Information between 18th November 2024 - 7th January 2025
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20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Grocott voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 107 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 140 Noes - 117 |
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20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Grocott voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 111 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 172 |
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20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Grocott voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 84 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 89 |
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20 Nov 2024 - Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Grocott voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 136 |
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20 Nov 2024 - Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Grocott voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 213 |
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6 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Grocott voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 57 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 46 Noes - 61 |
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Railway Network
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 4th December 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to re-open any of the railway lines closed during the Beeching cuts for either passengers or freight. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) 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.
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Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 4th December 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years became eligible to vote in the 2024 General Election following a change to the rules under the Elections Act 2022. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - 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). |
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General Election 2024: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 4th December 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years voted in the 2024 General Election. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - 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). |
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Police
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer) Monday 9th December 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers recruited in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4) 2013, are still in service. Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office) 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)
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. |
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
146 speeches (56,026 words) 2nd reading: Part 2 Wednesday 11th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) The one thing I would say about the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, for whom I have a great deal of respect - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Grocott, thought that that was ridiculous, but I say to him that at least the noble - Link to Speech 3: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) If I may respectfully disagree with the noble Lords, Lord Newby and Lord Grocott, yes, no Parliament - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Grocott introduced five Private Members’ Bills to do just that. - Link to Speech |
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
46 speeches (17,866 words) 2nd reading: Part 1 Wednesday 11th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) , despite opportunities to do so.Numerous Private Members’ Bills introduced by my noble friend Lord Grocott - Link to Speech 2: Lord True (Con - Life peer) That, effectively, as the noble Baroness said, was the proposition of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, but - Link to Speech 3: Lord Burns (XB - Life peer) The Private Member’s Bill of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, provided ample opportunity to abolish the - Link to Speech 4: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Grocott, made herculean efforts to get his Bill on the statute book, which would - Link to Speech |
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Respect Orders and Anti-social Behaviour
41 speeches (5,301 words) Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) But, as the noble the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, said, it is about the numbers of police officers. - Link to Speech |
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Monday 18th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade International Agreements Committee Found: Lord Grocott and I, as members of that committee, and others, did our best to find out from the previous |