Information between 22nd June 2025 - 12th July 2025
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30 Jun 2025 - UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 162 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 205 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 176 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 156 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 230 Noes - 137 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth 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 - 253 Noes - 150 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth 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 - 221 Noes - 196 |
2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 249 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 243 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 168 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 198 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth 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 - 274 Noes - 154 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 174 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 209 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 251 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Booth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 246 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 247 |
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Coronavirus: Vaccination
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 30th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what was the uptake of vaccines during the most recent COVID-19 vaccine programme, and when will the autumn/winter COVID-19 vaccine programme begin. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The spring 2025 data, which covers any dose administered from 1 April to 1 June, shows that 55.3% of all people aged 75 years old and over, and 23.3% of all people aged under 75 years old with a weakened immune system, who are living in England, had been vaccinated. Further information is available on the GOV.UK website, in an online only format. An announcement on the autumn vaccination programme is expected shortly. This will be followed by an announcement on the spring 2026 programme later in the year. |
Ethics and Integrity Commission: Operating Costs
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Ethics and Integrity Commission. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) We are restoring confidence in government and the highest standards in public life and have already taken steps to improve probity and transparency, including through issuing a new Ministerial Code which highlights the importance of the principles of public life, by strengthening the terms of reference for the Independent Adviser, and by introducing a new monthly Register of Gifts and Hospitality.
An update on the Ethics and Integrity Commission will be provided in due course.
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Building Safety Regulator: Operating Costs
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Building Standards Regulatory Body. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Currently building standards are regulated by the Building Safety Regulator. The annual net cost of Building Safety Regulator is expected to be £43m for 2025/26. Government has accepted the recommendation made in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report to create a ‘single construction regulator’ for the building system. Proposals for design of the future regulator will be published and consulted on later this year. |
National Centre of Policing
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the National Centre of Policing. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Departments are responsible for assessing the potential costs of proposed new arms length bodies as part of their business case development. The Cabinet Office does not centrally estimate costs for departments’ proposals.
The Government has conducted a full line-by-line Spending Review which covered the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all ALBs, including new ALB proposals, to drive efficiency and reduce bureaucracy and duplication as part of Prime Minister’s Plan for Change. This review is ongoing. Any future decision to set up any new ALBs would need to follow the joint HMT and Cabinet Office approval process for new bodies.
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Arms Length Bodies
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the National Care Service. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Departments are responsible for assessing the potential costs of proposed new arms length bodies as part of their business case development. The Cabinet Office does not centrally estimate costs for departments’ proposals.
The Government has conducted a full line-by-line Spending Review which covered the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all ALBs, including new ALB proposals, to drive efficiency and reduce bureaucracy and duplication as part of Prime Minister’s Plan for Change. This review is ongoing. Any future decision to set up any new ALBs would need to follow the joint HMT and Cabinet Office approval process for new bodies.
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Arms Length Bodies
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Tax Advisory Body. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Departments are responsible for assessing the potential costs of proposed new arms length bodies as part of their business case development. The Cabinet Office does not centrally estimate costs for departments’ proposals.
The Government has conducted a full line-by-line Spending Review which covered the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all ALBs, including new ALB proposals, to drive efficiency and reduce bureaucracy and duplication as part of Prime Minister’s Plan for Change. This review is ongoing. Any future decision to set up any new ALBs would need to follow the joint HMT and Cabinet Office approval process for new bodies.
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Arms Length Bodies
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Departments are responsible for assessing the potential costs of proposed new arms length bodies as part of their business case development. The Cabinet Office does not centrally estimate costs for departments’ proposals.
The Government has conducted a full line-by-line Spending Review which covered the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all ALBs, including new ALB proposals, to drive efficiency and reduce bureaucracy and duplication as part of Prime Minister’s Plan for Change. This review is ongoing. Any future decision to set up any new ALBs would need to follow the joint HMT and Cabinet Office approval process for new bodies.
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Animal Welfare Committee
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Animal Welfare Advisory Body. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Departments are responsible for assessing the potential costs of proposed new arms length bodies as part of their business case development. The Cabinet Office does not centrally estimate costs for departments’ proposals.
The Government has conducted a full line-by-line Spending Review which covered the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all ALBs, including new ALB proposals, to drive efficiency and reduce bureaucracy and duplication as part of Prime Minister’s Plan for Change. This review is ongoing. Any future decision to set up any new ALBs would need to follow the joint HMT and Cabinet Office approval process for new bodies.
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Ploughshare
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of Ploughshare. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Departments are responsible for assessing the potential costs of proposed new arms length bodies as part of their business case development. The Cabinet Office does not centrally estimate costs for departments’ proposals.
The Government has conducted a full line-by-line Spending Review which covered the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all ALBs, including new ALB proposals, to drive efficiency and reduce bureaucracy and duplication as part of Prime Minister’s Plan for Change. This review is ongoing. Any future decision to set up any new ALBs would need to follow the joint HMT and Cabinet Office approval process for new bodies.
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Arms Length Bodies: Operating Costs
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the AI Regulation Body. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) We are considering range of options to ensure we have the right institutional architecture for AI governance. As such, we are unable to provide an estimate of cost until policy development has been finalised. |
Adult Social Care Negotiating Body: Operating Costs
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The form, operations, and membership of the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body will be determined following engagement with the sector. These considerations will be part of a public consultation, which we aim to launch after the Employment Rights Bill receives Royal Assent later this year. |
Select Committee Documents |
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Monday 30th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: Members present: Baroness Ashton of Upholland (The Chair); Baroness Bonham- Carter of Yarnbury; Lord Booth-Smith |
Monday 23rd June 2025
Oral Evidence - Orbex, Newton Launch Systems, and Fire Arrow UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: June 2025 4.50 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Ashton of Upholland (The Chair); Lord Booth-Smith |
Monday 23rd June 2025
Oral Evidence - techUK, Maersk, and Harper Adams University UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: June 2025 3.40 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Ashton of Upholland (The Chair); Lord Booth-Smith |
Written Answers |
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Ethics and Integrity Commission
Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer) Monday 30th June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 16 September 2024 (HL617) stating that the Government were committed to establishing a new independent Ethics and Integrity Commission, when an announcement on this Commission will be made. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) I refer the noble Baroness to the answer given to PQ HL8292 on 23 June 2025.
Written question from Lord Booth, tabled on 10 June 2025: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Ethics and Integrity Commission.
Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, on 23 June: We are restoring confidence in government and the highest standards in public life and have already taken steps to improve probity and transparency, including through issuing a new Ministerial Code which highlights the importance of the principles of public life, by strengthening the terms of reference for the Independent Adviser, and by introducing a new monthly Register of Gifts and Hospitality.
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Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Jun. 24 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Liam Booth-Smith - Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister's Office, No.10 Downing Street - ACOBA Advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: The Committee has considered the risks associated with the actions and decisions taken during Lord Booth |
Jun. 24 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Liam Booth-Smith - Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister's Office, No.10 Downing Street - ACOBA Advice Document: Liam Booth-Smith - Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister's Office, No.10 Downing Street - ACOBA Advice (webpage) News and Communications Found: of Staff at the Prime Minister's Office, No.10 Downing Street - ACOBA Advice Advice to Lord Booth-Smith |