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Calendar
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Discussions with Network Rail about the provision of car parking spaces at the new Cambridge South station View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 165 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 190 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 189 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 180 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 175 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 172
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 176 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 165
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 170 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 126 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 152
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 161 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 152
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Balfe voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168

Speeches
Lord Balfe speeches from: NHS and Care Volunteer Responders Service Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (62 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Balfe speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (992 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development
Lord Balfe speeches from: Pensioners: Shoplifting Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (84 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office
Lord Balfe speeches from: Mansion House Accord Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (60 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Balfe speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (509 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade
Lord Balfe speeches from: Cambridge South Station: Car Parking Lord Balfe contributed 2 speeches (136 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport
Lord Balfe speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (545 words) 2nd reading Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade
Lord Balfe speeches from: Cuba: Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement Lord Balfe contributed 1 speech (92 words) Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House

Written Answers

Community Development: Cyprus Asked by: Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 20th May 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to work with the Turkish-Cypriot diaspora in the United Kingdom to promote community engagement and stronger ties between the United Kingdom and Northern Cyprus. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' as an independent state. Several UN Security Council Resolutions and other multilateral agreements limit links between the UK and the north of Cyprus. However, we support measures aimed at reducing the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community within these constraints. This includes promoting rule of law, good governance, open societies, and positive inter-communal relations. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials regularly engage members of the Cypriot diaspora, including from the Turkish Cypriot community.

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27 Mar 2025, 4:12 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Balfe and I enjoy the contributions of no less than three " Lord Hendy (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
29 Apr 2025, 3:59 p.m. - House of Lords "House, sadly no one on the benches, the Conservative benches except for the noble Lord Lord Balfe who icy in " Lord Monks (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 4:50 p.m. - House of Lords "But the noble Lord Balfe pleading " Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 5:16 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, my noble friend, Lord Balfe, made a good case for a " Lord Lucas (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 5:29 p.m. - House of Lords "share the concerns expressed by my noble friend, Lord Balfe, and the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, for example about conceiving this from " Baroness Spielman (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 7:15 p.m. - House of Lords "I was interested in what Lord Balfe said at the age of 13 he was able to " Baroness Butler-Sloss (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
21 May 2025, 5:23 p.m. - House of Commons "in this place I referenced Lord Balfe Dubs. I said he had said it was outrageous and he said the prime ministers words were regrettable. " Dame Angela Eagle MP, The Minister of State, Home Department (Wallasey, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 85 speeches (27,296 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Con - Life peer) Active verbs lead to outcomes, and my noble friend Lord Balfe pleaded for outcomes, not process, to be - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) I say to my noble friend Lord Balfe that the Title of the Bill should really be “Some Children’s Wellbeing - Link to Speech 3: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I hope that my noble friend Lord Balfe made a very good case for a purpose clause that puts - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Spielman (Con - Life peer) paragraphs and I share some of the concerns that have been expressed, especially by my noble friend Lord Balfe - Link to Speech 5: None I was particularly interested in what the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, had to say about the fact that, at - Link to Speech
Employment Rights Bill 105 speeches (30,812 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Monks (Lab - Life peer) Sadly, no one on the Conservative Benches, except for the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, who is in his place - Link to Speech
Cambridge South Station: Car Parking 17 speeches (1,435 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) to agree, which makes me think that he should be saying yes to the question from my noble friend Lord Balfe - Link to Speech
Employment Rights Bill 119 speeches (47,030 words) 2nd reading Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) rather than protecting their rights, which is the very opposite of the role that the noble Lord, Lord Balfe - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hendy (Lab - Life peer) Like the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, I enjoyed the contributions of no less than three former general secretaries - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) the level playing field for employers that the Bill will ensure.I dare say that the noble Lord, Lord Balfe - Link to Speech