished, renamed, merged or transferred; what arrangements are now in place within Defra for horizon scanning, futures analysis and climate-related risk assessment; and which teams or senior responsible owners are now accountable for those functions. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Defra’s Futures Team closed as a central function in March 2025. It was not renamed or transferred.
Since then, horizon scanning and futures analysis have been undertaken by evidence and analytical teams across the Department, supported by work within Defra’s arm’s length bodies.
Accountability for climate related risk assessment sits with Defra’s climate adaptation teams, which lead the Climate Change Risk Assessment and the National Adaptation Programme. |
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Natural Gas: Storage
Asked by: Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of national gas storage capacity, further to recent reports of interest in the UK's undersea gas pipeline network from the government of Russia. Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Earl. |
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21 May 2026, 11:18 a.m. - House of Lords " Second, Oral Question Earl Russell. Russell. >> Lords, I beg leave to ask the question standing in my name on the Order Paper. " Lord Whitehead, Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 May 2026, 8:34 p.m. - House of Lords "Majesty, then there would be far more on nature and biodiversity in it. As my noble friend Earl Russell " Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 May 2026, 8:24 p.m. - House of Lords "and Baroness Curran, and also of Earl Russell. And can I add my " Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Monday 27th April 2026 1:45 p.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 20th May 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 3rd June 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Pet Parasite Medication At 10:00am: Oral evidence Professor Alistair Boxall - Professor in Environmental Science at University of York Matthew Shardlow - Ecological consultant Professor Guy Woodward - Professor of Ecology at Imperial College London View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th June 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Pet Parasite Medication At 10:00am: Oral evidence Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux - Senior Vice President at British Veterinary Association (BVA) Dr Rose Perkins - Veterinary Surgeon and Visiting Fellow at Grantham Institute Dr Martin Whitehead - Senior Veterinary Surgeon at Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 17th June 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Pet Parasite Medication At 10:00am: Oral evidence Dr Donal Murphy - Deputy CEO and Head of International and Regulatory Affairs at National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) Dr Ian Wright - Chairman and Director at European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) Jacqui Skelly - Head of Veterinary Technical Services at Elanco View calendar - Add to calendar |
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24 Apr 2026
Pet Parasite Medication Environment and Climate Change Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions This short inquiry will consider pet parasite medication (PPM), with a focus on treatments containing pesticides of concern such as fipronil and imidacloprid. The inquiry will seek to understand distribution pathways, and the impact of PPM use and non-use on biodiversity and human health. It will also cover current regulation, monitoring, and the potential implications for pets and pet owners of alternative medications or application practices. |