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Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jul 2026 - Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 145 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 239
Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Ranger of Northwood. I agree with all the amendments that he has eloquently described. I support my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe, and particularly her Amendment 163, to which I have added my name. The Government rightly talk about …..."
Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

View all Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

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Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this group of amendments in my name. I can only apologise to the Committee that I did not manage to get through the full alphabet and require Roman numerals to be used after some of the amendments —perhaps when we come to …..."
Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"That was good too, though...."
Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It certainly seems that I am getting more from the Liberal Democrat Front Bench than my own Front Bench at the moment—strange times, but there we are. For the time being, I beg leave to withdraw …..."
Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. I support her Amendment 167, which, as she rightly identifies, has many common themes with my Amendment 170.

I have been working on financial education and financial capability for a long time. As my noble friend …..."
Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]

"Just to be clear, is the noble Lord suggesting that in anything that I have set out—I will not speak for my colleagues—financial education and financial capability would then be used to weaken and have lesser regulation? I do not believe that that is what I said...."
Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech

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Division Vote (Lords)
8 Jul 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 202
Written Question
Artificial Intelligence: International Cooperation
Wednesday 8th July 2026

Asked by: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer on 23 June by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (HL Deb cols 542–545), what actions they are taking to promote UK strategic interests in global AI governance frameworks.

Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

The UK works closely with international partners to promote our strategic interests in global AI governance frameworks, such as at the United Nations, OECD, Council of Europe, G7 and G20. We shape such frameworks to promote secure AI and boost AI adoption for economic growth, building on our AI Opportunities Action Plan.

The UK has negotiated major global initiatives, including the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI – the first legally binding international AI treaty; the UN Independent Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance; and the Integrated Partnership between the OECD and Global Partnership on AI.