Information between 5th November 2025 - 24th January 2026
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5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 194 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and against the House One of 11 Crossbench Aye votes vs 8 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 140 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench No votes vs 0 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 200 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and against the House One of 12 Crossbench Aye votes vs 10 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 169 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 22 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 238 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 19 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 240 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and against the House One of 8 Crossbench Aye votes vs 11 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 66 Noes - 175 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 2 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 236 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and against the House One of 19 Crossbench Aye votes vs 25 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 195 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and in line with the House One of 20 Crossbench Aye votes vs 7 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 157 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and in line with the House One of 26 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and in line with the House One of 33 Crossbench Aye votes vs 6 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150 |
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24 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 5 Crossbench No votes vs 12 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 81 Noes - 132 |
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24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 32 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and against the House One of 9 Crossbench No votes vs 13 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 136 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 14 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 134 Noes - 185 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and in line with the House One of 14 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted Aye and in line with the House One of 30 Crossbench Aye votes vs 10 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 150 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Best voted No and in line with the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 17 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 162 |
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Lord Best speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lord Best contributed 1 speech (555 words) Committee stage Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Lord Best speeches from: New Homes: Target
Lord Best contributed 1 speech (61 words) Thursday 8th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Lord Best speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lord Best contributed 1 speech (756 words) 2nd readingLorsd Hansard Monday 8th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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1 Dec 2025, 4:45 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I've done it again. My Lord Best, if I may address very briefly the " Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 Dec 2025, 4:45 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I've done it again. My Lord Best, " Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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8 Dec 2025, 6 p.m. - House of Lords "conflicting local government review proposals. I sat on the noble Lord Best Devon Housing Commission and " The Earl of Devon (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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8 Dec 2025, 5:06 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Lord Best Homes England and the Powers of Homes England in " Lord Lansley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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8 Dec 2025, 7:41 p.m. - House of Lords "Now, I just want to reflect on some comments that we've made across the House. The noble Lord Best raised " Lord Jamieson (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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8 Dec 2025, 8:07 p.m. - House of Lords "Best and the noble Lord Lansley raised important issues around Mayoral Development Corporations. I agree with the noble Lord Best " Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Dec 2025, 3:17 p.m. - House of Lords " What the noble Lord Best misses >> What the noble Lord Best misses out is that it was a ministerial decision to send women to sea, and it was taken because we were " - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Jan 2026, 3:57 p.m. - House of Lords " Lord Best the damage. >> And our thanks to the security services for. >> Their ventures. Next. >> I agree with all those who have " Lord Hussain (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
115 speeches (36,954 words) Committee stage Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Best and Lord Cameron of Dillington, and the noble Baroness, Lady - Link to Speech 2: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) do so; we need help to release that entrepreneurial spirit.As was touched on by the noble Lord, Lord Best - Link to Speech 3: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Best, made a really powerful argument about rural housing. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) the vegetables and fruit that we need, then affordable housing, as was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Best - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Best, pointed out, it is the case for many mayoral areas that, in population - Link to Speech |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
75 speeches (34,873 words) 2nd readingLorsd Hansard Monday 8th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) go and look at.A rather effective example, referencing the interesting speech by the noble Lord, Lord Best - Link to Speech 2: Earl of Devon (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I sat on the recent Devon Housing Commission chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Best, and I am a partner - Link to Speech 3: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Best, raised development corporations, and I have a lot of sympathy with that, but - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) authorities and the community sector to understand what works best in different contexts.The noble Lords, Lord Best - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Hoxton Farms, and Anglian Water Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: growth Tuesday 13 January 2026 10 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026
Oral Evidence - British Standards Institution, Zurich UK, and Smith and Nephew Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: January 2026 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025
Written Evidence - Professor Susan Parham NTC0088 - New Towns: Creating Communities New Towns: Creating Communities - Built Environment Committee Found: University on What Creates Healthy Cities in 2022 identified what needs to be done based on work led by Lord Best |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Octopus Energy, MyCardium AI, and Schneider Electric Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: 16 December 2025 10 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Britain Remade, and Centre for Policy Studies Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: 9 December 2025 10 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Industry and Regulators Committee Found: 25 November 2025 2 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Monday 24th November 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes for Session 2024-25 October 2024 to September 2025 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 18th November 2025
Declarations of interest - All members- Regulators and growth declarations of interest Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Chair) Interests as set out in the Register of Lords’ Interests Lord Best |
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Tuesday 18th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Frontier Economics, and Oxera Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Tuesday 18 November 2025 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Viscount Chandos (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 11th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Policy Exchange, and Citizens Advice Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: November 2025 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 11th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Policy Exchange, and Citizens Advice Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: November 2025 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Centre for Competition Policy, and Oxford University Industry and Regulators Committee Found: November 2025 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Taylor of Bolton (The Chair); Lord Best |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025 2 p.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Water regulation View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 2nd December 2025 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting Subject: The Building Safety Regulator View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth At 10:00am: Oral evidence Annie Conde - Chief of Staff at Hoxton Farms Mark Thurston - CEO at Anglian Water View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026 10 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth At 10:00am: Oral evidence Sarah Cardell - CEO at Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Lawrence Tallon - CEO at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Dame Melanie Dawes - Chief Executive at Ofcom View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026 10:30 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rebecca Shrubsole - Director for Ministerial, Growth & Resilience at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs John Fingleton CBE - Chair at Fingleton Dan Corry OBE - Non-Executive Director at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026 10:30 a.m. Industry and Regulators Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Regulators and growth At 10:30am: Oral evidence Lord Willetts - Chair at Regulatory Innovation Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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7 Oct 2025
Regulators and growth Industry and Regulators Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |