Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour - Life peer
Became Member: 21st June 2010
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(since July 2024)10 Former APPG memberships
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Lord Kennedy of Southwark has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Kennedy of Southwark, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
2 Bills introduced by Lord Kennedy of Southwark
A Bill to amend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to prevent landlords recovering service charges where they have failed to comply with their disclosure obligations under that Act; to commence section 21A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 insofar as is it not already in force; to require landlords to disclose commissions earned on insurance policies; and for connected purposes
First reading took place on 9 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled. A bill to make provision to move the polling day of all elections to a Saturday.
Tuesday 9th June 2015
Lord Kennedy of Southwark has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting