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Information between 3rd March 2025 - 23rd March 2025

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Division Votes
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 135
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar 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 - 232 Noes - 141
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 165
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 158 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 177
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 179
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 183 Noes - 234
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 229
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 339
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 207
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 237
4 Mar 2025 - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 236
4 Mar 2025 - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 163 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 249
4 Mar 2025 - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 248
5 Mar 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 228
5 Mar 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 159
5 Mar 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 146 Noes - 189
5 Mar 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 207
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 167 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 257
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 167 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 224 Noes - 267
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 8 Noes - 168
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 181 Noes - 234
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Spellar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 116 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 43 Noes - 120

Speeches
Lord Spellar speeches from: Scotland: New Nuclear Power Generation Lord Spellar contributed 1 speech (47 words) Tuesday 18th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Spellar speeches from: UK Defence: Hypersonic Missiles Lord Spellar contributed 1 speech (30 words) Monday 3rd March 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence

Written Answers
Driving Licences Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 4th March 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government how many full driving licences are held in the UK. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) The latest information available shows that on 15 February, there were 42,549,993 driving licence records held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency where the licence holder has full driving entitlement. These figures are for driving licence holders in Great Britain only. Driver licensing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.
Cost Benefit Analysis Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government what in their guidance for cost-benefit analysis is the current monetary value of a life year. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) The Green Book provides a figure of £70,000 for the value of a Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY). This is expressed in 2020-21 prices.
Parking: Debt Collection Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to issue the latest consultation on a code of practice for parking charges and debt recovery fees. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. This government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector and will announce its plans for the new Code in due course.
Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer) Monday 10th March 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 11 February (HL4960), what is the reason for the delay between the close of the consultation on hydrogen-powered off-road construction vehicles, and the development of an amendment to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) In light of the responses received during the consultation process, a decision was made to adapt the approach to hydrogen safety in the proposed amendment for both Non-Road Mobile Machinery and agricultural equipment. Since the consultation closed, the department has taken the time to liaise closely with manufacturers and other regulators to work through the detail. In addition, policy development of the amendment was paused over the general election period in line with government practice. This legislation is due to be laid in April 2025.

Written Answers

Driving Licences
Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 4th March 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many full driving licences are held in the UK.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The latest information available shows that on 15 February, there were 42,549,993 driving licence records held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency where the licence holder has full driving entitlement.

These figures are for driving licence holders in Great Britain only. Driver licensing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.

Cost Benefit Analysis
Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 11th March 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what in their guidance for cost-benefit analysis is the current monetary value of a life year.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Green Book provides a figure of £70,000 for the value of a Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY). This is expressed in 2020-21 prices.

Parking: Debt Collection
Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 11th March 2025

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

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to issue the latest consultation on a code of practice for parking charges and debt recovery fees.

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

The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. This government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector and will announce its plans for the new Code in due course.

Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen
Asked by: Lord Spellar (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 10th March 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 11 February (HL4960), what is the reason for the delay between the close of the consultation on hydrogen-powered off-road construction vehicles, and the development of an amendment to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

In light of the responses received during the consultation process, a decision was made to adapt the approach to hydrogen safety in the proposed amendment for both Non-Road Mobile Machinery and agricultural equipment. Since the consultation closed, the department has taken the time to liaise closely with manufacturers and other regulators to work through the detail.

In addition, policy development of the amendment was paused over the general election period in line with government practice. This legislation is due to be laid in April 2025.

Lord Spellar mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Legal and Illegal Migration: Suspension 57 speeches (19,510 words) Monday 10th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Home Office Mentions: 1: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) opportunity to reflect on comments that were made in this place by a west midlands counterpart of his, Lord Spellar - Link to Speech