Information between 15th January 2026 - 14th February 2026
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 185 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 42 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 127 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 160 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 157 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates 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 - 161 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 156 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates 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 - 261 Noes - 150 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates 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 - 207 Noes - 159 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 27 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 53 Noes - 116 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 147 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 14 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 16 Noes - 92 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 186 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 132 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 140 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 140 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 73 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295 |
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10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 165 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 258 |
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10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 166 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 251 |
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Lord Bates speeches from: UK Development Partnership Assistance
Lord Bates contributed 1 speech (691 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Bates speeches from: Atrocity Crimes
Lord Bates contributed 1 speech (704 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Development Aid
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 6th February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how much Official Development Assistance they contributed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) The table below shows UK ODA funding in 2023 and 2024 provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The figures do not capture funding to Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement organisations where they are a partner further down the delivery chain.
Figures for 2025 will be published in due course. |
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Development Aid
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 6th February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to announce the 2026 Official Development Assistance budget allocations; and whether they will make the announcement by means of an oral statement to both Houses. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) The allocations in question will be set out in the coming months, and we will confirm details of that planned announcement in the normal way in due course. |
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Development Aid
Asked by: Lord Bates (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 10th February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN review Humanitarian Reset: Putting the People We Serve First, published on 10 March 2025; and what plans they have in light of that review to improve the (1) speed, (2) accountability and (3) impact of the UK's official development assistance system. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) We strongly support the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator's plans, set out in his 11 March letter, to regroup, reform and renew the humanitarian system. We want to see a more localised, prioritised, efficient and effective humanitarian system. We are continually looking to improve the effectiveness of our official development assistance programmes. |
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20 Jan 2026, 8:25 p.m. - House of Lords "kind of this is it. This will never this can never change. Lord Bates " Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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27 Jan 2026, 11:52 a.m. - House of Lords "view on that. >> Yeah, I think it's I think Lord Bates makes a really good point, " Lord Hogan-Howe (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 4:17 p.m. - House of Lords "On the other side, Baroness Sugg Lord Bates, who are both participating today. So it was particularly disappointing this " Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 4:05 p.m. - House of Lords "0.3% by 2027. And I would refer noble Lords to the noble Lord Bates. Excellent recent question for short " Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 5:58 p.m. - House of Lords "The Minister for development in Lord Bates excellent debate last week was referred to, said that she " Lord Purvis of Tweed (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 6:21 p.m. - House of Lords "hand, which the noble Lord Lord Bates invited me kindly to a briefing, which I must say I " Lord Lemos (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 5:40 p.m. - House of Lords "As the noble Lord Lord Bates has already said, more than double than 15 years ago, with civilians " Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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30 Jan 2026, 12:03 p.m. - House of Lords "box exercise? And I know the noble Lord can't speak for Mr. Lord Bates, so I am going to write to her. I " Baroness Grey-Thompson (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Feb 2026, 12:49 p.m. - House of Lords " No. Lord Bates an important point. I don't know if he heard the point. I don't know if he heard the answer I gave earlier. It is the case now that is not a matter for " Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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UK Development Partnership Assistance
51 speeches (21,444 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) I refer noble Lords to the excellent recent Question for Short Debate from the noble Lord, Lord Bates - Link to Speech 2: Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab - Life peer) shown by Ministers on the other side, such as the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, and the noble Lord, Lord Bates - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con - Life peer) Cross reports that there are more than 130 active conflicts in the world today, as the noble Lord, Lord Bates - Link to Speech 4: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) In the excellent debate from the noble Lord, Lord Bates, earlier this month, the Minister for Development - Link to Speech 5: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Bates, kindly invited me to a briefing that I think sounds absolutely terrific. - Link to Speech |
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Atrocity Crimes
22 speeches (8,192 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) this critical issue—this is not something that can never change.In response to the noble Lord, Lord Bates - Link to Speech |