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)5 APPG Memberships
Financial Education for Young People, Future of Work, Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, Music, Mutuals10 Former APPG Officer Positions
Beer, British Virgin Islands, Business Improvement Districts, Credit Unions, District Councils, Greece, Ireland and the Irish in Britain, Mutuals, Oral Hormone Pregnancy Tests, Wine and SpiritsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
(5 debate interactions)
(4 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(16 debate contributions)
(13 debate contributions)
(12 debate contributions)
(11 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,834 words contributed)
(786 words contributed)
(778 words contributed)
(452 words contributed)
Lords 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