Lord Maxton
Labour - Life peer
Became Member: 17th June 2004
Left House: 5th May 2025 (Retired)
Division Voting information
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 19 Labour Aye votes vs 65 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 236
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Labour Aye votes vs 108 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 314
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 17 Labour Aye votes vs 92 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 316
Lord Maxton voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 46 Labour No votes vs 52 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 96 Noes - 271
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Labour Aye votes vs 84 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 110
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Labour Aye votes vs 77 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 64 Noes - 116
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Labour Aye votes vs 108 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 134
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Labour Aye votes vs 51 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 30 Noes - 66
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 56 Labour Aye votes vs 79 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 122 Noes - 326
Lord Maxton voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 17 Labour Aye votes vs 109 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 175
Lord Maxton voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 10 Labour No votes vs 38 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 125 Noes - 162
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Department Debates
(43 debate contributions)
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(17 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
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(624 words contributed)
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(393 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Maxton, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Maxton has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord Maxton has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Government removed the system of levels used to report children’s attainment in September 2014. As set out in the report of The Commission on Assessment Without Levels, published in September 2015, levels had come to have a negative impact on teaching and did not provide a suitable means of assessing the attainment of pupils accurately.
Levels were only ever intended to be used for end of Key Stage statutory assessment but, over time, they came to dominate all assessment. The decision to remove levels has granted schools the freedom to choose an approach to assessment and reporting that works for their pupils and their curriculum. The report published by the Commission provided helpful guidance and best practice to schools on developing new approaches to assessment and reporting.
Even though levels have been removed, statutory assessments at the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 remain, as does the requirement on schools to report annually to parents on their child’s achievements and progress.
The Government removed the system of levels used to report children’s attainment in September 2014. As set out in the report of The Commission on Assessment Without Levels, published in September 2015, levels had come to have a negative impact on teaching and did not provide a suitable means of assessing the attainment of pupils accurately.
Levels were only ever intended to be used for end of Key Stage statutory assessment but, over time, they came to dominate all assessment. The decision to remove levels has granted schools the freedom to choose an approach to assessment and reporting that works for their pupils and their curriculum. The report published by the Commission provided helpful guidance and best practice to schools on developing new approaches to assessment and reporting.
Even though levels have been removed, statutory assessments at the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 remain, as does the requirement on schools to report annually to parents on their child’s achievements and progress.