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Division Votes
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted Aye and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench Aye votes vs 16 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted No and against the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 15 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
2 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted Aye and against the House One of 49 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 121 Noes - 145
9 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted No and in line with the House One of 32 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 75 Noes - 190
9 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Laming voted No and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench No votes vs 22 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 172

Speeches
Lord Laming speeches from: Independent Commission on Adult Social Care Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (117 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Laming speeches from: Local Government Reorganisation Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (73 words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Laming speeches from: Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (53 words) Tuesday 24th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Laming speeches from: Hospitals: Delayed Discharges Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (82 words) Monday 9th February 2026 - Lords Chamber
Lord Laming speeches from: Child Poverty: Faith-based and Voluntary Sector Organisations Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (58 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Laming speeches from: Best Start Family Hubs Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (74 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber
Lord Laming speeches from: Youth Unemployment Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (65 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Laming speeches from: Early Years Education Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (88 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber
Lord Laming speeches from: Young People not in Work, Education or Training Lord Laming contributed 1 speech (109 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions

Written Answers
Adoption Asked by: Lord Laming (Crossbench - Life peer) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the estimate published by the BBC that during the last five years the adoption arrangements of more than 1,000 children have resulted in those children being returned to local authority care. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Providing support for families at an earlier stage, before needs escalate to crisis point, is critical and we are working with Adoption England to achieve this. Adoption England are working with their local authority partner safeguarding teams to improve the support adopted families receive when they are in crisis. This includes developing a national protocol which can be used for all adoption support services teams in regional adoption agencies and local authority front door safeguarding services. We have provided funding of £8.8 million to Adoption England to improve adoption services, including support to adoptive families This includes implementing a new framework for an early support core offer which covers the first 12 to 18 months after placement. This financial year the department has also invested £50 million into the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to ensure that adopted children can access therapeutic services which help stabilise placements and address complex needs.

Written Answers

Adoption
Asked by: Lord Laming (Crossbench - Life peer)
Monday 15th December 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the estimate published by the BBC that during the last five years the adoption arrangements of more than 1,000 children have resulted in those children being returned to local authority care.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Providing support for families at an earlier stage, before needs escalate to crisis point, is critical and we are working with Adoption England to achieve this.

Adoption England are working with their local authority partner safeguarding teams to improve the support adopted families receive when they are in crisis. This includes developing a national protocol which can be used for all adoption support services teams in regional adoption agencies and local authority front door safeguarding services.

We have provided funding of £8.8 million to Adoption England to improve adoption services, including support to adoptive families This includes implementing a new framework for an early support core offer which covers the first 12 to 18 months after placement.

This financial year the department has also invested £50 million into the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to ensure that adopted children can access therapeutic services which help stabilise placements and address complex needs.

Lord Laming mentioned

Live Transcript
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2 Feb 2026, 3:06 p.m. - House of Lords "going. In 2016, John took over from Lord Laming to become the newly named Senior Deputy Speaker, and he " The Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:24 p.m. - House of Lords "central concern, it was rightly is today. Lord Laming understood that " The Lord Bishop of Hereford (Bishops) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:25 p.m. - House of Lords "as to the wider public realm. In this House, Lord Laming was widely respected for his independence of " The Lord Bishop of Hereford (Bishops) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:23 p.m. - House of Lords "Lords in marking the passing of Lord Laming, a great friend to so many of my colleagues, a man whose " The Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:27 p.m. - House of Lords " The noble Lord, Lord Laming, as >> The noble Lord, Lord Laming, as we have heard, fulfilled his role as Chairman of Committees with " Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:29 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, as we've heard, the >> My Lords, as we've heard, the death of Lord Laming, or Herbert, as so many of us knew him, is a " Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:28 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Laming was an exemplar. That good does in the end prevail. " Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:07 p.m. - House of Lords "tribute to noble Lord Lord Laming. His lifetime of public service has " Tributes to Lord Laming - View Video - View Transcript
22 Jul 2026, 3:08 p.m. - House of Lords "turned to Lord Laming to chair the landmark inquiry in which he " Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Jul 2026, 11:08 a.m. - House of Lords "July. I understand there will be an opportunity for the House to pay tribute to Lord Laming in the " Business of the House - View Video - View Transcript
16 Jul 2026, 11:08 a.m. - House of Lords "house of the death of the noble Lord, Lord Laming, on the 15th of " Business of the House - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Tributes: Lord Laming 10 speeches (2,949 words) Wednesday 22nd July 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, today I pay tribute to Lord Laming. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con - Life peer) My Lords, Lord Laming fulfilled his role as Chairman of Committees with considerable distinction. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer) My Lords, as we have heard, the death of Lord Laming, or Herbert as so many of us knew him, is a loss - Link to Speech
Death of a Member: Lord Laming 2 speeches (58 words) Thursday 16th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer) I understand that there will be an opportunity for the House to pay tribute to Lord Laming in the coming - Link to Speech
Independent Commission on Adult Social Care 19 speeches (1,445 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) on the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Laming - Link to Speech
Tributes: Lord McFall of Alcluith 8 speeches (3,861 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Earl of Kinnoull (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The second was to check that he really was going.In 2016, John took over from the noble Lord, Lord Laming - Link to Speech
Built Environment Committee 3 speeches (85 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None alternate members of the Select Committee, in place of the Earl of Caithness, Baroness Gohir and Lord Laming - Link to Speech 2: None members of the Select Committee in place of Lord Blencathra, Lord Carter of Coles, Baroness Cass, Lord Laming - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 25th June 2026 Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes for House of Lords Liaison Committee 1st Meeting 26-27 17 June 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Apologies and notices Apologies were received from Lord Laming.
Thursday 11th June 2026 Minutes and decisions - 3 June 2026 - 1st Meeting - Decisions House of Lords Commission Committee Found: as Senior Deputy Speaker, in place of Lord Gardiner of Kimble; • Lord Kinnoull in place of Lord Laming
Wednesday 21st January 2026 Oral Evidence - Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: The role was created following a recommendation made by my colleague Lord Laming in the Victoria Climbié
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Written Evidence - Lancaster University CSC0036 - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Prison Reform Trust (2016) In care out of trouble: An independent review chaired by Lord Laming, London
Wednesday 10th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Medicines security - Public Services Committee Found: Members present: Lord Carter of Coles (The Chair); Lord Blencathra; Baroness Cass; Baroness Coffey; Lord Laming
Wednesday 10th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Medicines security - Public Services Committee Found: Members present: Lord Carter of Coles (The Chair); Lord Blencathra; Baroness Cass; Baroness Coffey; Lord Laming

Lord Laming - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 17th March 2026 11 a.m. Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 17th June 2026 9:45 a.m. Liaison Committee (Lords) - Oral evidence Subject: Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up At 10:00am: Oral evidence James Grimes - Director of Chapter One at Gambling with Lives Will Prochaska - Director at Coalition to End Gambling Ads Dr Raffaello Rossi - Senior Lecturer in Marketing at University of Bristol Business School At 11:00am: Oral evidence Grainne Hurst - Chief Executive Officer at Betting and Gaming Council Dan Waugh - Partner at Regulus Partners Vaughan Lewis - Founder and Managing Director at Teise Advisory, and Consultant on the Illegal Market at Betting and Gaming Council At 12:00pm: Oral evidence The Baroness Twycross - Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling at Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sarah Fox - Deputy Director for Gambling and Lotteries at Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sarah Gardner - Acting Chief Executive Officer at Gambling Commission View calendar - Add to calendar

Calendar

Tuesday 17th March 2026 11 a.m.
Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting
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Wednesday 17th June 2026 9:45 a.m.
Liaison Committee (Lords) - Oral evidence
Subject: Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
James Grimes - Director of Chapter One at Gambling with Lives
Will Prochaska - Director at Coalition to End Gambling Ads
Dr Raffaello Rossi - Senior Lecturer in Marketing at University of Bristol Business School
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Grainne Hurst - Chief Executive Officer at Betting and Gaming Council
Dan Waugh - Partner at Regulus Partners
Vaughan Lewis - Founder and Managing Director at Teise Advisory, and Consultant on the Illegal Market at Betting and Gaming Council
At 12:00pm: Oral evidence
The Baroness Twycross - Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sarah Fox - Deputy Director for Gambling and Lotteries at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sarah Gardner - Acting Chief Executive Officer at Gambling Commission
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Select Committee Documents
Monday 26th January 2026 Minutes and decisions - 19 January 2026 - 1st Meeting - Minutes Committee of Selection (Lords)
Wednesday 1st April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Georgia Gould OBE MP, Minister of State (Minister for School Standards), Department for Education, on the Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee, 1 April 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 9th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Lord Johnson of Lainston, Chair of the International Agreements Committee, regarding the International Agreements Committee’s sifting criteria, 4 March 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 9th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Johnson of Lainston, Chair of the International Agreements Committee, to Lord Gardiner of Kimble regarding the International Agreements Committee’s sifting criteria, 27 February 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords)
Tuesday 16th June 2026 Written Evidence - Department for Culture, Media and Sport GAM0001 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Wednesday 17th June 2026 Oral Evidence - Betting and Gaming Council, Teise Advisory, and Regulus Partners Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Wednesday 17th June 2026 Oral Evidence - Gambling with Lives, University of Bristol Business School, and Coalition to End Gambling Ads Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Wednesday 17th June 2026 Oral Evidence - Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Gambling Commission Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 25th June 2026 Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes for House of Lords Liaison Committee 1st Meeting 26-27 17 June 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Responsible Affiliates in Gambling GAM0010 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - English Football League GAM0009 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Meta GAM0006 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Google GAM0007 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Premier League GAM0008 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Gambling Commission GAM0015 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Gambling with Lives GAM0014 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - University of Bristol Business School GAM0017 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Department for Culture, Media and Sport GAM0016 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - UKRI Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre GAM0003 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - NHS Northern Gambling Service GAM0005 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol GAM0004 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) GAM0002 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Bacta GAM0011 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Monday 6th July 2026 Written Evidence - Coalition to End Gambling Ads GAM0013 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Wednesday 8th July 2026 Written Evidence - Regulus Partners GAM0012 - Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up - Liaison Committee (Lords)
Thursday 23rd July 2026 Gender balance statistics - Gender balance of House of Lords Select Committee membership - July 26 Committee of Selection (Lords)

Select Committee Inquiry
9 Jun 2026 Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up Liaison Committee (Lords) (Select) Not accepting submissions The Liaison Committee will be holding a one-off evidence session to follow up on the recommendations of the Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry. The report of the Committee and the government response can be found on the former Committee’s website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/406/gambling-industry-committee. In May 2025 the Liaison Committee wrote to the Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport undertaking initial follow-up. The letter from the Senior Deputy Speaker as well as the reply from the Government in July 2025 can be found on the Liaison Committee's publication page: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/187/liaison-committee-lords/publications/3/correspondence/.

Select Committee Inquiry

9 Jun 2026
Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry – follow-up
Liaison Committee (Lords) (Select)
Not accepting submissions

The Liaison Committee will be holding a one-off evidence session to follow up on the recommendations of the Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry. The report of the Committee and the government response can be found on the former Committee’s website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/406/gambling-industry-committee.

In May 2025 the Liaison Committee wrote to the Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport undertaking initial follow-up. The letter from the Senior Deputy Speaker as well as the reply from the Government in July 2025 can be found on the Liaison Committee's publication page: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/187/liaison-committee-lords/publications/3/correspondence/.

Lord Laming mentioned in Scottish results

Scottish Government Publications
Thursday 23rd July 2026 Children and Families Directorate Source Page: Children involved in sexual exploitation and prostitution-related offences: FOI release Document: FOI 202600500163 - Information released - Annex (PDF) Found: For example, fear of being thought racist and unsympathetic can lead to professional inaction (Lord Laming

Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Public Trust in Scottish Politics 196 speeches (143,883 words) Wednesday 10th June 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: None multi-agency professionals, delivered high-level training, based on the recommendations in the Lord Laming - Link to Speech