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Division Votes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 67 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118
2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Bichard voted Aye and in line with the House One of 57 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116

Speeches
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
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
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
Lord Bichard speeches from: Lifelong Learning Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (676 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education
Lord Bichard speeches from: Growing the UK Economy Lord Bichard contributed 1 speech (89 words) Monday 3rd February 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
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 mentioned

Live Transcript
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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
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
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
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
20 May 2025, 9:14 p.m. - House of Lords "coalition for the support. And also the technical amendments, 25, which I thank Lord Bichard for drafting, " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 9:14 p.m. - House of Lords "I thank Lord Bichard for drafting, while I sat there looking rather bewildered. Lord Bichard unfortunately has had to catch the " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 9:34 p.m. - House of Lords "in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, and the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, aspire to have an inclusive and non-bureaucratic approach to " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 May 2025, 9:43 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord, Lord Bichard, produced by the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, and also " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 33 speeches (8,672 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) their support, and to the more technical Amendments 20 and 25; I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 2: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Amendments 20 and 25, from the noble Lords, Lord Hampton and Lord Bichard, aspire to have an inclusive - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) partnerships.I turn to Amendments 20 and 25, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Hampton and Lord Bichard—introduced - Link to Speech
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
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
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
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
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

Parliamentary Research
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

Bill Documents
May. 19 2025 HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 6 Clause 2 LORD HAMPTON LORD BICHARD 20_ Clause 2, page 2, line
May. 16 2025 HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 6 Clause 2 LORD BICHARD LORD HAMPTON 20★_ Clause 2, page 2,
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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Lord Bichard - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 25th March 2025 4 p.m. Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 22nd January 2025 noon Committee of Selection (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Thursday 11th September 2025 11 a.m. Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 29th January 2025 Minutes and decisions - 22 January 2025 - 1st Meeting - Minutes Committee of Selection (Lords)
Thursday 20th March 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care, Department of Health and Social Care, on the Select Committee on Adult Social Care Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to Stephanie Peacock MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the Select Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 19th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to Janet Daby MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families), Department for Education, on the Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 Committee Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 15th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to the Rt Hon Lord Hanson of Flint, Minister of State (Lords Minister), Home Office, on the Select Committee on the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 15th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to the Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the Select Committee on Land Use in England Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 15th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, to Baroness Twycross, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Gambling), Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry Liaison Committee (Lords)
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care, Department of Health and Social Care, to Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee, on the Select Committee on Adult Social Care Liaison Committee (Lords)
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, to Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the Liaison Committee on the Select Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation Liaison Committee (Lords)

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Lord Bichard mentioned in Welsh results

Welsh Government Publications
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