Information between 6th September 2026 - 6th October 2026
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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 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 15th September 2026 Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Private Notice Question - Main Chamber Subject: UK water companies: foreign influence View calendar - Add to calendar |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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.
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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,
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Wednesday 9th December 2026 10 a.m. Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |