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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 127
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 46 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 45 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 40 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 126
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162
26 Feb 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 55 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 177 Noes - 228
26 Feb 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 232
30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 48 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 124
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157
4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116



Lord Burnett mentioned

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25 Mar 2025, 6:47 p.m. - House of Lords
" If it is your Lordships pleasure that amendment 67 be withdrawn, amendment is, by leave, withdrawn. Element 68, Lord Burnett not move. Amendment 69, Lord Ashford. "
Lord Ashton of Hyde (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Mar 2025, 5:26 p.m. - House of Lords
"noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, for his experience as a Lord Chief Justice, that we should "
Lord Sandhurst (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Mar 2025, 5:44 p.m. - House of Lords
"already expressed by Lord Burnett and indeed Baroness Hazarika and "
Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Jun 2025, 3:33 p.m. - House of Lords
"thanks to the Noble Lord marks on the noble and learned Lord Burnett and the noble Baroness family and the Right Reverend Pollitt of "
Business of the House - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
8 speeches (1,347 words)
3rd reading
Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) I pay particular thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Marks, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, the - Link to Speech

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
33 speeches (9,085 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) , I acknowledge the thoughtful and constructive contributions from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Introduction: Baroness Prentis of Banbury
1 speech (1 words)
Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber

Mentions:
1: None Banbury, of Somerton in the County of Oxfordshire, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Independent Sentencing Review
25 speeches (6,238 words)
Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) record my appreciation for all the panel’s work, including that of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
58 speeches (15,830 words)
Committee stage
Monday 19th May 2025 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: None Last week, in his all-Peers letter—this was cited and quoted by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
2: None Here I agree with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, and my noble friends Lady Hamwee - Link to Speech
3: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We have heard, however, compelling arguments from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, and other - Link to Speech

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
39 speeches (22,440 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) review of sentencing being led by David Gauke and ably supported by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - 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: None number of senior judges for peerages, including the Lord Chief Justice, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
2: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) him upon his appointment and the fact that the Lord Chief Justice, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog
41 speeches (15,358 words)
Thursday 20th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) magistrates’ courts has been increased.I endorse the suggestion of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, have given us some - Link to Speech
3: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) The noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, her predecessor as Lord Chief Justice, again pointed - Link to Speech

International Women’s Day
67 speeches (34,127 words)
Thursday 6th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Lab - Life peer) How seismic the changes are since then.In his maiden speech, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Young Citizens, and BPP University Social Impact Team

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 4th June 2025
Oral Evidence - The Supreme Court, and The Supreme Court

Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 4th June 2025
Oral Evidence - The Supreme Court, and The Supreme Court

Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy KC; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association of England and Wales
ROL0067 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 37, [2021] 1 WLR 3931, para 38 per Lord Sales JSC and Lord Burnett

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy KC; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy KC; Lord Burnett

Thursday 8th May 2025
Written Evidence - Public Law Project
ROL0015 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: The former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, expressly flagged this as a concern in his 2018 annual

Wednesday 7th May 2025
Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 7th May 2025
Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 30th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Shabana Mahmood

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: The Chair: Lord Burnett made the point, rather building on something you said yourself a few moments

Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - FOIL, The Forum of Insurance Lawyers
WCC0115 - Work of the County Court

Work of the County Court - Justice Committee

Found: It was an issue recognised and raised with Lord Burnett, the then Lord Chief Justice, when he gave evidence

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - FOIL, The Forum of Insurance Lawyers
WCC0115 - Work of the County Court

Work of the County Court - Justice Committee

Found: It was an issue recognised and raised with Lord Burnett, the then Lord Chief Justice, when he gave evidence

Wednesday 26th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 26th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett



Parliamentary Research
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-2025 - CBP-10265
May. 16 2025

Found: The then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said he strongly believed defendants should be



Bill Documents
Jun. 11 2025
10th Report from the Select Committee on the Constitution
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Torfaen Lord Burnett

May. 16 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: The then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said he strongly believed defendants should be

May. 07 2025
8th Report of the Constitution Committee
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Act 2025
Select Committee report

Found: Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Tor faen Lord Burnett

Apr. 04 2025
7th Report of the Constitution Committee
Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Andrews Baroness Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Torfaen Lord Burnett



Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report
Document: (PDF)

Found: Lord Burnett of Maldon, Catherine Larsen KPM, Sir Peter Lewis, Professor Nicola Padfield, Andrea Simon

Monday 24th February 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Motivations to apply for salaried judicial office
Document: (PDF)

Found: It was recently said by Lord Burnett, then Lord Chief Justice, that “A salaried judge is a judge for



Deposited Papers
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report and proposals for reform. Incl. annexes. 192p.
Document: independent-sentencing-review-report-part_2.pdf (PDF)

Found: Lord Burnett of Maldon, Catherine Larsen KPM, Sir Peter Lewis, Professor Nicola Padfield, Andrea Simon