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Division Votes
28 Oct 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 12 Crossbench No votes vs 35 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 159
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 2 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 50 Noes - 115
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 1 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 52 Noes - 113
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 34 Crossbench Aye votes vs 9 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 141
27 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 30 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 157
27 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 31 Crossbench No votes vs 20 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 185
11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and against the House One of 19 Crossbench Aye votes vs 25 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 195
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 26 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 35 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 191
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 16 Crossbench No votes vs 17 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 15 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 43 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295

Speeches
Lord Bichard speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (525 words) Committee stage Thursday 29th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Bichard speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (339 words) Committee stage Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Bichard speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (557 words) Committee stage Monday 27th October 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care

Lord Bichard mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 104 speeches (31,482 words) Committee stage Thursday 29th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) We are also considering, as we discussed with the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, the other day, whether a - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bichard. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott and Lady Royall, and the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, - Link to Speech 4: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) I particularly congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, on his amendment, which we were pleased to - Link to Speech
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 85 speeches (26,342 words) Committee stage Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I rather suspect that the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, and I are fishing in a similar pool here - Link to Speech 2: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I support the principle of Amendment 191 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, and - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Bassam and the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, for their amendments - Link to Speech
Built Environment Committee 3 speeches (85 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None Alexander of Cleveden and Lord Laming be appointed members of the Select Committee in place of Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 2: None Committee of Selection, Lord Laming be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Lord Bichard - Link to Speech
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 74 speeches (23,792 words) Committee stage Monday 27th October 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Bethell (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Those are the statistics that the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, rightly gave; they are different from those - Link to Speech 2: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) It has strong public support, and it is backed by experts.As the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, said, this - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) However, as the noble Lords, Lord Bichard and Lord Young, have just mentioned, this is not prohibition - Link to Speech 4: None The noble Lords, Lord Moylan, Lord Bichard and Lord Scriven, made points about trading standards. - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Monday 26th January 2026 Minutes and decisions - 19 January 2026 - 1st Meeting - Minutes Committee of Selection (Lords) Found: The Chair noted that this would be the last meeting for Lord Bichard as he would be rotating off the
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - post-legislative scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: 2021 Wednesday 12 November 2025 11.05 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Numeracy for life Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: life Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.55 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - National resilience Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: resilience Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.45 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Lifelong Learning: Removing barriers and realising benefits of higher education in later life Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: life Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.35 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Freelancing and Self-employment: Rights and Responsibilities in a Modern Economy Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Economy Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.25 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Childhood vaccination rates Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: rates Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.15 am Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard
Friday 21st November 2025 Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - AI and Society Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: November 2025 10.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bichard

Lord Bichard - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 5th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 12th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration At 10:30am: Oral evidence Professor Peter Clegg - Professor in Politics and International Relations, and Head of the School of Social Sciences at University of the West of England (Bristol) Dr Derek O'Brien - Associate Professor in Law at Oxford Brookes University View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 26th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: One off session on consequential amendments View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 10th December 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 21st January 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 28th January 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 4th February 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 19th November 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 25th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 7th January 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 13th January 2026 10:45 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 11th February 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 25th February 2026 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Friday 24th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Baroness Merron, Department of Health and Social Care, regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill (20 October 2025) Constitution Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair regarding the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Constitution Committee
Wednesday 26th November 2025 Oral Evidence - Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office Constitution Committee
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to The Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP, Leader of the House of Commons, and Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords regarding consequential amendment powers Constitution Committee
Friday 5th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Independent Review of Criminal Courts - Government Response to Part 1 Constitution Committee
Wednesday 10th December 2025 Written Evidence - University of the West of England (Bristol) OTJ0001 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Oral Evidence - University of the West of England (Bristol), and Oxford Brookes University Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 17th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Kristy McNeill, Parliamentary Secretary of State for Scotland to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Assisted Dying for Terminally ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Written Evidence - Tristan da Cunha OTJ0003 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Government Response - Letter from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Sentencing Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 23rd January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Chris Ward MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Office to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Common Frameworks programme Constitution Committee
Friday 14th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Hanson, Minister of State for the Home Office to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Crime and Policing Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 14th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General, to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding powers to amend Bills passed before or in the same session. Constitution Committee
Friday 21st November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Constitution Committee
Friday 19th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Leader of the House Commons to Lord Strathclyde regarding consequential amendments powers Constitution Committee
Friday 19th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Jessica de Mounteney, First Parliamentary Counsel to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Consequential Amendment powers Constitution Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Written Evidence - University of Liverpool OTJ0002 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Thursday 5th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Merron, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department of Health and Social Care, regarding the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026 Declarations of interest - Inquiry into the Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Member's Declaration of Interests Constitution Committee
Friday 6th February 2026 Government Response - Letter from David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part two Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Falkland Islands Government OTJ0008 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Government of Montserrat OTJ0011 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Sheffield Hallam University OTJ0004 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Cayman Islands Government OTJ0015 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum OTJ0007 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Universitat Internacional de Catalunya OTJ0005 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - British Virgin Islands Government OTJ0012 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Bermuda Government OTJ0014 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Universitat Internacional de Catalunya OTJ0006 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Government of Anguilla OTJ0013 - Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Government Response - Government Response to the Constitution Committee's Report on the Pension Schemes Bill (17th Report of Session 2024–26) Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Government of Anguilla, Government of Montserrat, British Virgin Islands Government, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Bermuda Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
26 Nov 2025 Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration Constitution Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions This short inquiry will review progress against the commitments set out in the 2023 UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration. The Committee’s work will focus on the mechanisms for engagement between the UK and the Overseas territories and to what extent they are effective.

Select Committee Inquiry

26 Nov 2025
Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration
Constitution Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

This short inquiry will review progress against the commitments set out in the 2023 UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration. The Committee’s work will focus on the mechanisms for engagement between the UK and the Overseas territories and to what extent they are effective.

Lord Bichard mentioned in Welsh results

Welsh Government Publications
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Source Page: Literature review to consider recent evidence on leadership development Document: Main report (PDF) Found: Lord Bichard, making the case for a more diverse senior leadership in the UK Civil Service, argues that