Information between 25th November 2024 - 15th May 2025
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18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) 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 - 271 Noes - 179 |
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18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 25 Crossbench Aye votes vs 17 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 177 |
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18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 15 Crossbench No votes vs 25 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157 |
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11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 35 Crossbench No votes vs 13 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 224 Noes - 267 |
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11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and in line with the House One of 29 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 257 |
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted No and against the House One of 29 Crossbench No votes vs 11 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183 |
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 39 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125 |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (567 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (653 words) Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (701 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Lifelong Learning
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (676 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Growing the UK Economy
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (89 words) Monday 3rd February 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Health and Social Care: Winter Update
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (304 words) Tuesday 21st January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Old Oak Common: Train Disruption
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (92 words) Wednesday 8th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport |
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Lord Bichard speeches from: Civil Service: Politicisation
Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (638 words) Thursday 28th November 2024 - Lords Chamber |
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23 Apr 2025, 9:13 p.m. - House of Lords "and local trading standards continues to be vital, as Lord Bichard said. Will the government " Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Apr 2025, 9:40 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord will -- Lord Bichard spoke to the House about it has continued to full. When the age of sail increased from 16 to 18, the number of illicit cigarettes " Lord Kamall (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Apr 2025, 9:41 p.m. - House of Lords "funding over five years. Let me say how grateful I am to the noble Lord Lord Bichard for articulating the " Lord Kamall (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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1 May 2025, 1:05 p.m. - House of Lords "And like the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, as he reminded us, serious case reviews have repeatedly shown " Baroness Tyler of Enfield (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
160 speeches (59,176 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, reminded us, serious case reviews have repeatedly shown that a lack - Link to Speech |
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Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)
35 speeches (15,350 words) Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Sanderson of Welton (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bichard. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Addington (LD - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lord, Lord Bichard, came up with another way of doing it, but it is still the same thing; it - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Bichard, raised the risk of a potential conflict of interest or potential overreach - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) write to him, because I will need to seek advice from lawyers.The noble Lords, Lord Faulks and Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 5: Lord Norton of Louth (Con - Life peer) believe is speaking in her third debate of the day.I commend the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Bichard - Link to Speech |
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Tobacco and Vapes Bill
117 speeches (48,245 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) funding for Border Force and local trading standards continues to be vital, as the noble Lord, Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, told the House, it has in fact continued to fall. - Link to Speech |
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Creative Industries: Creating Jobs and Productivity Growth
66 speeches (25,134 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Donaghy (Lab - Life peer) The British Academy and the University of the Arts London—it is good to see the noble Lord, Lord Bichard - Link to Speech |
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Lifelong Learning
39 speeches (15,890 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) ever-increasing need for lifelong learning—and quite rightly, I have suggested.The noble Lord, Lord Bichard - Link to Speech |
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Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)
167 speeches (28,147 words) Committee stage: 2nd Sitting Tuesday 7th January 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) Wendy Martin: Lord Bichard has spoken about the rather varying levels of fines that do exist. - Link to Speech 2: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) Q Lord Bichard, you talked at the beginning of your remarks about resources. - Link to Speech 3: Liz Jarvis (LD - Eastleigh) Q Lord Bichard mentioned Border Force. - Link to Speech |
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Civil Service: Politicisation
60 speeches (22,913 words) Thursday 28th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Turnbull (XB - Life peer) talented people have been brought in and have made a significant impact—we have the noble Lord, Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 2: Lord Wilson of Dinton (XB - Life peer) I could give the House a longer list, but the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, spelled out some worrying things - Link to Speech 3: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Bichard, mentioned the Sam Friedman book, in which he strongly suggests that one - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) I note the points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, about ensuring that we have a self-critical - Link to Speech 5: Lord Butler of Brockwell (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Bichard, I think, made some points that struck very deep. - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Post-legislative scrutiny of the Autism Act 2009 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 4.15 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - UK engagement with space opportunities and issues Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 4.05 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Planning for the UK's demographic future Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 3.40 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (The Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Social mobility Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 3.50 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Meeting critical UK skills needs Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 3.30 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Lower Income Country Debt Relief Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 3.20 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Agendas and papers - Uncorrected transcript: Special inquiry committee proposal - Home-based working in the UK Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Monday 2 December 2024 3.05 pm Members present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair); Lord Bach; Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 10th December 2024
Declarations of interest - Declarations of interests for Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2025 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Inquiry Committee proposals 2025 Interests declared: Lord Bach No relevant interests to declare Lord Bichard |
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Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill - CBP-10193
Feb. 14 2025 Found: two years or slightly longer to implement it I think we would be much more comfortable.109 Lord Bichard |
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Feb. 14 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill 30 Commons Library Research Briefing, 14 February 2025 Lord Bichard |
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Tuesday 25th March 2025 4 p.m. Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd January 2025 noon Committee of Selection (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 1st May 2014
Source Page: Revised guidance on safeguarding children in education Document: Draft guidance (PDF) Found: A public inquiry was set up to look at the issue, led by Lord Bichard, and issued a report of its recommendations |