Information between 1st July 2025 - 11th July 2025
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 93 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 23 Noes - 103 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 112 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 45 Noes - 126 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain 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 - 169 Noes - 176 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain 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 - 253 Noes - 150 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 196 |
1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 230 Noes - 137 |
3 Jul 2025 - Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 3 Labour Aye votes vs 74 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 16 Noes - 144 |
2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 243 |
2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 122 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 55 Noes - 234 |
2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 263 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 209 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 198 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 154 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 134 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 158 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hain voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 247 |
Speeches |
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Lord Hain speeches from: Companies House: Filing of Annual Accounts by Small Companies
Lord Hain contributed 1 speech (81 words) Tuesday 8th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
Lord Hain speeches from: Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
Lord Hain contributed 6 speeches (731 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
Written Answers |
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Winter Fuel Payment
Asked by: Lord Hain (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 3rd July 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 18 June (HL7933), what would be the anticipated net revenue gain from maintaining the Winter Fuel Payment for all citizens of age except higher-rate taxpayers. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has been clear that it wants more pensioners to benefit from Winter Fuel Payments. More than three quarters - the vast majority of pensioners - will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. The threshold is also broadly in line with average earnings and ensures the means testing of Winter Fuel Payments has no effect on pensioner poverty.
Taxing the Winter Fuel Payment would go against the general rule that income replacement benefits are taxable but those such as Winter Fuel Payments, which are designed for specific costs, generally are not.
The Winter Fuel Payment remains tax free, ensuring those pensioners on lower and middle incomes receive the full benefit of the Winter Fuel Payment, which would not be the case if it was a taxable payment. The new £35,000 threshold ensures those pensioners with the highest incomes do not benefit from the payment and ensures fairness for both pensioners and taxpayers.
There are about 2 million pensioners with an income above £35,000. Based on 2023-24 data, the last publicly available estimates of this data, about 750,000 pensioners were higher rate tax payer and around 90,000 were additional rate tax payers.
Our Winter Fuel Payment policy is in line with our wider welfare reforms – ensuring support is targeted and that it is a responsible use of taxpayers’ money.
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Winter Fuel Payment: Taxation
Asked by: Lord Hain (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 3rd July 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 18 June (HL7933), what would be the anticipated net revenue gain from taxing the Winter Fuel Payment. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has been clear that it wants more pensioners to benefit from Winter Fuel Payments. More than three quarters - the vast majority of pensioners - will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. The threshold is also broadly in line with average earnings and ensures the means testing of Winter Fuel Payments has no effect on pensioner poverty.
Taxing the Winter Fuel Payment would go against the general rule that income replacement benefits are taxable but those such as Winter Fuel Payments, which are designed for specific costs, generally are not.
The Winter Fuel Payment remains tax free, ensuring those pensioners on lower and middle incomes receive the full benefit of the Winter Fuel Payment, which would not be the case if it was a taxable payment. The new £35,000 threshold ensures those pensioners with the highest incomes do not benefit from the payment and ensures fairness for both pensioners and taxpayers.
There are about 2 million pensioners with an income above £35,000. Based on 2023-24 data, the last publicly available estimates of this data, about 750,000 pensioners were higher rate tax payer and around 90,000 were additional rate tax payers.
Our Winter Fuel Payment policy is in line with our wider welfare reforms – ensuring support is targeted and that it is a responsible use of taxpayers’ money.
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Live Transcript |
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9 Jul 2025, 4:45 p.m. - House of Lords "Patrick's Day visit. Lord Hain will " Lord Caine (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
Parliamentary Debates |
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
129 speeches (26,113 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Caine (Con - Life peer) I see the noble Lord, Lord Hain, in his place; he will be familiar with those events. - Link to Speech |
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
72 speeches (13,604 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Harper (Con - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for taking an intervention. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Hain, joined the Cabinet in 2002, as I remember, as Secretary of State for Wales - Link to Speech 3: None I like and respect the noble Lord, Lord Hain, probably more than he likes and respects me—but he does - Link to Speech 4: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I have a lot of respect for the noble Lord, Lord Hain. - Link to Speech 5: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I served with my noble friend Lord Hain in Northern Ireland for two years, and I have some admiration - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Thursday 3rd July 2025
Declarations of interest - Declarations of interests, 2 July 2025 Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Found: Member, Board of Co-operation Ireland Baroness Goudie • No relevant interests to declare Lord Hain |
Calendar |
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Wednesday 9th July 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 10th September 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 17th September 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework View calendar - Add to calendar |