Lord Bassam of Brighton

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Division Votes
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 173
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 154
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 156
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 332
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 157 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 180
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 247 Noes - 187
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 141 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 55
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton 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 - 178 Noes - 231
15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 165 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 260
15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 200
16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 142 Noes - 192
16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 117 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 121
16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 144
16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 142
16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bassam of Brighton 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 - 135 Noes - 154

Written Answers
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions Asked by: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 15th April 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on clearing the backlog of overdue pension payments for retired civil servants. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension quotes are unacceptable. I want to reassure you that this Government has taken firm action to help put things right as soon as possible. We have agreed a clear recovery plan with Capita, which includes specific milestones and accountability targets for delivery. For priority cases, we have deployed additional resources and improved communication with affected colleagues, so that staff, both former and serving, receive the quality of service and support they deserve. Existing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been enhanced and strengthened to deliver improved performance and higher penalties for failure, including financial penalties. These have already applied in respect to Capita's performance with recent issues and delays in administering the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Capita has made lump sum payments to 8,747 members, the majority of whom have retired but are not yet receiving their pension, and are on track to bring these members into regular pension payments by the end of April. To provide immediate financial support to those who may need it, arrangements are in place for interest-free bridging loans typically up to £5,000 or £10,000 in exceptional cases to most recent retirees facing payment delays. This is alongside interim lump sum payments being made to provide immediate funds to retiring members. The pension scheme continues to make monthly pension payments to approximately 730,000 existing pensioner members on time. The latest position of the Civil Service Pension Recovery Plan Update is available at this weblink: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-pension-recovery-plan-updates

Written Answers

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
Asked by: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour - Life peer)
Wednesday 15th April 2026

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on clearing the backlog of overdue pension payments for retired civil servants.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.

The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension quotes are unacceptable. I want to reassure you that this Government has taken firm action to help put things right as soon as possible. We have agreed a clear recovery plan with Capita, which includes specific milestones and accountability targets for delivery. For priority cases, we have deployed additional resources and improved communication with affected colleagues, so that staff, both former and serving, receive the quality of service and support they deserve.

Existing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been enhanced and strengthened to deliver improved performance and higher penalties for failure, including financial penalties. These have already applied in respect to Capita's performance with recent issues and delays in administering the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Capita has made lump sum payments to 8,747 members, the majority of whom have retired but are not yet receiving their pension, and are on track to bring these members into regular pension payments by the end of April.

To provide immediate financial support to those who may need it, arrangements are in place for interest-free bridging loans typically up to £5,000 or £10,000 in exceptional cases to most recent retirees facing payment delays. This is alongside interim lump sum payments being made to provide immediate funds to retiring members. The pension scheme continues to make monthly pension payments to approximately 730,000 existing pensioner members on time.

The latest position of the Civil Service Pension Recovery Plan Update is available at this weblink: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-pension-recovery-plan-updates

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13 Apr 2026, 5:20 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, before I respond to the amendments tabled by the noble Lord Lord Shipley and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, can I extend my thanks to my noble friend Lord Bassam of Brighton, noble Lords, " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Apr 2026, 7:43 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Bassam of Brighton. I had tabled something similar, but not as good an amendment as that " Baroness Coffey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
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: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) , and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, I would like to extend my thanks to my noble friend Lord Bassam of Brighton - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) It was tabled in Committee by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam of Brighton. - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

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: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) , and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, I would like to extend my thanks to my noble friend Lord Bassam of Brighton - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) It was tabled in Committee by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam of Brighton. - Link to Speech

Lord Bassam of Brighton - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 21st April 2026 10:30 a.m. Built Environment Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Young People and the Built Environment At 10:45am: Oral evidence Nicola Rochfort - Head of Community Engagement at Grosvenor Teresa Strachan - Freelance Academic Fiona MacDonald - Co-founder and Director at MATT+FIONA View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 28th April 2026 10:30 a.m. Built Environment Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Young People and the Built Environment At 11:00am: Oral evidence Sara Candiracci - Associate Director at Arup Huan Rimington - Founder at Build Up Foundation James Delaney - Founder at BlockWorks Dr Neal Shasore - Founder at The School of Building CIC View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 14th April 2026 Oral Evidence - Built Environment School Trust, RIBA, and Graveney School Young People and the Built Environment - Built Environment Committee
Tuesday 21st April 2026 Oral Evidence - Grosvenor, Teresa Strachan, and Fiona MacDonald Young People and the Built Environment - Built Environment Committee
Tuesday 14th April 2026 Oral Evidence - Built Environment School Trust, RIBA, and Graveney School Young People and the Built Environment - Built Environment Committee
Tuesday 21st April 2026 Oral Evidence - Grosvenor, Teresa Strachan, and Fiona MacDonald Young People and the Built Environment - Built Environment Committee
Tuesday 28th April 2026 Oral Evidence - Arup, Build Up Foundation, BlockWorks, and The School of Building CIC Young People and the Built Environment - Built Environment Committee