Information between 15th January 2026 - 25th January 2026
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 161 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 160 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 157 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 156 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - 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 - 159 Noes - 153 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools 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 - 261 Noes - 150 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools 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 - 207 Noes - 159 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blencathra voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 27 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 53 Noes - 116 |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 11 speeches (3,316 words) Committee stage Friday 23rd January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Holocaust Memorial Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (428 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (279 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Grand Committee |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 7 speeches (3,580 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Atrocity Crimes
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (727 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Rare Cancers Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (732 words) 2nd reading Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Arrangement of Business
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (189 words) Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 1 speech (812 words) Committee stage Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Blencathra speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Blencathra contributed 4 speeches (1,636 words) Committee stage Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Roads: Safety
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Department for Transport’s report, Road Safety Strategy on 7 January, what steps they are taking to make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) On 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035 and a 70% reduction in the number of children (under 16) killed or seriously injured on roads in Great Britain by 2035, using a 2022-2024 baseline. This target will focus the efforts of road safety partners across Britain, with measures to improve road and vehicle design, protect vulnerable road users, and review motoring offences. All of this will be supported and monitored by a new Road Safety Board chaired by the Minister for Local Transport. Road safety is a shared responsibility, and this strategy reflects that. It considers action needed by government, local authorities, industry, emergency services and communities to tackle the causes of collisions and save lives. By investing in infrastructure, education, and enforcement, we are taking decisive steps to make our roads safer for everyone.
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Rifles: Procurement
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the calibre of the rifle selected under Project Grayburn is the same as the calibre for the light machine gun selected under Project Troubler. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) A review of performance requirements and technical solutions is ongoing as part of the concept phases for Project GRAYBURN and Project TROUBLER. Interoperability, (including calibre) with other in service weapons will be considered as part of this process. Commonality across users in the British Army is important but must be informed by the individual user requirements of each project, which includes consideration of NATO and wider international interoperability. |
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Armed Forces: Firearms
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 23rd January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difficulties posed by soldiers in the same platoon using different calibre weapons and ammunition. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) All procurement projects look at interoperability as part of the scoping requirements. The British Army currently operates different calibre weapons within the platoon; this provides a tactical advantage in ensuring the correct weapon is available to meet requirements, whilst also balancing other factors such as logistic and human considerations. |
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Firearms: Procurement
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 23rd January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given in Project Troubler and Project Grayburn to the decision by the US Army to standardise their rifles and light machine guns on a common 6.8-millimetre calibre. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) A review of performance requirements and technical solutions is ongoing as part of the concept phase for Project GRAYBURN and Project TROUBLER. Interoperability, (including calibre) with other in service weapons, NATO and other international partners will be considered as part of this process.
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15 Jan 2026, 1:40 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Blencathra, when he says it's not a blanket surveillance tool. Of " Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jan 2026, 1:56 p.m. - House of Lords "I may say to the noble Lord Blencathra, who I think was keen on " Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jan 2026, 2:08 p.m. - House of Lords "I think, for the support of the noble Lord Blencathra, noble Lord " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jan 2026, 3:18 p.m. - House of Lords "comments apply to the noble Lady Fox of Buckley, the Lord Blencathra and the Lord Young of Acton. I understand the motivation from " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jan 2026, 3:27 p.m. - House of Lords "My noble friend Lord Blencathra presented the the the case for this " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 11:25 a.m. - House of Lords "year. It was early stage lung cancer and as the noble Lord Lord Blencathra said, I was treated with the Da Vinci robot, which was " Lord St John of Bletso (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 12:19 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I agree with the noble Lord Blencathra who is obviously very experienced member of this House. I " Business of the House Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 11:48 a.m. - House of Lords "all cancer diagnoses in the UK each year. A point that my noble friend Lord Blencathra made about there " Lord Kamall (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 12:05 p.m. - House of Lords "certainly agree on the their importance. I did hear what the noble Lord Lord Blencathra said, " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 3:03 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Harper, Lord Deben and Lord Blencathra. When will we see the " Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 4:45 p.m. - House of Lords "I just hope that action will follow. My noble friend Lord Blencathra, who spoke so eloquently in that " Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 4:49 p.m. - House of Lords "or imprisonment not exceeding a month. And my noble friend Lord Blencathra will note that this is a " Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 5:02 p.m. - House of Lords "I think are noble. Lord Doyle Lord Shinkwin, my noble friend Lord Blencathra, myself and many others " Viscount Goschen (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 5:10 p.m. - House of Lords "Lords contributed to the debate, particularly, I'd say noble Lord Lord Blencathra and Lord Jackson of " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 5:13 p.m. - House of Lords "vehicle that's being and being used, and as the noble Lord Lord Blencathra went to some some " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 6:50 p.m. - House of Lords "Majesty's opposition through Lord Davis and also Lord Blencathra Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson of " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:04 p.m. - House of Lords "would agree with my noble friend Lord Blencathra that the police, " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:04 p.m. - House of Lords "friends. Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson, Lord Blencathra and I " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:09 p.m. - House of Lords "16G have been withdrawn. Amendment 416H. Lord Blencathra. " Lord Young of Acton (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:21 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I like very briefly to support my noble friend Lord Blencathra and his amendment 416. I, as the " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:23 p.m. - House of Lords "being suggested by the noble Lord Lord Blencathra, because it really " Baroness Butler-Sloss (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:23 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, these two amendments after clause 144 from Lord Blencathra are trying to give further powers to address the issue of dockless bikes and scooters, " Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:26 p.m. - House of Lords "hope not to detain the House for long. As always, my noble friend Lord Blencathra raises a strong " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:28 p.m. - House of Lords "hear that the this is the last from the noble Lord Lord Blencathra moving his amendments. This is the " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 8:23 p.m. - House of Lords "thank everyone for the contributions that they've made, even though Lord Blencathra, I don't think everybody sees things " Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 6:58 p.m. - House of Lords ">> The noble Lord Blencathra in the nicest possible way that my noble friend and learned friend Lord " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:37 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment is by leave withdrawn. Amendment 416I Lord Blencathra not moved. Amendment 416J and 416K " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:28 p.m. - House of Lords "his his Butch Cassidy Lord Blencathra Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid of this debate, noble " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:32 p.m. - House of Lords "manner, or indeed worse, as the noble Lord Lord Blencathra would put it in a way that causes alarm, " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:32 p.m. - House of Lords "dispose of vehicles seized under these provisions. And again, this was something that the the noble Lord Lord Blencathra referred to in " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:33 p.m. - House of Lords "certainly we've had thanks to no, no little thanks to noble Lord Lord Blencathra and others. Plenty of " Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:35 p.m. - House of Lords "mood was, well, your amendments are not perfect Lord Blencathra, but there's a problem here and something needs to be done about it. " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 6:15 p.m. - House of Lords "speech of my noble friend Lord Blencathra, which so brilliantly " Lord Kempsell (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 6:24 p.m. - House of Lords "noble friend Lord Blencathra, preferably adopting my noble " Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 4:12 p.m. - House of Lords "I accept and that was had support of the noble Lord Blencathra and the noble Lord Jackson of " Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 4:23 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lords for their contributions, particularly my noble friend Lord Jackson and Lord Blencathra. My " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 2:16 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 39 a Lord Blencathra. >> Lords, I rise to move my amendment 39 A and speak to " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 2:43 p.m. - House of Lords " Tries to support amendment 39 a by my noble friend Lord Blencathra, and I'm pleased to see my noble friend Lord Wolfson at Dispatch Box, because although I support the amendment, I think it's more in " Baroness Berridge (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 3:23 p.m. - House of Lords "discussed. I agree with Lord Blencathra that there is a need to add something, though possibly not " Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 3:24 p.m. - House of Lords "be used. And that is what I think Lord Blencathra is seeking to add " Lord Carlile of Berriew (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 3:42 p.m. - House of Lords "The first is the noble Lord Lord Blencathra amendments, which say that it's got to be the patient has " Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 3:35 p.m. - House of Lords "and amendment 553553G tabled by the noble Lady Baroness Coffey and the noble Lord Lord Blencathra, would require registered medical " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 3:35 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Lord Blencathra. This amends only clause one, and so it introduces inconsistency with later " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 3:31 p.m. - House of Lords "course, in the decision in Montgomery to which my noble friend Lord Blencathra amendment is " Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 5:40 p.m. - House of Lords "three to 0ZA and 332 AA, tabled by the noble Lord Lord Blencathra seek to prevent people from being eligible for an assisted death if " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 4:18 p.m. - House of Lords "39 Lord Blencathra. >> My Lord, I will be relatively " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 4:21 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lords Minister. >> I thank the noble Lord Lord Blencathra for tabling these amendments. I note his his wish to " ADMT: 39B Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 5:20 p.m. - House of Lords "supporting my amendment from my noble friend Lord Blencathra " Lord Harper (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 5:22 p.m. - House of Lords "that's a decision for the House, and I hope the House will support the amendment my noble friend Lord Blencathra has put down. That will " Lord Harper (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 5:33 p.m. - House of Lords "noble friend, Lord Blencathra said, the principle behind this group is very similar to the principle " Lord Kamall (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 5:57 p.m. - House of Lords "and Lord Blencathra, who talked about the challenges of nonmedical " Baroness Berger (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
311 speeches (52,735 words) Committee stage Friday 23rd January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Berridge (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I support Amendment 39A, tabled by my noble friend Lord Blencathra. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, that there is a need to add something, though possibly - Link to Speech 3: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) The first category is the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, which say that the patient - Link to Speech 4: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for tabling these amendments. - Link to Speech 5: Lord Harper (Con - Life peer) I hope that noble Lords will support the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Blencathra and make - Link to Speech |
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United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025
6 speeches (1,805 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for his comments. - Link to Speech |
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Atrocity Crimes
22 speeches (8,192 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) I thank everyone for their contributions, although I say to the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, that I do - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
100 speeches (27,508 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) I just hope that action will follow.My noble friend Lord Blencathra, who spoke so eloquently in that - Link to Speech 2: None My noble friend Lord Blencathra will note that this is a power for police constables only, not for other - Link to Speech 3: Viscount Goschen (Con - Excepted Hereditary) All Peers who have spoken, including my noble friends Lord Shinkwin and Lord Blencathra, the noble Lord - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I have also heard from the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra, Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, - Link to Speech 5: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I say to the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, in the nicest possible way, that my noble and learned friend - Link to Speech |
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Rare Cancers Bill
52 speeches (16,086 words) 2nd reading Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord St John of Bletso (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, may be interested to know that I was treated with the da Vinci robot - Link to Speech 2: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Blencathra made the point that there are over 200 rare cancers and he referred to - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) I heard what the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, said, but this is the way we will go forward. - Link to Speech |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
161 speeches (37,368 words) Committee stage Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Con - Life peer) straightforward and has been asked in various ways by my noble friends Lord Harper, Lord Deben and Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech |
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Arrangement of Business
15 speeches (2,367 words) Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab - Life peer) I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, who is obviously an experienced Member of this House. - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
161 speeches (47,775 words) Committee stage Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green - Life peer) potential suspects and undermines the presumption of innocence.I disagree deeply with the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) In response to the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, who was keen on one bit of our amendment but not the - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) increasingly important tool that helps the police, and I am grateful for the support of the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) The same comments apply to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, and the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech 5: Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Con - Life peer) are now seen around the world as one of the worst countries in suppressing it.My noble friend Lord Blencathra - Link to Speech |
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Friday 16th January 2026
Home Office Source Page: Letter dated 13/01/2025 from Lord Hanson of Flint to Baroness Stowell of Beeston and others regarding a clarification to remarks made during the Committee stage (eighth day) of the Crime and Policing Bill on the rationale behind clauses 37 and 38: assaults on retail workers. 2p. Document: L_Hanson_to_Bns_Stowell_of_Beeston.pdf (PDF) Found: Hendy, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, the Bishop of Manchester, Lord Goddard of Stockport, Lord Blencathra |