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Speeches
Lord Jackson of Peterborough speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Jackson of Peterborough contributed 3 speeches (638 words)
Thursday 18th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Jackson of Peterborough speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Jackson of Peterborough contributed 1 speech (874 words)
Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Jackson of Peterborough speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Jackson of Peterborough contributed 1 speech (655 words)
2nd reading
Friday 12th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Lord Jackson of Peterborough speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Lord Jackson of Peterborough contributed 3 speeches (887 words)
Committee stage
Thursday 11th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Jackson of Peterborough speeches from: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Lord Jackson of Peterborough contributed 7 speeches (2,789 words)
Committee stage
Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Home Office


Written Answers
Driving Licences: Sex
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 12th September 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 6 August (HL9825), how the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency records the sex of driving licence holders on its databases; and whether those records reflect (1) biological sex, (2) any valid gender recognition certificate, or (3) self-identification.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

A driving licence number reflects the gender of the licence holder as notified to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The seventh character of the number will be a zero or one if the driver record shows the licence holder is male, and five or six if the record shows the licence holder is female.

The DVLA records gender according to the information provided by the applicant and as indicated on the evidence of identity that is provided at the time the licence is applied for.

Those wishing to change their gender will need to apply to the DVLA and provide supporting evidence, which can include a deed poll, statutory declaration or a gender recognition certificate.

Driving Licences: Sex
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 12th September 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the policy of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on self-identification, both with and without a gender recognition certificate, in relation to the recording of legal sex.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

A driving licence number reflects the gender of the licence holder as notified to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The seventh character of the number will be a zero or one if the driver record shows the licence holder is male, and five or six if the record shows the licence holder is female.

The DVLA records gender according to the information provided by the applicant and as indicated on the evidence of identity that is provided at the time the licence is applied for.

Those wishing to change their gender will need to apply to the DVLA and provide supporting evidence, which can include a deed poll, statutory declaration or a gender recognition certificate.

Driving Licences: Sex
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 12th September 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether driving licence numbers are adjusted or encoded to reflect the sex of the licence holder; and if so, how.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

A driving licence number reflects the gender of the licence holder as notified to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The seventh character of the number will be a zero or one if the driver record shows the licence holder is male, and five or six if the record shows the licence holder is female.

The DVLA records gender according to the information provided by the applicant and as indicated on the evidence of identity that is provided at the time the licence is applied for.

Those wishing to change their gender will need to apply to the DVLA and provide supporting evidence, which can include a deed poll, statutory declaration or a gender recognition certificate.

Palliative Care: Recruitment
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 12th September 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care Opportunities For England, published in May.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) met the Hon. Member for York Central and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to discuss the progress of their independent commission into palliative and end of life care, including the commission’s first of three reports, published on 13 May 2025, which he has formally responded to.

In line with the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community. The palliative and end of life care sector will have a big role to play in that shift.

Abortion: Safety
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 12th September 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the accuracy of data about complications arising from medical abortions.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

It is a legal requirement in England and Wales that all terminations must be notified to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days of the procedure. The HSA4 abortion notification form is provided to collect the required information up until the time of the patient’s discharge from the abortion service. Information is collected on the abortion and the woman that had the abortion, including the method of the abortion, whether any abortion pills were taken at home, the gestation, or number of weeks, and details of any known complications.

The Department continues to work with abortion providers to ensure that abortion complications known up until the time of discharge from the abortion service are recorded on the HSA4 form. There are no plans to require the notification of complications that occur after discharge from the abortion service.

Abortion continues to be a very safe procedure, for which major complications are rare at all gestations. Home use of early medical abortion pills is recognised to be a safe procedure by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the World Health Organisation

Passports: Sex
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 16th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the policy of the Passport Office on self-identification, both with and without a gender recognition certificate, in relation to the recording of legal sex.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Current Government policy is that only ‘male’ and ‘female’ sexes are recognised for official purposes under UK law, and this position is reflected in UK passport policy. In the majority of cases, this is determined by the person’s gender as registered at birth and recorded on their birth certificate.

HMPO guidance for customers on the evidence required to change the sex marker in their passport can be found at: Gender recognition policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

There are currently no plans to change this process.

Passports: Sex
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 16th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 6 August (HL9826), whether they will review the gender recognition policy of the Passport Office following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

There are currently no plans to change the gender recognition policy.

UK Government policy on recognition of gender changes is co-ordinated by the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). We have provided initial advice to Ministers following the recent Supreme Court judgment. OEO is coordinating the government response to this.

India: Christianity
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 17th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the government of India concerning reports of rising attacks in Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh against Christian communities including targeted killings, arbitrary detentions and forced conversions; and what actions they are taking to ensure the protection of religious minorities in those regions.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

The UK Government is committed to promoting and protecting the right to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. We are aware of reports of violence and discrimination against Christian communities in parts of India, including Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Our High Commission in New Delhi, along with our network of Deputy High Commissions, monitors the human rights situation closely. We also engage with civil society and faith leaders to support efforts to promote tolerance and respect between communities.

Public Order Offences: Arrests and Convictions
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 25th September 2025

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have been (1) arrested, (2) charged, and (3) convicted, under (a) section 137 of the Highways Act 1980, (b) section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986, (c) section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, (d) section 29B of the Public Order Act 1986, and (e) section 9(1) of the Public Order Act 2023, in each year since 2019.

Answered by Lord Hermer - Attorney General

Management information held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) shows the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced that were finalised between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2025.

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

Highways Act 1980 { 137(1) }

270

445

412

728

806

435

Public Order Act 1986 { 29B(1) and 29L(3) }

6

11

15

19

31

30

Public Order Act 1986 { 4A(1) and (5) }

10,490

10,349

12,212

11,029

11,161

11,876

Public Order Act 1986 { 5(1) and (6) }

8,917

8,114

8,913

7,940

7,473

7,371

Public Order Act 2023 { 9(1) and (3) }

0

0

0

0

0

0

Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System

The figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It can be the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same complainant. The CPS does not hold data showing the final outcome or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at finalisation.

Requests for data on arrests should be directed to the Home Office as the lead government department for the police.

Asylum: RAF Manston
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 25th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to protect wider public safety and security in respect of bail conditions given to asylum seeker claimants processed through RAF Manston and their decanting to bail hostels and other accommodation in Kent.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

All asylum seekers processed through Manston undergo mandatory identity and security checks before they are bailed to appropriate asylum accommodation. We capture the given identity, and biometric (facial and fingerprint) data. This biographic and biometric data is checked and compared against relevant Home Office systems and police criminality databases, including domestic and international data so we can establish whether the person is a threat to public safety.

When bailing asylum seekers from Manston, the Home Office assesses each case individually to impose appropriate bail conditions. Further information on the powers to grant immigration bail and impose bail conditions can be found in published guidance: Immigration bail (accessible) - GOV.UK.

Migrants: Organised Crime
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 25th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the procedures in support of public safety for dealing with migrants arriving at detention centres who have suspected links to organised criminal groups.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Detention plays a key role in maintaining effective immigration controls and securing the UK’s borders, particularly in connection with the removal of people who have no right to remain in the UK but who refuse to leave voluntarily.

A range of safety and security safeguards operate in all immigration removal centres (IRCs) to ensure the safety of all individuals detained, staff and visitors. This includes physical security measures, dynamic security, use of intelligence and a range of strategies and policies to deal with anti-social behaviour, bullying, self-harm and violence.

We do not tolerate any kind of criminal activity in our IRCs, and any allegation of crime is immediately reported to the police for investigation.

Migrants: Organised Crime
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 26th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants with suspected links to organised crime groups, including the Turkish Militias, have (1) arrived in the UK, (2) been removed, (3) been taken to secure detention centres, and (4) have been released on bail to non-secure accommodation such as hotels and hostels, in the past 12 months.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

Asylum: RAF Manston
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 25th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Crime Agency about alleged criminal activity by asylum seekers processed through RAF Manston.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

When an individual claims asylum, the Home Office will conduct mandatory identity, criminality and security checks. Biographic and biometric data are checked against relevant Home Office systems and police criminality databases including domestic and international data.

No one in the UK, including foreign nationals, asylum seekers or refugees, is above the law. Asylum seekers are clearly advised of the expectations the Home Office and accommodation providers have for them to behave responsibly while they are accommodated in Home Office properties and not to engage in any form of criminal or anti-social activity.

Criminality in the UK would normally be an operational matter for local law enforcement. Police forces do work with a wide range of partner agencies including the National Crime Agency as appropriate to investigate and disrupt crime as or when it occurs so as to protect local communities from harm.




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17 Sep 2025, 12:01 a.m. - House of Lords
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18 Sep 2025, 2:29 p.m. - House of Lords
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18 Sep 2025, 2:47 p.m. - House of Lords
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Parliamentary Debates
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
159 speeches (44,465 words)
Thursday 18th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) The amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough would introduce a new right - Link to Speech

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
167 speeches (48,736 words)
Committee stage
Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough for his amendment, which seeks to collect - Link to Speech
2: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) I note that the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, commented on earlier amendments that there - Link to Speech
3: None The noble Lords, Lord Jackson of Peterborough and Lord Harper, mentioned the comments by the Home Secretary - Link to Speech
4: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) I would like to find that there is something on which I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough - Link to Speech
5: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) favour of the amendment in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Murray of Blidworth and Lord Jackson of Peterborough - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Agendas and papers - Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2026

Liaison Committee (Lords)

Found: COMMITTEE This proposal is supported by Lord Bridges of Headley, Lord Dobbs, Lord Gascoigne, Lord Jackson of Peterborough



Parliamentary Research
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Lords stages and amendments - CBP-10334
Sep. 12 2025

Found: trade union, so that the duty only applies to larger employers with over 50 employees.57 Lord Jackson of Peterborough



Bill Documents
Sep. 12 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 24 LORD JACKSON OF PETERBOROUGH 485_ After Clause 62, insert the

Sep. 12 2025
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Lords stages and amendments
Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: trade union, so that the duty only applies to larger employers with over 50 employees.57 Lord Jackson of Peterborough

Sep. 08 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: opportunities for reasons of hair cut or style. 47 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill LORD JACKSON OF PETERBOROUGH




Lord Jackson of Peterborough - Select Committee Information

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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Correspondence - 9 September 2025, Letter to the Home Secretary

European Affairs Committee
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Correspondence - 9 September 2025, Letter to the Foreign Secretary

European Affairs Committee
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Correspondence - 17 September 2025, Letter to the Rt Hon Nick Thomas Symonds re: re Sanitary & Phytosanitary Area - Emissions Trading Scheme

European Affairs Committee
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Correspondence - 17 September 2025, Letter to the Rt Hon Nick Thomas Symonds re: Youth Experience Scheme

European Affairs Committee