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Division Votes
28 Jan 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 49 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 145 Noes - 126
29 Jan 2025 - Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted Aye and in line with the House One of 39 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 45
8 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 39 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 228
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and against the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 24 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 175
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 17 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 169
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 10 Crossbench No votes vs 2 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 8 Noes - 168
11 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Burns voted No and in line with the House One of 35 Crossbench No votes vs 13 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 224 Noes - 267

Speeches
Lord Burns speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Burns contributed 1 speech (64 words) Committee stage part two Wednesday 12th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Attorney General
Lord Burns speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Burns contributed 1 speech (318 words) Committee stage part one Monday 10th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House
Lord Burns speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Burns contributed 1 speech (506 words) Committee stage part two Monday 10th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Lord Burns speeches from: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] Lord Burns contributed 2 speeches (412 words) Committee stage Thursday 13th February 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Transport
Lord Burns speeches from: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] Lord Burns contributed 1 speech (994 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 8th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport
Lord Burns speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Burns contributed 1 speech (588 words) 2nd reading: Part 1 Wednesday 11th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House
Lord Burns speeches from: Football Governance Bill [HL] Lord Burns contributed 1 speech (520 words) Committee stage part one Monday 9th December 2024 - Lords Chamber

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14 Mar 2025, 11:05 a.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord, Lord Burns and of course the noble Lord, Lord Norton " Viscount Stansgate (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Mar 2025, 8:10 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord burns, and I can just say that you expose the huge loss in " Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Mar 2025, 9:06 p.m. - House of Lords "short while ago the Noble Lord burns " The Earl of Dundee (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Mar 2025, 9:57 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Burns made an intriguing point " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Mar 2025, 6:02 p.m. - House of Lords "have the same reservations as some including the Noble Lord burns at the House is too large in its current format. I think this House " The Earl of Devon (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Mar 2025, 7:20 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Burns there was a suggestion of 15 years and that " Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
11 Mar 2025, 9:21 p.m. - House of Lords "name alongside the noble Lords, Lord Burns and Lord Pannick, and the " Deputy Lord Speaker. Baroness Newlove (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
11 Mar 2025, 9:23 p.m. - House of Lords "sufficient. Third, Lord Burns, Lord Pannick, and Lord Thomas and I will " Amendment:21 Lord Birt (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Mar 2025, 9:35 p.m. - House of Lords "Committee on the size of the House in 2017 and I believe paragraphs 25 and six of the report, and they see the Noble Lord burns indicating " Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Mar 2025, 7:09 p.m. - House of Lords "minimum of 10 years. Lord Burns said " Amendment:32 Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Mar 2025, 9:46 p.m. - House of Lords "exists, as Lord Burns pointed out we have retired people, we have Hereditary Peers, the public are not " Lord Burns (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2025, 5:35 p.m. - House of Lords "gives him an unlimited power, with no statutory limitations, not even a modest guidance of the sort that never laws, such as Lord Burns and others suggested would be helpful, " Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2025, 5:36 p.m. - House of Lords "formula such as that proposed by the noble Lord Lord Fowler and the noble Lord, Lord Burns and in the " Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL] 41 speeches (14,330 words) 2nd reading Friday 14th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness D'Souza (XB - Life peer) The “one in, two out” procedure first put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Burns, would, in time, contribute - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Stansgate (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) noble Lords do not mind my saying so, I think that my noble friend Lord Grocott, the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 67 speeches (15,241 words) Committee stage part two Wednesday 12th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Attorney General Mentions: 1: Lord True (Con - Life peer) I see the noble Lord, Lord Burns, indicating assent.Whenever we listen to the Letters Patent at Introductions - Link to Speech 2: Lord True (Con - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Burns, pointed out, we have retired people, we have hereditary Peers—the public - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 86 speeches (26,477 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 12th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) —[Official Report, 10/3/25; cols. 560-61.]The noble Lord, Lord Burns, said“if we are going to have an - Link to Speech
Football Governance Bill [HL] 55 speeches (12,508 words) Report stage part two Tuesday 11th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Birt (XB - Life peer) Six months to produce the report should be quite sufficient.Thirdly, the noble Lords, Lord Burns and - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 26 speeches (9,703 words) Committee stage part two Monday 10th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Earl of Dundee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) present House and a reformed one, as your Lordships are aware, a short while ago the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) had.As was so eloquently articulated by several noble Lords this evening, especially the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 3: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) I accept that you can be over the age of 80, 85 or 90 and still be active here.The noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 129 speeches (33,529 words) Committee stage part one Monday 10th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: None I do not have the same reservations as some—including the noble Lord, Lord Burns—that the House is too - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD - Life peer) hope that we will not overlook the work of either the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, or the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 3: Viscount Thurso (LD - Excepted Hereditary) The report from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, suggested 15 years, as referred to in Amendment 13. - Link to Speech 4: Lord de Clifford (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Lord Grocott, and many others, and the implementation of the recommendations of the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 5: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (XB - Life peer) year limit is that it was proposed by the royal commission and in the report of the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 150 speeches (29,999 words) Committee stage part one Monday 3rd March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Earl of Dundee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Peers.For the necessary transitional period, as your Lordships are well aware, the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) statutory limitations—not even modest guidance of the sort that noble Lords such as the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 88 speeches (22,432 words) Committee stage Thursday 13th February 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) He was supported in that endeavour by the noble Lord, Lord Burns, with his practical knowledge of having - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) I listened very carefully to the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and I have very high regard for the work that - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) Effingham, and the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for their amendments; I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 68 speeches (18,592 words) Committee stage Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Bradshaw (LD - Life peer) getting a greater share of the money that is available, which is certainly not enough.The noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 38 speeches (23,676 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 8th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Whitty (Lab - Life peer) The framework is right—though like the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and others, I would have preferred to - Link to Speech 2: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) In his excellent speech, the noble Lord, Lord Burns, mentioned that multi-year funding is a wonderful - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) What is happening here is also a delayering of the complexities, which is helpful.The noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) service is best for them and then to do it.I was much heartened by hearing that the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 146 speeches (56,026 words) 2nd reading: Part 2 Wednesday 11th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) I used that information for the inquiry of the noble Lord, Lord Burns. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) statutory process for him to follow, and not even any of the sensible guidance that the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 3: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) points made by many in this House, particularly the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 4: Viscount Thurso (LD - Excepted Hereditary) That leads me to my suggestion, based on something in the report by the noble Lord, Lord Burns: to look - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) Lord Birt and Lord Foulkes, mentioned the Lords spiritual.The report produced by the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 46 speeches (17,866 words) 2nd reading: Part 1 Wednesday 11th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Earl of Kinnoull (XB - Excepted Hereditary) satisfactory state of affairs going forward for a major liberal democracy.In 2017 the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Burns. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Wakeham (Con - Life peer) We have heard from the chairman of that committee, the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and I do not need to repeat - Link to Speech 4: Lord Birt (XB - Life peer) require reform, and the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, picked out some of them, as did the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech
Football Governance Bill [HL] 107 speeches (30,560 words) Committee stage part one Monday 9th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Evans of Rainow (Con - Life peer) It is a great pleasure to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Burns, because it is a reminder to - Link to Speech 2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) through the work of independent non-executive directors.I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Burns - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Network Rail Welsh Affairs Committee Found: As far as the connectivity of Wales goes, at that time, of course, Lord Burns had largely finished his
Tuesday 28th January 2025 Oral Evidence - Capital Economics, JP Morgan, and PIMCO How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: 3.15 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair); Lord Blackwell; Lord Burns
Wednesday 15th January 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence between the Welsh Government and the UK Government on rail in Wales Welsh Affairs Committee Found: deliver the recommendations of the North Wales and South East Wales Transport Commissions, led by Lord Burns

Bill Documents
Mar. 13 2025 HL Bill 59-II Second Marshalled list for Report Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 57 LORD BIRT LORD THOMAS OF CWMGIEDD LORD PANNICK LORD BURNS 58_ Clause 57, page 47, line
Mar. 11 2025 HL Bill 49-III Third marshalled list for Committee House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BURNS LORD HAIN 82_ After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Restriction on nominating
Mar. 07 2025 HL Bill 59-I Marshalled list for Report Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 10 LORD BIRT LORD THOMAS OF CWMGIEDD LORD PANNICK LORD BURNS 21_ Clause 10, page 6, line
Mar. 06 2025 HL Bill 49-II Second marshalled list for Committee House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BURNS LORD HAIN 82_ After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Restriction on nominating
Feb. 27 2025 HL Bill 49-I Marshalled list for Committee House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BURNS LORD HAIN 82★_ After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Restriction on nominating

Department Publications - Transparency
Tuesday 18th February 2025 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Ofcom annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021 Document: (PDF) Found: Lord Burns, GCB Former Chair and Non-Executive Board Member until Dec ember 2020 Appointment Appointed
Tuesday 18th February 2025 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Ofcom annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 Document: (PDF) Found: Guidance note 2: Terry Burns (Lord Burns) left the position of Ofcom Chair on 31 December 2020.

Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Feb. 18 2025 Ofcom Source Page: Ofcom annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Lord Burns, GCB Former Chair and Non-Executive Board Member until Dec ember 2020 Appointment Appointed
Feb. 18 2025 Ofcom Source Page: Ofcom annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Guidance note 2: Terry Burns (Lord Burns) left the position of Ofcom Chair on 31 December 2020.

Deposited Papers

Thursday 23rd January 2025 Department for Transport Source Page: Letter dated 17/01/2025 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Peers regarding points raised during the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill second reading debate. Incl. Annex 16p. Document: Letter-Lord_Hendy_of_Richmond_Hill_to_Peers-Bus_Services_No_2_Bill.docx (webpage) Found: However, as I set out in my closing remarks, I agree with Lord Burns that franchising offers further

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Lord Burns - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 28th January 2025 3:15 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: How sustainable is our national debt? At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Peder Beck-Friis - Senior Vice President and Economist at PIMCO Roger Bootle - Senior Independent Advisor and Non-Executive Director at Capital Economics Allan Monks - Executive Director and Chief UK Economist at JP Morgan View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 4th February 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 11th February 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 25th February 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 28th January 2025 3:30 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: How sustainable is our national debt? View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 28th January 2025 3:15 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: How sustainable is our national debt? View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 28th January 2025 3:15 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: How sustainable is our national debt? At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Roger Bootle - Senior Independent Advisor and Non-Executive Director at Capital Economics Allan Monks - Executive Director and Chief UK Economist at JP Morgan View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 14th January 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 7th January 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 4th March 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 18th March 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 11th March 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 1st April 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 25th March 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Preparing for an Ageing Society At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Prof. Sarah Harper - Director at Oxford Institute of Population Ageing View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 25th March 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Preparing for an Ageing Society At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Prof. Andrew J. Scott - Professor of Economics at London Business School Prof. Charles Goodhart - Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at London School of Economics (LSE) View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 1st April 2025 3 p.m. Economic Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Preparing for an Ageing Society At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Ben Brindle - Researcher at The Migration Observatory Mary Gregory - Director of Population Statistics at Office for National Statistics View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 28th January 2025 Oral Evidence - Capital Economics, JP Morgan, and PIMCO How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee
Monday 16th December 2024 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (26 November 2024) Economic Affairs Committee
Monday 20th January 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee to the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (20 January 2025) Economic Affairs Committee
Tuesday 7th January 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Alison McGovern MP, Minister for Employment at DWP, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (12 December 2024) Economic Affairs Committee
Tuesday 25th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Oxford Institute of Population Ageing Preparing for an Ageing Society - Economic Affairs Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
18 Mar 2025 Preparing for an Ageing Society Economic Affairs Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available