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Calendar
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
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
Thursday 23rd July 2026 11 a.m. Lord Forbes of Newcastle (Labour - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Challenges faced by charities in accessing ethical and appropriate banking services View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
23 Jun 2026 - Carbon Budget Order 2026 - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 46 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 60
30 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 216
8 Jul 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Forbes of Newcastle voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 202

Speeches
Lord Forbes of Newcastle speeches from: Drink-Driving Lord Forbes of Newcastle contributed 1 speech (113 words) Wednesday 1st July 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport
Lord Forbes of Newcastle speeches from: Pension Access Rules: Impact on Terminally Ill Lord Forbes of Newcastle contributed 1 speech (95 words) Tuesday 30th June 2026 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Forbes of Newcastle speeches from: Further Education Colleges: Recovery of VAT Lord Forbes of Newcastle contributed 3 speeches (221 words) Tuesday 9th June 2026 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Forbes of Newcastle speeches from: Local Councillors: Recruitment, Retention and Well-being Lord Forbes of Newcastle contributed 2 speeches (1,278 words) Thursday 4th June 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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
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
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
9 Jun 2026, 3 p.m. - House of Lords " Third Oral Question Lord Forbes of Newcastle. of Newcastle. >> My Lords, I beg leave to ask the question, standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in doing so " Lord Forbes of Newcastle (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Democratic Institutions: Threats 51 speeches (28,797 words) Thursday 25th June 2026 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) In the debate led by my noble friend Lord Forbes of Newcastle and the debate on the Jo Cox Civility Commission - Link to Speech
Local Councillors: Recruitment, Retention and Well-being 33 speeches (8,556 words) Thursday 4th June 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Sahota (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Forbes of Newcastle for bringing forward this important debate - Link to Speech
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