Information between 16th January 2026 - 26th January 2026
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Kempsell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 161 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Kempsell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 157 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Kempsell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Kempsell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 160 |
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19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Kempsell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 156 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Kempsell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 175 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 159 |
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Lord Kempsell speeches from: Retail and Hospitality Sector
Lord Kempsell contributed 1 speech (656 words) Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Kempsell speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Kempsell contributed 1 speech (66 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Kempsell speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Kempsell contributed 1 speech (207 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Lord Kempsell speeches from: Northern Powerhouse Rail
Lord Kempsell contributed 1 speech (58 words) Monday 19th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport |
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Erasmus+ Programme
Asked by: Lord Kempsell (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 16th January 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government when discussions with the European Union about UK participation in the Erasmus+ programme beyond 2028 will commence. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The UK and European Commission have reached an agreement in principle for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027. The Government’s immediate focus is to work to maximise take-up across all sectors so that the benefits of Erasmus+ association in 2027 can be fully realised.
Going forward, any continued UK participation in Erasmus+ under the next Multiannual Financial Framework will be informed by our experience of association in 2027 and will be based on a fair and balanced contribution. Discussions on any future association would commence closer to the time.
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Caribbean and Latin America: Military Aid
Asked by: Lord Kempsell (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what UK military activity has taken place in the past year in support of counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and Latin and South America. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The Royal Navy has conducted one period of counter-illicit trafficking operations in the Caribbean in January and February 2025.
The Ministry of Defence has also conducted routine capacity building training with regional partners for example to build their maritime operational capability. |
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National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce
Asked by: Lord Kempsell (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what the terms of reference are for the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, and when they will be published. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The membership of the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is currently being finalised, and the first meeting of the taskforce will be held early this year. Following engagement with some families and stakeholders, the Terms of Reference are also being developed and will be published in due course. This will allow the taskforce to begin to address some of the entrenched issues we know exist and be fully prepared to act once the national maternity and neonatal investigation reports in Spring 2026.The taskforce will work rapidly to transform the investigation’s recommendations into a deliverable new national action plan to drive real change. |
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National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce
Asked by: Lord Kempsell (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government when the first meeting of the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is set to take place. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The membership of the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is currently being finalised, and the first meeting of the taskforce will be held early this year. Following engagement with some families and stakeholders, the Terms of Reference are also being developed and will be published in due course. This will allow the taskforce to begin to address some of the entrenched issues we know exist and be fully prepared to act once the national maternity and neonatal investigation reports in Spring 2026.The taskforce will work rapidly to transform the investigation’s recommendations into a deliverable new national action plan to drive real change. |
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Maternity Services: Negligence
Asked by: Lord Kempsell (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 23rd January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how much NHS England has spent on maternity negligence claims in each of the past 10 years. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The following table shows the total payments for maternity, including obstetrics and neonatology, clinical claims between 2015/16 and 2024/25, broken down by primary specialty and payment year:
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20 Jan 2026, 6:50 p.m. - House of Lords "Majesty's opposition through Lord Davis and also Lord Blencathra Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson of " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 6:32 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Kempsell, I think, explained the different police forces, some zealots, some, you " Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 7:04 p.m. - House of Lords "friends. Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson, Lord Blencathra and I " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 9:12 p.m. - House of Lords "support today from, amongst others, the noble Lord Kempsell and Kempsell noble Lady Baroness " Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Jan 2026, 6:51 p.m. - House of Lords "friend Lord Kempsell, thank you for recognising that publicans are very often social workers. I've seen " Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Retail and Hospitality Sector
53 speeches (21,853 words) Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Con - Life peer) If she is not right, it will not be people in this House who suffer.I thank my noble friend Lord Kempsell - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
68 speeches (20,178 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) He has had a wide level of support today from, among others, the noble Lords, Lord Kempsell, Lord Clement-Jones - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
100 speeches (27,508 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: None The noble Lord, Lord Kempsell, explained that some police forces were zealots and some were normal. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I have also heard from the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra, Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, - Link to Speech 3: Lord Young of Acton (Con - Life peer) I thank my noble friends Lord Kempsell, Lord Jackson and Lord Blencathra.I agree with my noble friend - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026 3:45 p.m. Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |