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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 49 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 125
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 108 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 127
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 165 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 122 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 126 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 190 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 189 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 126
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 137 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 145 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 180 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 175 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 172
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 176 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 165
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 170 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 126 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 152
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 151 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 164 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216


Speeches
Lord Blencathra speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 3 speeches (546 words)
Committee stage part two
Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Lord Blencathra speeches from: Holocaust Memorial Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 8 speeches (3,494 words)
Committee stage
Thursday 27th March 2025 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Blencathra speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 4 speeches (2,458 words)
Committee stage part two
Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House


Written Answers
Ekrem İmamoğlu
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 1st April 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey and President Erdoğan about the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul; and what information they have about the legitimacy of the reasons for which he has been detained.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As a close friend and ally of Turkey the Government is closely monitoring the situation. Recent arrests are subject to ongoing domestic Turkish legal process. The UK expects Turkey to uphold its international commitments and the rule of law, including swift and transparent judicial processes. We regularly engage with the Turkish government and there has been Ministerial contact with counterparts in recent days to raise these issues. The UK supports democracy, human rights and the rule of law across the world and will always support the fundamental rights to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly and peaceful protest.

Architecture: Professions
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 11th April 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government why membership of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists is not a recognised Property Professional Accreditation within the Government Property Profession Career Framework.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Property and Built Environment has a large number of professional bodies and routes to qualification. The Government Property Profession Career Framework, which was introduced in 2020, sets the standard for accreditation across roles in the government property profession.

Departments are still able to set their own accreditation requirement where a role is particularly specialist or does not fit well in the Government Property Profession Career Framework. This means that if a department needs to recruit an Architectural Technologist, they would be able to do so.

In addition, in 2025/26 we will be reviewing the framework to ensure roles, skills and required accreditations reflect the current civil service workforce and future industry demands. We will engage with the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists as part of this process.

Recycling: Scotland
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 11th April 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a nationwide accreditation scheme for tested and repaired products similar to the Revolve programme in Scotland.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy. To support the Government in achieving this goal, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has convened the Circular Economy Taskforce to help us develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England, which will be supported by a series of roadmaps detailing the interventions that the government and others will make on a sector-by-sector basis. Through this work we are considering the evidence for interventions right across the economy. We are exploring the circularity impacts of a wide range of levers, including encouraging reuse and repair, as we develop our strategy.

Recycling: Greater Manchester
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 11th April 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Greater Manchester Renew Hub on circular consumer practices, and what plans they have to replicate this project in other areas.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We have not made an assessment into the impact of the Greater Manchester Renew Hub. However, at the heart of the Circular Economy Strategy is delivering circular economy principles through local action; this is something the Secretary of State for Environment – a former Council leader – is passionate about. We recognise the Greater Manchester Renew Hub as an excellent example of local action that we can learn from as we work on developing the Circular Economy Strategy for England.

VAT: Recycling
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 10th April 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce VAT on reuse and repair practices.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer.

One of the key considerations when assessing a new VAT relief is whether the cost saving is likely to be passed on to consumers. Evidence suggests that businesses only partially pass on any savings from lower VAT rates. The Government therefore has no plans to introduce a new VAT relief on reuse and repair practices.

The Government keeps all taxes under review.




Lord Blencathra mentioned

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25 Mar 2025, 9:48 p.m. - House of Lords
"Amendment 83. Lord Blencathra. >> I rise to move Amendment 83 in my "
Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 10:02 p.m. - House of Lords
"opposite. Lord Blencathra did raise an interesting issue in his "
Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 10:03 p.m. - House of Lords
"favour, Lord Blencathra temporary peerages be granted for representatives from each chartered professional body. We also had "
Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 10:04 p.m. - House of Lords
"moderate the kind of proposal that Lord Blencathra has put forward occasionally if we are discussing something highly technical to have "
Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 11:04 p.m. - House of Lords
"is -- Lord Blencathra, which is an achievement when drafted legislation. On the point Lord of "
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Parliamentary Debates
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
99 speeches (25,608 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lords, Lord Cromwell and Lord Blencathra, have explored mechanisms that may be combined quite - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
68 speeches (14,354 words)
Committee stage part two
Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Lord Dobbs (Con - Life peer) My name is on the amendment, along with that of my noble friend Lord Blencathra. - Link to Speech
2: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) what might happen on Report, and encourage him to reflect on the suggestion from my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) got to the final groupings without reference to the now famous spreadsheets of the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) The amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, goes further by delaying it until the end - Link to Speech

Holocaust Memorial Bill
100 speeches (22,971 words)
Committee stage
Thursday 27th March 2025 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: None I heartily endorse the comments of my noble friend Lord Blencathra and the noble Baroness, Lady Deech - Link to Speech
2: Lord Verdirame (Non-affiliated - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, has given us a sense of the kind of arguments that we could get into - Link to Speech
3: Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I support Amendment 32, moved by my noble friend Lord Blencathra. - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Fleet (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I support Amendment 32 in the name of my noble friend Lord Blencathra. - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
140 speeches (33,397 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Lord Wrottesley (Con - Excepted Hereditary) , Lord Devon, calls us, elected—hereditary.I shall build on the analysis that my noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
72 speeches (17,658 words)
Committee stage part two
Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) We will have that debate in a moment, I am sure, on the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech
2: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) The House can normally rely on the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for good sense, but this is a seriously - Link to Speech
3: Lord True (Con - Life peer) Committee, and I hope that that message has been relayed to Members opposite.My noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech
4: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) I am not sure whether he or the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, wins the prize tonight, but both amendments - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Poverty Alliance, and Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee

Found: April 2025 11.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Morris of Yardley (The Chair); Lord Blencathra

Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Both Parents Matter, and Gingerbread, the charity for single parent families

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee

Found: March 2025 11.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Morris of Yardley (The Chair); Lord Blencathra

Wednesday 19th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Work & Pensions, Department for Work & Pensions, Department for Work & Pensions, and Department for Work & Pensions

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee

Found: March 2025 11.05 am Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Morris of Yardley (The Chair); Lord Blencathra



Bill Documents
Apr. 03 2025
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 3 April 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: including 3 April 2025 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] After Clause 1 LORD BLENCATHRA

Mar. 28 2025
HL Bill 49-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: LORD BLENCATHRA 101C_ Clause 4, page 2, line 16, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert— “(3)

Mar. 25 2025
HL Bill 4-IV Fourth marshalled list for Grand Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS FOOKES LORD BLENCATHRA LORD ROBATHAN BARONESS WALMSLEY 21_ After Clause 2, insert the following




Lord Blencathra - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 11 a.m.
Public Services Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Child Maintenance
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 11 a.m.
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting
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Wednesday 30th April 2025 10:45 a.m.
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Both Parents Matter, and Gingerbread, the charity for single parent families

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Work & Pensions, Department for Work & Pensions, Department for Work & Pensions, and Department for Work & Pensions

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Terry Evans
CMI0002 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Craig S
CMI0003 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Written Evidence - CMI0008 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Written Evidence - DCCR
CMI0007 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Written Evidence - CMI0006 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Written Evidence - Caroline Wylie
CMI0009 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Written Evidence - CMI0010 - Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Poverty Alliance, and Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Child Maintenance - Public Services Committee