Information between 17th April 2026 - 27th May 2026
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Thursday 4th June 2026 12:15 p.m. Lord Forbes of Newcastle (Labour - Life peer) Short debate - Grand Committee Subject: Assessment of the impact of increasing abuse and intimidation on the recruitment, retention and wellbeing of local councillors; and what actions to take in response View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 Lord Forbes of Newcastle (Labour - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Impact on further education colleges of their inability to recover VAT on expenditure View calendar - Add to calendar |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 158 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 180 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 151 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 150 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 141 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 148 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 144 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 169 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 138 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 143 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 146 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 144 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 141 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 145 |
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23 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 152 Noes - 207 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 138 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 144 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 145 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 5 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 165 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 129 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 181 |
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Lord Forbes of Newcastle speeches from: King’s Speech
Lord Forbes of Newcastle contributed 1 speech (716 words) Thursday 21st May 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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21 May 2026, 4:31 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Forbes of Newcastle isn't in his place, I actually agreed with everything he " Baroness Verma (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 5:52 p.m. - House of Lords "Antrobus, Lord Forbes of Newcastle, Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie, Maddie, my noble friend, Baroness Harris, Baroness Hodgson Lord " Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 May 2026, 4:33 p.m. - House of Lords "hear the contribution from the noble Lord Lord Forbes of Newcastle, " Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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King’s Speech
135 speeches (52,860 words) Thursday 21st May 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Con - Life peer) I commend the noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle, on that amazing and practical analysis of where we - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Verma (Con - Life peer) Although the noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle, is not in his place, I agreed with everything he was - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Harris of Richmond (LD - Life peer) I was delighted to hear the contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle, who reiterated - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) Baronesses, Lady Antrobus, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie and Lady Hodgson, the noble Lords, Lord Forbes of Newcastle - Link to Speech |