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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
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Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
(4 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(5 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(946 words contributed)
(420 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Grocott, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
6 Bills introduced by Lord Grocott
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the by-election system for the election of hereditary peers.
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary peers
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary peers
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary peers.
Tuesday 5th December 2023
A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary peers
A Bill to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
Thursday 12th June 2014
Lord Grocott has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 5 Written Questions
(View all written questions)Following the Chancellor’s announcement in July 2024, the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme is being brought to a close. RYR-originated projects already in delivery will continue to be delivered but projects not yet in delivery are subject to the Department’s capital spending portfolio review. The Transport Secretary announced this review of the previous government's transport plans to ensure that our transport infrastructure portfolio drives economic growth and delivers value for money for taxpayers. Beyond the RYR programme, we believe it is for local transport authorities to consider whether particular transport projects are the best way to meet local needs and, if so, whether they wish to give them high priority from local budgets in the first instance.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the size and composition of the police workforce in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
Information on the length of service of police officers in post and the length of service of police officer leavers, can be found in Tables JL5 and JL6 respectively of the data tables accompanying the statistical release.
Table 1, below, shows the length of service of police officers in post, as at 31 March 2024.
Table 1: Length of service of police officers in post, headcount basis, as at 31 March 2024, England and Wales (excluding British Transport Police)
Length of service group | Police officers (headcount) |
Less than 5 years | 53,108 |
5 years to less than 10 years | 25,626 |
10 years to less than 15 years | 12,315 |
15 years to less than 20 years | 23,492 |
20 years to less than 25 years | 24,271 |
25 years to less than 30 years | 10,116 |
30 years or over | 841 |
Total | 149,769 |
The Home Office does not publish more granular breakdowns of length of service.
Additional information on the number of new recruits to the police service each year, as well as information on leavers and the length of service of those leavers, is also available in the statistical publication linked above.
Minister of State (Home Office)
3 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Questions
(View all Lord Grocott's MHCLG questions)This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This Government recognises problems facing overseas voters at elections. The Electoral Commission will publish a report on the administration of the General Election held on 4 July later this year, which will cover postal voting at the poll, and the Government will give careful consideration to any findings or recommendations made in the report in relation to the current arrangements for postal voting.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)