Information between 9th June 2026 - 18th August 2026
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20 Jul 2026 - Social Housing Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench No votes vs 6 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 220 |
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20 Jul 2026 - Social Housing Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 4 Crossbench No votes vs 0 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 38 Noes - 133 |
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20 Jul 2026 - Social Housing Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and in line with the House One of 15 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 146 |
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13 Jul 2026 - Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 24 Crossbench No votes vs 3 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 239 |
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15 Jul 2026 - Sporting Events Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and against the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 7 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 171 |
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17 Jun 2026, 5:38 p.m. - House of Lords "say content. Of the contrary, not content. The contents have it. Articles 12. Amendment 61. Lord Best. " Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2026, 5:59 p.m. - House of Lords "without losing their tenancy rights. I also support amendment 61, tabled by my noble friend Lord best, which seeks to guarantee continuity of " Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2026, 6 p.m. - House of Lords "safety. In the name of my noble friend, the Lord Lord Best. I welcome the broad support of this " Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2026, 6:05 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Best and also Baroness Warwick around amendment 61 and 62. And it " Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2026, 6:07 p.m. - House of Lords "all victims of domestic abuse. I thank the noble Lord Lord Best for his amendments, which focus on the " Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2026, 6:13 p.m. - House of Lords "to meet with the noble Lord before Report stage to discuss this matter. I also thank the noble Lord Best " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Jun 2026, 6:25 p.m. - House of Lords " This amendment be withdrawn. The amendment is by leave withdrawn. amendment is by leave withdrawn. Amendment 62 Lord Best not moved. Amendment 63. Lord Holmes not moved, " Deputy Chair of Committees - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 9:11 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Best may have predicted that I am very sympathetic to what lies " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 9:20 p.m. - House of Lords "Best not moved. Amendment 38. Lord Best not moved. Amendment 39. Baroness Coffey not moved, not " Baroness Coffey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 9:20 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Best not moved. Amendment 45 Lord Stoneham not moved. Amendment " Baroness Coffey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 9:03 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment 46 in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Cameron of Dillington Lord Best and the noble " Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 9:04 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Best, seeks to add to this list information regarding the accessibility of a dwelling to " Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 9:07 p.m. - House of Lords "approach to asset management. The noble Lords, Lord Best and Lord " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 8:49 p.m. - House of Lords "obviously, I do support the Lord Best amendment. And Baroness Coffey made the same point about the " Lord Stoneham of Droxford (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 8:52 p.m. - House of Lords "now suggests, as the noble Lord Lord Best said, that the lack of supply caused by low levels of new " Lord Cameron of Dillington (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 8:52 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, I rise to. Support our amendment 46, and I'd like to start by thanking the noble Lord Lord by thanking the noble Lord Lord Best and noble Lady Baroness Thornhill for their support. My Lords, at Second Reading, and as " Lord Cameron of Dillington (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 2:46 p.m. - House of Commons " Minister as the hon. Lady is hopefully aware, the previous hopefully aware, the previous government asked Lord best to chair a working group to look at the regulation of property agents in " Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Greenwich and Woolwich, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 5:31 p.m. - House of Lords "Cameron of Dillington Lord Best and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, also raised the issue in their " Lord Jamieson (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 5:44 p.m. - House of Lords "houses on the farm, I must also thank those noble Lords who have supported this amendment, notably the noble Lord Lord Best, noble " Lord Cameron of Dillington (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jun 2026, 6:07 p.m. - House of Lords "And I felt Lord Best, as ever, brought clarity and expertise to this group of amendments that I " Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 2:57 p.m. - House of Commons "leasehold, I think it's only right, therefore, that the government accepts the recommendations of the Housing Committee and Lord best and " Apsana Begum MP (Poplar and Limehouse, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 2:58 p.m. - House of Commons "debate, and I agree wholeheartedly with the recommendations by her committee and Lord best around " Olivia Blake MP (Sheffield Hallam, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 3:56 p.m. - House of Commons "And finally, we need a property management regulator with real teeth of the kind Lord best recommended. And it should have the " Gideon Amos MP (Taunton and Wellington, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 4:06 p.m. - House of Commons "important. If there is to be a regulator, it must have teeth. As the noble Lord best said in his " Gareth Bacon MP (Orpington, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 4:12 p.m. - House of Commons "they asked a working group chaired by Lord best, who I'm very pleased to see in the gallery to advise " Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Greenwich and Woolwich, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 3:59 p.m. - House of Commons "under the chairmanship of the noble Lord best. The group examined the key issues impacting leaseholders " Gareth Bacon MP (Orpington, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 1:34 p.m. - House of Commons "told us that they would welcome Lord best proposals for regulation and the professionals that this " Florence Eshalomi MP (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 1:35 p.m. - House of Commons "leaseholders are clear with us that they do not just want mandatory qualifications. As Lord best put in " Florence Eshalomi MP (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 1:46 p.m. - House of Commons "that this is a change that is long overdue. And we have Lord best in the public gallery today. We have " Andrew Cooper MP (Mid Cheshire, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 1:59 p.m. - House of Commons "debate and all the work that she has done on it. And also, I can see that Lord best is in the gallery, and I know that he, amongst many others, have been campaigning on " Dr Al Pinkerton MP (Surrey Heath, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 2:15 p.m. - House of Commons "and I would agree with that. Lord Best has recommended an independent regulator with the powers to fine " Leigh Ingham MP (Stafford, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Jul 2026, 2:24 p.m. - House of Commons "makes clear, as do the as does the evidence in Lord best review that voluntary self-regulation has not " Abtisam Mohamed MP (Sheffield Central, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Jul 2026, 3:27 p.m. - House of Lords "sovereign AI fund is moving also to Lord Best. " Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Jul 2026, 11:16 a.m. - Industry and Regulators Committee "Uh, Lord best. " Speaker 1 - View Video - View Transcript |
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7 Jul 2026, 12:09 p.m. - Industry and Regulators Committee "Thank you, Lord best. " Speaker 8 - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Jul 2026, 6:11 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Best for his comments in terms of welcoming the development " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Greater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026
20 speeches (7,077 words) Wednesday 22nd July 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, for welcoming the development corporation approach to these major - Link to Speech |
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Social Housing Bill [HL]
69 speeches (19,572 words) Report stage Monday 20th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: None I thank the noble Lords, Lord Cameron of Dillington and Lord Best, for Amendment 7, on which both have - Link to Speech 2: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) My Lords, as heralded, I support Amendment 14 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best. - Link to Speech 3: None I turn first to Amendment 14, from the noble Lord, Lord Best. - Link to Speech 4: None In the meantime, I hope the noble Lord, Lord Best, will withdraw his amendment. - Link to Speech 5: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Best, mentioned the bedroom tax. - Link to Speech |
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
95 speeches (22,836 words) Thursday 2nd July 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Mentions: 1: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) Lord Best recommended that this new body should be established as a statutory regulator for property - Link to Speech 2: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) As Lord Best put it in his evidence to the Committee,“being qualified doesn’t necessarily make people - Link to Speech 3: Andrew Cooper (Lab - Mid Cheshire) We have Lord Best in the Gallery today. - Link to Speech 4: Sarah Russell (Lab - Congleton) I see that Lord Best is in the Gallery; he, among many others, has been campaigning on these issues for - Link to Speech 5: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) Also, we need a property management regulator of the sort Lord Best recommended, which has the power - Link to Speech |
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Social Housing Bill [HL]
103 speeches (33,247 words) Committee stage Wednesday 17th June 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (Lab - Life peer) I also support Amendment 61, tabled by my noble friend Lord Best, which seeks to guarantee continuity - Link to Speech 2: Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con - Life peer) empower landlords and the courts to protect all victims of domestic abuse.I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Best, for tabling Amendment 61, which addresses an important - Link to Speech |
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Social Housing Bill [HL]
83 speeches (25,382 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Monday 15th June 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: None national parks are defined, and, in their amendment, the noble Lords, Lord Cameron of Dillington and Lord Best - Link to Speech 2: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) I thank noble Lords who have supported this amendment, notably the noble Lord, Lord Best, and the noble - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) that, which is why I found that the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, and the noble Lord, Lord Best - Link to Speech |
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Social Housing Bill [HL]
33 speeches (11,116 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Monday 15th June 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 46, and I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Best, and the - Link to Speech 2: Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con - Life peer) 47 in her name, and Amendment 46 in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Cameron of Dillington and Lord Best - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) should a new model of affordable housing be developed.Amendment 44 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes for Session 2024-26 Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: Property Management Companies The Lord Best OBE DL, Former Chair of the Regulation of Property Agents |
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Tuesday 28th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 2nd meeting 02 June 2026 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: June 2026 Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster Present: Lord Barber of Ainsdale Lord Best |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 8th meeting 14 July 2026 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: at 11:00 am on Tuesday 14 July 2026 Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster Present: Lord Best |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes of the 4th meeting 16 June 2026 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: June 2026 Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster Present: Lord Barber of Ainsdale Lord Best |
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Tuesday 21st July 2026
Oral Evidence - Plymouth Council The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: meeting Members present: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (The Chair); Lord Barber of Ainsdale; Lord Best |
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Thursday 16th July 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government to the Chair dated 13 July 2026 concerning the home buying and selling process Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: Last year we consulted on a number of proposals recommended by Lord Best, including the introduction |
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Tuesday 14th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 7th meeting 07 July 2026 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: at 11:00 am on Tuesday 7 July 2026 Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster Present: Lord Best |
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Tuesday 14th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Universal Defence and Security Solutions, and Strategic Defence Review The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: July 2026 11 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Wednesday 8th July 2026
Correspondence - Letter from The Property Institute to the Chair dated 25 June 2026 concerning recommendations on the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: I am copying this letter to Minister Pennycook and Lord Best. |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 6th meeting 30 June 2026 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Tuesday 30 June 2026 Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster Present: Lord Barber Lord Best |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026
Oral Evidence - QinetiQ The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: July 2026 12.05 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Hellios, and Ten Eleven Ventures The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: July 2026 11.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Wednesday 1st July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 5th Meeting 23 June 2026 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Apologies and notices Apologies were received from Lord Barber and Lord Best. 2. |
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Tuesday 30th June 2026
Oral Evidence - Advanced Integrated Technologies Ltd, and Monster CAM Composite Systems Ltd The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: meeting Members present: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (The Chair); Lord Barber of Ainsdale; Lord Best |
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Wednesday 24th June 2026
Declarations of interest - The relationship between the Government and the defence industry inquiry Industry and Regulators Committee Found: industry Inquiry General Declarations of Interest as of 04 June 2026 Lord Barber of Ainsdale Lord Best |
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Wednesday 17th June 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to The Property Institute dated 16 June 2026 concerning recommendations on professional qualifications for property managing agents Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: In his evidence to our inquiry, Lord Best was clear that “being qualified does not necessarily make |
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Tuesday 16th June 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 3rd meeting 09 June 26 Industry and Regulators Committee Found: June 2026 Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster Present: Lord Barber of Ainsdale Lord Best |
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Tuesday 16th June 2026
Oral Evidence - Tekever, and Tekever The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Lord Best might like to pursue this, since we have got on to regulation now. |
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Wednesday 10th June 2026
Written Evidence - C2O futureplanners, and See Annex A in Evidence ULH0021 - Unlocking land for housing Public Accounts Committee Found: possible inclusion in a future Social Housing Bill: currently unscheduled. 1.9 In February 2026, Lord Best |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026
Oral Evidence - ADS, and Make UK The relationship between the Government and the defence industry - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: meeting Members present: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (The Chair); Lord Barber of Ainsdale; Lord Best |
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Tuesday 16th June 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry At 11:00am: Oral evidence Colin Maund - Founder and CEO at Hellios Grace Cassy - Partner at Ten Eleven Ventures At 11:45am: Oral evidence Simon Galt - Managing Director, Air at QinetiQ View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 30th June 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry At 11:00am: Oral evidence Chris Newland - Managing Director at Advanced Integrated Technologies Ltd Chris Blackford - Director of Strategy at Monster CAM Composite Systems Ltd View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 23rd June 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 14th July 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry At 11:00am: Oral evidence General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE - Co-Chair at Universal Defence and Security Solutions Lord George Robertsons of Port Ellen - Lead External Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st July 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry At 11:00am: Oral evidence Tracey Lee - Chief Executive at Plymouth Council View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 1st September 2026 11 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry At 11:00am: Oral evidence John Godfrey - Managing Director for Public Affairs, Policy and Research at The City UK At 11:45am: Oral evidence Peter Anstiss - Director of Strategic Partnerships and Investment at Team Barrow View calendar - Add to calendar |