Information between 1st January 2026 - 21st January 2026
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 178 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 130 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 131 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 131 Noes - 127 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 134 Noes - 185 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 219 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 209 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 3 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 136 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 127 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 161 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 160 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 156 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Empey voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Ulster Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Ulster Unionist Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153 |
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Lord Empey speeches from: Arrangement of Business
Lord Empey contributed 1 speech (281 words) Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Empey speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Empey contributed 2 speeches (592 words) Committee stage Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Empey speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Empey contributed 1 speech (909 words) Committee stage Friday 9th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Greenland: USA
Asked by: Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statements by the President of the United States of America regarding the status of Greenland. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) I refer the Noble Lord to the responses I gave to the House in response to oral questions on 8 January, Official Report, vol. 851, cols. 1317-1320. |
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Defence: Finance
Asked by: Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s placement in the recent NATO rankings of defence spending as a percentage of GDP. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The UK is the third largest cash spender in NATO and this Government has increased defence spending as a proportion of GDP as well as committing to the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War. Defence spending will rise to 2.6% of GDP from 2027, with an ambition to reach 3% in the next Parliament. At the Hague Summit last July, the Prime Minister also committed to spending 5% on national security. |
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16 Jan 2026, 12:19 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I would like to ask what the Lord Empey said, and I know that many of our Scottish and Northern England colleagues are very much " Business of the House Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 2:50 p.m. - House of Lords "supported by Baroness Fox and Lord Empey. But I urge that there should " Baroness Lawlor (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 2:40 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Foster, who is unable to be with us today. Baroness Fox and Lord Empey. This group obviously " Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 2:40 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Empey. This group obviously deals with the issue of motivation, and there is a level of link with " AMDT: 30 Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
161 speeches (37,368 words) Committee stage Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Deben (Con - Life peer) personal explanation, I did not call the noble and learned Lord Stonewall; it was the noble Lord, Lord Empey - Link to Speech 2: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (DUP - Life peer) noble Baronesses, Lady Foster—who is unable to be with us today—and Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Empey - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) Lord Weir of Ballyholme, and is supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Empey - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Empey, said, most Members of your Lordships’ House have many advantages that - Link to Speech |
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Arrangement of Business
15 speeches (2,367 words) Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness O'Loan (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Empey, said. - Link to Speech |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
157 speeches (34,691 words) Committee stage Friday 9th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) Wall of China to shame.A point that particularly caught my attention was made by my noble friend Lord Empey - Link to Speech |