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Calendar
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Impact of industrial electricity prices on the international competitiveness of British manufacturing
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Tuesday 15th September 2026
Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)

Private Notice Question - Main Chamber
Subject: UK water companies: foreign influence
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Division Votes
9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 138 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 138
9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets 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 - 226 Noes - 162
9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets 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 - 248 Noes - 163
9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 128 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 125
9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 138
7 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 163 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 247 Noes - 165
8 Sep 2026 - Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 16 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 26 Noes - 63
15 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Blencathra voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 109


Speeches
Lord Blencathra speeches from: Climate Change: Food Supply Resilience
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (130 words)
Thursday 17th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Blencathra speeches from: UK Water Companies: Chinese Financial Influence
Lord Blencathra contributed 2 speeches (181 words)
Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Blencathra speeches from: Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (610 words)
Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Blencathra speeches from: Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (428 words)
Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs


Written Answers
Peers: Retirement
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Question

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker which peers would cease to be members of the House if (1) the phased retirement age proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee’s report, published in July, was implemented by 8 July 2029 and each year thereafter until the target retirement age of 80 is reached; and (2) a flat retirement age of 80 was enacted by 8 July 2029.

Answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

The data below captures the age of members of the House as of Tuesday 15 September 2026 but does not include Bishops who have their own retirement age of 75. The first table sets out the number of peers who would cease to be members of the House under the phased retirement aged proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee report.

Period

Proposed Retirement Age

Number of affected current members by Party/Group

Conservative

Crossbench

Labour

Liberal Democrat

Other

8 July 2029 to 7 July 2030

85

40

38

42

18

9

8 July 2030 to 7 July 2031

84

9

13

17

9

1

8 July 2031 to 7 July 2032

83

14

17

13

5

5

8 July 2032 to 7 July 2033

82

8

15

18

4

4

8 July 2033 to 7 July 2034

81

16

10

19

6

3

The second table demonstrates the number of peers who would be affected by a flat retirement age of 80 if enacted on 8 July 2029.

Number of affected Current Members aged 80 or over as of 8 July 2029 by Party/Group

Conservative

Crossbench

Labour

Liberal Democrat

Other

63

68

72

32

15

Peers: Retirement
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Question

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker which peers would cease to be members of the House if (1) the 20 per cent minimum participation requirement proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee’s report, published in July, was implemented by 8 July 2029 based on current attendance data and projections, and (2) the 20 per cent minimum participation requirement had been implemented at the end of the last session based on published attendance data for the preceding two sessions.

Answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

The data below captures the age of members of the House as of Friday 11 September 2026 and relates only to those who were current members at the start of this Session. Any members who were on leave of absence or disqualified from the House are not included in these figures. The first table demonstrates the number of peers who would cease to be members of the House if the 20 per cent minimum participation requirement proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee’s report was implemented by 8 July 2029 based on current attendance data and projections,

Party/Group

Number of members with less than 20% attendance 13 May - 11 Sept 2026

Conservative

43

Crossbench

48

Labour

28

Liberal Democrat

5

Other

16

The second table demonstrates the number of members who would have ceased to be members if the 20 per cent minimum participation requirement had been implemented at the end of the last session based on published attendance data for the preceding two sessions.

Party/Group

Number of members with less than 20% attendance 2023-24 and 2024-26 sessions

Conservative

26

Crossbench

39

Labour

6

Liberal Democrat

3

Other

8




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8 Sep 2026, 8:23 p.m. - House of Lords
"on the details of the. Of the consultation raised by the noble Lord Lord Blencathra and the noble "
Baroness Hayman of Ullock, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 Sep 2026, 8:15 p.m. - House of Lords
"other noble Lords. This is a technical amendment. I get the point about that. The noble Lord Blencathra has just made. But it is. "
Baroness Hayman of Ullock, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2026, 3:33 p.m. - House of Lords
"Thank you. >> Notice. Question on UK water companies. Lord Blencathra. >> My Lords. >> I beg leave to ask a question of "
Baroness Hayman of Ullock, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2026, 7:53 p.m. - House of Lords
"The noble Lord Lord Blencathra asked some specific questions about competitiveness of Northern Ireland "
Baroness Hayman of Ullock, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations
30 speeches (7,917 words)
Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) enforcement of these regulations and to the EU batteries regulation requirements.The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech
2: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) I thank the noble Lords, Lord Redwood, Lord Elliott, Lord Jackson, Lord Frost and Lord Blencathra, and - Link to Speech

UK Water Companies: Chinese Financial Influence
29 speeches (2,047 words)
Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) One of the questions that the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, raised with me is: what do we consider to - Link to Speech

Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
39 speeches (8,590 words)
Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) I get the point that the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, has just made, but this is not about making Northern - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Agendas and papers - Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2027

Liaison Committee (Lords)

Found: Supported by: Lord Alton, Lord Blencathra, Lord Blunkett, Baroness Falkner, Lord Farmer, Baroness Ludford




Lord Blencathra - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 9th December 2026 10 a.m.
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art - Private Meeting
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