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Division Vote (Lords)
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 2 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 45 Noes - 126
Division Vote (Lords)
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 7 Crossbench No votes vs 9 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 176
Division Vote (Lords)
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 28 Crossbench Aye votes vs 7 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 150
Division Vote (Lords)
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 29 Crossbench Aye votes vs 10 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 196
Division Vote (Lords)
30 Jun 2025 - UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted No and in line with the House
One of 17 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 205
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill

"My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Town and Country Planning Association and of the Local Government Association, an honorary member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, and an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

My interest is in the Bill’s vital mission …..."
Lord Best - View Speech

View all Lord Best (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Social Housing

"My Lords, I hugely welcome the £39 billion announced in the spending review for affordable housing; it is really good news. Will the Minister comment on a new blockage to getting those homes built: the long delays with the building safety regulator? Are these the major reason why in London …..."
Lord Best - View Speech

View all Lord Best (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Social Housing
Written Question
Homelessness: Convictions and Prosecutions
Monday 16th June 2025

Asked by: Lord Best (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of individuals (1) prosecuted, and (2) convicted, under the Vagrancy Act 1824 for each police force area in England and Wales in each year from 2021 for which figures are available.

Answered by Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions under the Vagrancy Act 1824 at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.

The attached table provide the number of prosecutions and convictions by Police Force Area from 2021 to 2024 (latest available data) for offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824.

Division Vote (Lords)
11 Jun 2025 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted Aye and against the House
One of 18 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 129
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Best (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 51 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116