Information between 3rd May 2025 - 2nd July 2025
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183 |
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 - 289 Noes - 168 |
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 152 |
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125 |
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19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 18 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118 |
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30 Jun 2025 - UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 205 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer 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 |
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2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 110 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116 |
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11 Jun 2025 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 85 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 129 |
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11 Jun 2025 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Lord Hermer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 79 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 79 |
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30 Jun 2025, 5:08 p.m. - House of Lords "We have, obviously, the Prime Minister, we have Lord Hermer, and we have Philippe Sands, who I think " Lord Robathan (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Jun 2025, 12:31 p.m. - House of Commons " Lord Hermer says we are not even trying to reform the convention. Why not? " Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Birmingham Ladywood, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Jun 2025, 5:15 p.m. - House of Commons "listen to what our friend, the Attorney-General of this great United Kingdom, Lord Hermer, has " Dame Harriett Baldwin MP (West Worcestershire, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Jun 2025, 10:31 p.m. - House of Lords "11 two. However as Lord Hermer pointed out, states cannot cherry " Lord Hendy (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago
105 speeches (36,391 words) Monday 30th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Robathan (Con - Life peer) Obviously, we have the Prime Minister, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, and Philippe Sands. - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
72 speeches (18,742 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Carter of Haslemere (XB - Life peer) 14 October 2024, entitled “The Rule of Law in an Age of Populism”, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer - Link to Speech |
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Middle East
29 speeches (5,946 words) Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) I wonder what quite was going through the mind of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, when he issued - Link to Speech |
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Middle East
140 speeches (12,715 words) Monday 23rd June 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) regime threaten to wipe another country from the face of the earth before a Government advised by Lord Hermer - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
141 speeches (9,189 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) As I said, the Law Officers’ convention prevents me from disclosing whether Lord Hermer advised on this - Link to Speech |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
292 speeches (46,522 words) Report stage Friday 13th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Paul Waugh (LAB - Rochdale) The Attorney General, Lord Hermer, has said that “excessive reliance” on Henry VIII powers“upsets the - Link to Speech 2: Paul Kohler (LD - Wimbledon) Lord Hermer KC, the Attorney General, in his Bingham lecture last year, puts the point as follows:“Henry - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
62 speeches (20,596 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: None However, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, pointed out, states cannot cherry-pick the treaty - Link to Speech |
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Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
105 speeches (21,201 words) Report stage Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Harriett Baldwin (Con - West Worcestershire) Let us listen to what our friend the Attorney General of this great United Kingdom, Lord Hermer, another - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
185 speeches (11,186 words) Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) The Justice Secretary is reported in the press to find Lord Hermer “very frustrating”, and “personally - Link to Speech 2: Desmond Swayne (Con - New Forest West) Lord Hermer says that we are not even trying to reform the convention. Why not? - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
161 speeches (10,203 words) Monday 2nd June 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) Let me try this instead: it emerged yesterday that the Attorney General, Lord Hermer, chose not to refer - Link to Speech 2: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) The Home Secretary was asked a question about Lord Hermer of Chagos, as he perhaps ought to be known. - Link to Speech 3: Yvette Cooper (Lab - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley) Lord Hermer does not decide sentencing—he has a particular role as the Attorney General. - Link to Speech |
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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
77 speeches (38,120 words) 2nd reading Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) mentioned this, but I was very disappointed when our Attorney-General, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Horam (Con - Life peer) As even the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, has said, events move on; law should not be set in concrete - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 11th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Sheffield Hallam University, JUSTICE, Gwent Police and NPCC, and RESOLVE Crime and Policing Bill - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Chancellor, the right honourable Shabana Mahmood, Member of Parliament, and the Attorney-General, Lord Hermer |
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Wednesday 21st May 2025
Written Evidence - The University of Edinburgh, School of Law ROL0105 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: with the UK Government’s understanding of the Rule of Law as articulated by the Attorney General Lord Hermer |
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Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: You will have seen that Lord Hermer, in his recent speech on the rule of law, talked about the rise |
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Monday 19th May 2025
Written Evidence - JUSTICE ROL0103 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: young_people_call_for_freedom_democracy_and_knowled ge_of_the_law_says_new_pol/ 69 Attorney General's Office and The Rt Hon Lord Hermer |
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Thursday 15th May 2025
Written Evidence - Elena Auer ROL0098 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: International law and ‘abide by and unequivocally support the European Convention on Human Rights’( Lord Hermer |
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Thursday 15th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dr Ronan Cormacain ROL0101 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Lord Hermer, the current AG, has spoken of the need to rebalance primary and delegated legislation, |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Attorney General relating to WPQ performance, dated 3 April 2025 Procedure Committee Found: parliament.uk +44 (0)20 7219 3351 Social: @CommonsProcCom Thursday, 3 April 2025 Rt Hon Lord Hermer |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Law Society of Scotland ROL0087 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: :Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP - GOV.UK Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, the Attorney |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - UK in a Changing Europe, and University College Dublin ROL0085 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: commitment for the UK to be “a defender of the international rule of law”, and Attorney General Lord Hermer |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law ROL0081 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: In fact, 18 Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General's remarks to the Venice Commission (6 December 2024), available |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Worcester College, Oxford ROL0076 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Lord Bingham, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve KC, and the current Attorney General, Lord Hermer |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024-25 (to 8 May 2025) Justice Committee Found: The Rt Hon. the Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General and Lucy Rigby MP, Solicitor General gave evidence. |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025
Report - Accountability for Daesh crimes Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: government about the relevant public interest considerations”.37 To the JCHR, the Attorney General, Lord Hermer |
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Monday 12th May 2025
Written Evidence - University of Surrey School of Law/Policy Exchange, Judicial Power Project ROL0055 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Risk 40.I have written in detail elsewhere about concerns I have about parts of Attorney General Lord Hermer |
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Monday 12th May 2025
Written Evidence - The Constitution Society ROL0054 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: of this vital task effectively a priority.xi At the 2024 Bingham Lecture, the Attorney General, Lord Hermer |
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Monday 12th May 2025
Written Evidence - Society of Labour Lawyers ROL0037 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: As the Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, put it in his October 2024 Bingham Lecture4: “Democracy, in |
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Thursday 8th May 2025
Written Evidence - n/a ROL0016 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: See further Lord Hermer AG’s Bingham Lecture (2024) where Lord Hermer appears to tie “unequivocally |
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Thursday 8th May 2025
Written Evidence - Public Law Project ROL0015 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: and shift emphasis away from adherence to legal obligations.29 While the new Attorney-General, Lord Hermer |
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Wednesday 7th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Attorney General relating to Written Parliamentary Questions, dated 23 April 2025 Procedure Committee Found: Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC Lucy Rigby KC MP Attorney General, Solicitor General www.gov.uk/ago Cat Smith |
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Thursday 12th June 2025
Attorney General Source Page: Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service Document: Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service (webpage) Found: The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC said: The criminal justice system was on the brink of collapse |
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Thursday 12th June 2025
Attorney General Source Page: Government commits to crackdown on fraud, bribery and corruption with further investment Document: Government commits to crackdown on fraud, bribery and corruption with further investment (webpage) Found: The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC said: “Fraud and serious economic crime destroy people’s finances |
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Wednesday 28th May 2025
Attorney General Source Page: Attorney General celebrates UK-Irish relations during visit Document: Attorney General celebrates UK-Irish relations during visit (webpage) Found: The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC travelled to Dublin where he met with his counterpart, Attorney |
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Tuesday 27th May 2025
Attorney General Source Page: Controlling boyfriend’s suspended sentence overturned Document: Controlling boyfriend’s suspended sentence overturned (webpage) Found: four month prison sentence after it was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General, Lord Hermer |
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Thursday 29th May 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: April 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: Given or Received Who gift was given to or received from Value (£) Outcome (Received gifts only) Lord Hermer |
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Thursday 29th May 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: April 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: offered hospitality Type of Hospitality Received Accompanied by Guest Value of Hospitality (£) Lord Hermer |
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Wednesday 21st May 2025
Attorney General Source Page: AGO Report and Business Plan 2024-2026 Document: (PDF) Found: This is a major priority for THE RT HON LORD HERMER KC me and which I have sworn to uphold within |
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Wednesday 21st May 2025
Attorney General Source Page: AGO Report and Business Plan 2024-2026 Document: AGO Report and Business Plan 2024-2026 (webpage) Found: Business Plan 2024-2026 From: Attorney General's Office, Lucy Rigby KC MP and The Rt Hon Lord Hermer |
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Monday 19th May 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: February 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: offered hospitality Type of Hospitality Received Accompanied by Guest Value of Hospitality (£) Lord Hermer |
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Monday 19th May 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: February 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: Given or Received Who gift was given to or received from Value (£) Outcome (Received gifts only) Lord Hermer |
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Jun. 12 2025
Crown Prosecution Service Source Page: Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service Document: Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service (webpage) News and Communications Found: The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC said: The criminal justice system was on the brink of collapse |
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Jun. 12 2025
Serious Fraud Office Source Page: Government commits to crackdown on fraud, bribery and corruption with further investment Document: Government commits to crackdown on fraud, bribery and corruption with further investment (webpage) News and Communications Found: The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC said: “Fraud and serious economic crime destroy people’s finances |