Information between 30th August 2025 - 8th November 2025
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Monday 13th October 2025 Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Money raised from the imposition of value added tax on school fees View calendar - Add to calendar |
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14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context Lord Lexden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 183 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Lexden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 167 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 160 |
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Lord Lexden speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles
Lord Lexden contributed 1 speech (91 words) Monday 20th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Lord Lexden speeches from: Fracture Liaison Services
Lord Lexden contributed 1 speech (496 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Grand Committee |
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Lord Lexden speeches from: School Fees: VAT
Lord Lexden contributed 3 speeches (183 words) Monday 13th October 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury |
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Lord Lexden speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Lexden contributed 1 speech (1,006 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Lord Lexden speeches from: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Lord Lexden contributed 1 speech (96 words) Committee stage Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Private Education: Finance
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils at independent schools which are inspected by Ofsted have places that are fully funded by local authorities. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) According to the register of independent schools, there are around 30,000 pupils with identified special educational needs either with or without an education health and care plan attending independent schools inspected by Ofsted, out of a total school population of 9,032,426. This data is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25. The matter of fully funded placements in independent schools is governed by contractual agreements between the individual independent schools and the commissioning local authorities. As such, the department does not collect or hold data on the number of places in independent schools that are fully funded by local authorities.
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Private Education: Finance
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of pupils with special needs who are being educated at independent schools which are inspected by Ofsted. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) According to the register of independent schools, there are around 30,000 pupils with identified special educational needs either with or without an education health and care plan attending independent schools inspected by Ofsted, out of a total school population of 9,032,426. This data is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25. The matter of fully funded placements in independent schools is governed by contractual agreements between the individual independent schools and the commissioning local authorities. As such, the department does not collect or hold data on the number of places in independent schools that are fully funded by local authorities.
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Private Education: Special Educational Needs
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the independent schools inspected by Ofsted educate children with special needs. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) According to the register of independent schools, there are around 30,000 pupils with identified special educational needs either with or without an education health and care plan attending independent schools inspected by Ofsted, out of a total school population of 9,032,426. This data is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25. The matter of fully funded placements in independent schools is governed by contractual agreements between the individual independent schools and the commissioning local authorities. As such, the department does not collect or hold data on the number of places in independent schools that are fully funded by local authorities.
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Independent Schools Inspectorate
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to change the role or functions of the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) There are currently no plans to change the role or functions of the Independent Schools Inspectorate. |
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Private Education: Fees and Charges
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total sum raised so far by the introduction of VAT on independent school fees, and how many extra teachers have been recruited as a result. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) on applying VAT to independent school fees. The TIIN estimates that, accounting for the spending implications of any pupil movement into the state sector, the policy is expected to raise £1.7 billion per annum by 2029/30. |
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10 Sep 2025, 4:41 p.m. - House of Lords "tabled by Lord Lexden. To which Lord Black added his support. If I understood the noble Lord's concern " Baroness Twycross, The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Sep 2025, 4:36 p.m. - House of Lords "in the independent sector, there will be a difference of approach needed. Lord Lexden made one good " Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Fracture Liaison Services
28 speeches (6,522 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, and to speak again in a debate - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
94 speeches (31,749 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Black of Brentwood (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 429 and 433 in the name of my noble friend Lord Lexden, to which - Link to Speech 2: None The ISI, the creation of which was very much due to the work of my noble friend Lord Lexden, has worked - Link to Speech 3: Lord Addington (LD - Excepted Hereditary) jobs, especially in the independent sector, different approaches will be needed.The noble Lord, Lord Lexden - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) The Minister gave some reassurance to my noble friends Lord Lexden and Lord Black of Brentwood in relation - Link to Speech |
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Sep. 08 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD LEXDEN LORD BLACK OF BRENTWOOD 429_ Clause 37, page 81, line 41, at end insert— “(3B) Before |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 5th November 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 12th November 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Veterinary medicines and the Windsor Framework: Follow-up evidence sessions At 11:00am: Oral evidence Mr Alexander Kinnear - Parliamentary Officer at Ulster Farmers' Union Bryan Lovegrove - Secretary General at Animal Health Distributors Association Kirsten Dunbar - Northern Ireland Branch President at British Veterinary Assocation Mark Little - Northern Ireland Branch Honorary Secretary at British Veterinary Assocation View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 19th November 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:30 a.m. Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |