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Information between 19th May 2024 - 4th April 2025

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Division Votes
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 192
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners 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 - 211 Noes - 208
21 May 2024 - Victims and Prisoners 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 - 203 Noes - 198
29 Jan 2025 - Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] - 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 - 206 Noes - 45
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



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


Parliamentary Debates
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

Prison Capacity Strategy
17 speeches (4,666 words)
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: None Chancellor, David Gauke, alongside a panel of experts including the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Post Office: Capture System
15 speeches (1,582 words)
Thursday 12th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Con - Life peer) Earlier this year the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, who I see in his place, proposed such an - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) The proposal for the Horizon cases from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, related to the Lord - Link to Speech

Prison Capacity Strategy
31 speeches (4,928 words)
Thursday 12th December 2024 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) Chancellor, David Gauke, alongside a panel of experts including the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Prison Capacities
33 speeches (7,744 words)
Thursday 12th September 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) run Barnardo’s.I remember discussing the daily prison figures with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

King’s Speech
123 speeches (50,331 words)
Wednesday 24th July 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, the former Lord Chief - Link to Speech
2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) offenders for as long as possible to keep them away from the public, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I noticed that the right reverend Prelate Bishop of Gloucester, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Victims and Prisoners Bill
74 speeches (14,029 words)
Report stage part one
Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) same result in practice as the amendments put forward by myself and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
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

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

Tuesday 17th December 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the Committee to David Gauke, Chair of the Sentencing Review, dated 10 December 2024 regarding the Committee's submission to the Review

Justice Committee

Found: which was authored by Lord Woolf, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Burnett

Wednesday 4th December 2024
Oral Evidence - UK Government

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution’ - Constitution Committee

Found: the meeting Members present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 4th December 2024
Oral Evidence - UK Government

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution’ - Constitution Committee

Found: the meeting Members present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett

Thursday 28th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution’ - Constitution Committee

Found: present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett

Thursday 28th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution’ - Constitution Committee

Found: present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett

Tuesday 26th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Royal Courts of Justice

Justice Committee

Found: My predecessor, Lord Burnett, set up the Crown court efficiency group, which we are now going to extend

Wednesday 30th October 2024
Oral Evidence - Institute for Government

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution’ - Constitution Committee

Found: the meeting Members present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett

Tuesday 28th May 2024
Written Evidence - The Criminal Bar Association (CBA)
BLCC0005 - Update on reducing the backlog in Criminal Courts

Public Accounts Committee

Found: 2021 to 2024. 65. 16 November 2021 (long before criminal barristers action on defence only) Lord Burnett

Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Oral Evidence - The Welsh Government, and The Welsh Government

The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent - Constitution Committee

Found: present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 15th May 2024
Oral Evidence - House of Commons, House of Commons, and Northern Ireland Office

The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent - Constitution Committee

Found: present: Baroness Drake (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Burnett



Parliamentary Research
House of Lords: Maiden and valedictory speeches, 2022–2024 - LLN-2024-0052
Sep. 19 2024

Found: Bishop of Newcastle, King’s Speech: Science, technology, media and culture ................. 16 Lord Burnett



Bill Documents
Dec. 12 2024
5th Report of the Constitution Committee
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Baroness Finn Baroness Andrews Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Lord Beith Baroness Goldie Lord Burnett

Nov. 28 2024
4th Report of the Constitution Committee
Great British Energy Bill 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Baroness Finn Baroness Andrews Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Lord Beith Baroness Goldie Lord Burnett

Nov. 14 2024
3rd Report of the Constitution Committee
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Baroness Finn Baroness Andrews Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Lord Beith Baroness Goldie Lord Burnett

Oct. 16 2024
2nd Report of the Constitution Committee
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Baroness Finn Baroness Andrews Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Lord Beith Baroness Goldie Lord Burnett



Department Publications - Statistics
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

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: History and trends in sentencing
Document: (PDF)

Found: .33 (2023) < https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41844/documents/207521/default/ > ; Lord Burnett



Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 16th January 2025
Attorney General
Source Page: Attorney General's speech to Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts
Document: Attorney General's speech to Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (webpage)

Found: As both the then Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett and the Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord

Thursday 14th November 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Innovation and international comparisons front and centre of Sentencing Review
Document: Innovation and international comparisons front and centre of Sentencing Review (webpage)

Found: Prosecution Service, Peter Lewis and HMPPS, Michael Spurr, as well as former Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett



Department Publications - Guidance
Thursday 14th November 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025
Document: Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 (webpage)

Found: Lord Burnett Lord Burnett is a former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. 




Lord Burnett mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Government Publications
Tuesday 9th July 2024

Source Page: President of Welsh Tribunals Fifth Annual Report (1 January 2023 to 31 March 2024)
Document: President of Welsh Tribunals Fifth Annual Report (1 January 2023 to 31 March 2024) (PDF)

Found: 1.2 I was appointed his successor on 1 April 2023, being sworn in by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett