Information between 20th March 2026 - 19th April 2026
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23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 161 |
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23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 155 |
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23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 50 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 159 |
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23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 175 |
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23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 225 |
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24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 250 Noes - 158 |
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24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 156 |
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24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 80 Noes - 166 |
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24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 187 Noes - 157 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 148 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 163 Noes - 195 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 46 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 150 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 306 Noes - 145 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 147 |
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25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 266 Noes - 141 |
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26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 64 Noes - 140 |
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26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 197 |
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26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 171 Noes - 146 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 9 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 27 Noes - 89 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 12 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 30 Noes - 130 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 55 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 156 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 65 Noes - 173 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 332 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 257 Noes - 180 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 247 Noes - 187 |
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13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 56 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 231 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 56 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 260 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 200 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath 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 - 225 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Foster of Bath voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 141 |
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Lord Foster of Bath speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lord Foster of Bath contributed 1 speech (588 words) Report stage Monday 13th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Sustainable Communities Act 2007
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Monday 23rd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government how many invitations they have made to local authorities to submit proposals under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007; when any such invitations were made; and what the outcome of each invitation was. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The government has issued two invitations to local authorities to submit proposals under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. One in 2008, that resulted in a shortlist of 199 proposals and one in 2010. The 2010 invitation remains open. The department does not hold data on the total number of proposals made since 2010, or on the ultimate outcome of these proposals. |
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Gambling: Children
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 25th March 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the findings of Raffaello Rossi, Edoardo Tozzi and Agnes Nairn published in Psychology and Marketing on 7 March, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of gambling protections for children, including the extent to which gambling content marketing is (1) appealing to children, (2) obviously identifiable as advertising, and (3) effectively countered by currently used educational interventions. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The government notes the findings of Raffaello Rossi, Edoardo Tozzi and Agnes Nairn published in Psychology and Marketing on 7 March. We remain committed to protecting children and young people from gambling related harm.
Operators must ensure that advertising is not targeted at children. In October 2025, the Advertising Standards Authority updated their guidance to rule that personalities or influencers with under-18s social media followings totalling at least 100,000 across all platforms is indicative of strong appeal to children and young people, and gambling advertisements cannot be promoted through these channels. We continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders on gambling protections for children.
As part of the Statutory Gambling Levy, the Office for Health, Inequalities and Disparity (OHID, are developing a robust spread of measures of gambling harm prevention activity, and are utilising a ‘test and learn’ approach to prevention activity such as gambling education.
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Gambling: Licensing
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Thursday 26th March 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 March (HL15103), which gambling operators reported regulatory investigations or findings into other activities in other jurisdictions in (1) 2021–22, (2) 2022–23, (3) 2023–24, and (4) 2024–25. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The information requested relating to gambling operators and their overseas operators could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Gambling Commission is responsible for regulating gambling in Great Britain. It is for operators to satisfy themselves that they are acting in a lawful manner in other jurisdictions and for authorities in those jurisdictions to investigate if they are not. The compliance with legal requirements in overseas jurisdictions is a question for the respective judicial authorities to investigate if operators are not compliant. Where a licensee is found to be operating illegally, the Commission may consider their suitability to hold a licence to offer gambling services in Great Britain. |
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Gambling: Licensing
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Thursday 26th March 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 March (HL15103), which gambling operators have been found to be operating illegally since 2020; and whether the licences of those operators to offer gambling services in Britain have been withdrawn. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The information requested relating to gambling operators and their overseas operators could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Gambling Commission is responsible for regulating gambling in Great Britain. It is for operators to satisfy themselves that they are acting in a lawful manner in other jurisdictions and for authorities in those jurisdictions to investigate if they are not. The compliance with legal requirements in overseas jurisdictions is a question for the respective judicial authorities to investigate if operators are not compliant. Where a licensee is found to be operating illegally, the Commission may consider their suitability to hold a licence to offer gambling services in Great Britain. |
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Gambling: Licensing
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Thursday 26th March 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 March (HL15103), which gambling operators have substantial customer bases outside of Britain; and in which jurisdictions those customer bases are. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The information requested relating to gambling operators and their overseas operators could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Gambling Commission is responsible for regulating gambling in Great Britain. It is for operators to satisfy themselves that they are acting in a lawful manner in other jurisdictions and for authorities in those jurisdictions to investigate if they are not. The compliance with legal requirements in overseas jurisdictions is a question for the respective judicial authorities to investigate if operators are not compliant. Where a licensee is found to be operating illegally, the Commission may consider their suitability to hold a licence to offer gambling services in Great Britain. |
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Gambling: Licensing
Asked by: Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Thursday 26th March 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 March (HL15103), what criteria they expect gambling operators to use to satisfy themselves that they are acting in a lawful manner in other jurisdictions. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The information requested relating to gambling operators and their overseas operators could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Gambling Commission is responsible for regulating gambling in Great Britain. It is for operators to satisfy themselves that they are acting in a lawful manner in other jurisdictions and for authorities in those jurisdictions to investigate if they are not. The compliance with legal requirements in overseas jurisdictions is a question for the respective judicial authorities to investigate if operators are not compliant. Where a licensee is found to be operating illegally, the Commission may consider their suitability to hold a licence to offer gambling services in Great Britain. |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
228 speeches (48,627 words) Report stage Monday 13th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) that the Government have sought to respond to the amendment in Committee from the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 19th May 2026 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Settlement, Citizenship and Integration View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th April 2026 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Settlement, Citizenship and Integration View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 2nd June 2026 10:30 a.m. Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |