Information between 7th March 2026 - 16th April 2026
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 128 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 157 |
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 252 Noes - 171 |
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10 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 170 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 188 |
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24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner 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 - 285 Noes - 156 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 141 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 55 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 146 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 332 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 159 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 180 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 159 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 247 Noes - 187 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Banner voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 154 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 231 |
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Lord Banner speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lord Banner contributed 3 speeches (1,277 words) Report stage Monday 13th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Planning Permission
Asked by: Lord Banner (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 12th March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the backlog of cases in the Planning Court concerning challenges to planning permissions granted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and what solutions they are considering to address the backlog. Answered by Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) There is no backlog of cases in the Planning Court concerning challenges to planning permissions granted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. This position has been confirmed by the Court. Significant claims in the Planning Court are managed in accordance with the targets set out in the Practice Direction. Other cases in the Planning Court are managed in accordance with the arrangements which apply to claims in the Administrative Court. The Planning Liaison Judge oversees claims in the Planning Court and ensures these are progressed efficiently. |
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Planning Permission
Asked by: Lord Banner (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 26th March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Levitt on 26 February (HL14912), whether their answer was informed by statistical data relating to the duration taken to determine cases concerning challenges to planning permissions granted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in 2025 and 2026; and if so, what patterns this data showed, (1) compared to the target timescales set out in the Practice Direction, and (2) compared to performance in previous years. Answered by Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Written Answer of 26 February 2026 (HL14912) was informed, not by statistical data, but by the knowledge of the Planning Liaison Judge, based on his work as judge in charge managing claims in the Planning Court. |
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11 Mar 2026, 5:55 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Yes, in the absence of Lord Banner, I wish to move this amendment, which I support, though " Amdt. 387C Baroness D'Souza (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:01 p.m. - House of Lords "D'Souza and to support my noble friend Lord Banner. I would like to ask the Minister to thank the Minister and his officials for all " - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:01 p.m. - House of Lords " I rise to express our support in principle for amendments 387 and principle for amendments 387 and 387D moved by the noble Baroness D'Souza on behalf of Lord Banner. " Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:04 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, can I first of all, thank my noble friend Lord Banner for tabling these amendments, which, for tabling these amendments, which, as we've heard, raise questions about how the proceeds of crime may " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:04 p.m. - House of Lords "friend Lord Banner has tenaciously pursued this matter for many months. " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:06 p.m. - House of Lords "both of the noble Baroness. No. I arranged a meeting for the noble Lord Banner to discuss these " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:06 p.m. - House of Lords "moving the amendment on behalf of the noble Lord Banner and for my " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:07 p.m. - House of Lords "of time, but I know that the noble Lord Banner particularly raised the issue in this amendment in the " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:07 p.m. - House of Lords "just want to speak to this amendment in the context of where I think the noble Lord Banner was " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Mar 2026, 6:08 p.m. - House of Lords "resources to meet the objectives that noble Lord Banner particularly wishes to have. But I say to him " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:48 p.m. - House of Lords "as I think Lord Banner pointed out, simply cannot ever be put right at " Lord Grabiner (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:53 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment. 248. Lord Stern I agree with the powerful speeches made by the noble Lord Lord Banner and my " Lord Grabiner (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:32 p.m. - House of Lords "by leave withdrawn after clause 63, amendment 248 Lord Banner. >> I beg to move amendment 248, " Baroness Pinnock (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:41 p.m. - House of Lords "the problem and I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Banner for his hard work in bringing forward a solution today. He's a very " Lord Jamieson (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:46 p.m. - House of Lords "strawberries, I suspect it may be more attractive to the noble Lord. Lord Banner. My Lords, I support " Lord Lucas (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:46 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord. Lord Banner. In a nutshell, amendment 248 has two " Lord Lucas (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:39 p.m. - House of Lords "Banner. Amendment 248. My amendment would prevent my noble friend Lord Banner amendment from coming into " Lord Jamieson (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:01 p.m. - House of Lords "appropriate way forward. And that's why I support Lord Banner amendment. " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:30 p.m. - House of Lords "appreciate the many protections that the noble my noble friend Lord Banner has put into his amendment. " Lord Jamieson (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:07 p.m. - House of Lords "unclear. And the noble Lord Banner and others have not referenced any " Lord Fuller (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:10 p.m. - House of Lords "And I agree with the noble Lord Banner that that is what we must do. " Lord Fuller (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:18 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Banner for amendment two, for a and for his engagement on this matter? It absolutely has not been a last " Lord O'Donnell (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:18 p.m. - House of Lords "three things. >> My Lords, to begin, can I thank the noble Lord Lord Banner for " Lord O'Donnell (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:18 p.m. - House of Lords "absolutely has not been a last minute issue. Lord Banner raised this issue first in the planning and Infrastructure bill. There's been much engagement between myself " Lord O'Donnell (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:18 p.m. - House of Lords "been much engagement between myself and Lord Banner Lord Banner with officials over many months, and myself and officials have dealt " Lord O'Donnell (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:51 p.m. - House of Lords "interest is defined and again, Lord Banner has made the point, but it's " Lord Grabiner (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:49 p.m. - House of Lords "by Lord Banner, the form of this amendment is rather different from " Lord Grabiner (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:59 p.m. - House of Lords "session in support or in opposition to an earlier amendment from the noble Lord Lord Banner, which had a " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:55 p.m. - House of Lords "than my friend Lord banner. I'm grateful to Baroness Jones for confirming that she knows that " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:55 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Banner said that in the interests of politeness, if I heard " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 8:57 p.m. - House of Lords "which Lord Banner is proposing, specifies that the qualifying " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Apr 2026, 3:57 p.m. - House of Lords "at local level. And can I thank the noble Lord Banner for his work to help resolve the legal lacuna from " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
228 speeches (48,627 words) Report stage Monday 13th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) but I support Amendment 248 in the name of my noble friend Lord Banner. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Banner, that this is what we must do. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Banner, for Amendment 248 and his engagement on this matter. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) I appreciate the many protections that my noble friend Lord Banner has put into his amendment. - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
92 speeches (21,957 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 11th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness D'Souza (XB - Life peer) My Lords, in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Banner, I shall move the amendment, although my defence - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, and the noble Lord, Lord Banner. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lord Banner for tabling these amendments, which, as we have - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) In his amendment, the noble Lord, Lord Banner, raises this issue in the context of Russia’s war with - Link to Speech |
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Friday 13th March 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Building our nuclear nation: government response to the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: An independent review by Lord Banner KC into delays to NSIPs in 2024 uncovered similar themes. |
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Mar. 12 2026
Civil Procedure Rule Committee Source Page: Civil Procedure Rule Committee Annual Report 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) in response to the recommendations made in Lord Banner |