Information between 12th May 2025 - 11th June 2025
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19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 67 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118 |
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2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 57 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116 |
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4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and against the House One of 5 Crossbench Aye votes vs 8 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130 |
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4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Meston voted Aye and in line with the House One of 51 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116 |
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20 May 2025, 4:46 p.m. - House of Lords "Like the noble Lord, Lord Meston, I " Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 8:45 p.m. - House of Lords "learned Lord, Lord Meston, but my understanding on this was, as a welfare report, it can be requested " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 9:44 p.m. - House of Lords "this was such a point by the noble Lord, Lord Meston, there are significant difficulties, in terms " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 6:27 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord, Lord Meston identified It is the case that the research commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and completed in 2023, into safeguarding processes in centres actually identified, very limited " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 6:33 p.m. - House of Lords "have spoken, the Earl of Dundee, Baroness Finlay, Lord Meston and also support from Baroness Butler- " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 5:44 p.m. - House of Lords "names recognise the points made both by Baroness Finlay and Lord Meston " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 6:08 p.m. - House of Lords "Finlay, Baroness Burt of Solihull and Lord Meston for kindly " Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 6:08 p.m. - House of Lords "and Lord Meston for kindly supporting the purposes and contents of this amendment. I believe that we " Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 May 2025, 6:24 p.m. - House of Lords "hear, when Lord Meston said that a lot, if not all of the contact centres are accredited. According to " The Earl of Effingham (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Jun 2025, 7:25 p.m. - House of Lords "although it may be the case that as Lord Meston said, that some years back there was an improvement in the quality of presentence reports, " Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 4:50 p.m. - House of Lords "Finlay, Lord Meston, the noble and " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 5:09 p.m. - House of Lords "performance levels. My noble friends, Lord Meston, Baroness " Baroness Grey-Thompson (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 7:01 p.m. - House of Lords "to. I noble friends, Lord Meston and Lady Butler-Sloss has said it far better than I could have possibly said, I know the amazing work of " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 7:02 p.m. - House of Lords "like Lord Meston, I prefer amendment 172, which is broader, and would create an obligation for local authorities to offer an evidence- " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Jun 2025, 7:05 p.m. - House of Lords "and patchy as the noble Lord, Lord Meston said, the funding for it is not always available. We know, also, " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
103 speeches (34,430 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Butler-Sloss (XB - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Meston, said, there has been less of a mirror on abuse within families as on - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) We have also heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, the noble Lords, Lord Meston and Lord Bichard - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) My noble friends Lord Meston and Lord Bichard and my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss have - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My noble friend Lord Meston and my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss have said it far better - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) The delivery is inconsistent and patchy and, as the noble Lord, Lord Meston, said, the funding for it - Link to Speech |
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
33 speeches (9,085 words) Report stage Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: None The noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, and the noble Lord, Lord Meston, with their experience of sentences - Link to Speech 2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) Although, as the noble Lord, Lord Meston, said, some years back there may have been an improvement in - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
135 speeches (32,144 words) Thursday 22nd May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Meston, has just asked for some objective criteria, but from my experience in general - Link to Speech 2: None The noble Lord, Lord Meston, is right about having some kind of objective criteria against which you - Link to Speech 3: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) the views of the noble Baronesses, Lady McIntosh, Lady Finlay and Lady Burt, and the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 4: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) It was very interesting to hear the noble Lord, Lord Meston, say that a lot, if not all, of the contact - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Meston, identified, Research into Safeguarding Processes in Child Contact Centres - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
33 speeches (8,672 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) extend family group decision-making process to private law cases, which is something the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) say, was ably opposed by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, and the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) Obviously, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, and the noble Lord, Lord Meston, have day-to-day - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) seeks to find a way through the difficulty in the degree of statutory involvement—the noble Lord, Lord Meston - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
85 speeches (27,296 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Con - Life peer) Like the noble Lord, Lord Meston, I do not have a Second Reading speech; I am focusing only on this amendment.The - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Meston, pointed out, it contains the key word “improve”. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) In response to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Meston, on our drafting, I feel I need to make a - Link to Speech |
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Friday 6th June 2025
Report - Twenty-sixth Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Carter of Haslemere (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston |
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Friday 23rd May 2025
Report - Twenty-fifth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: of Lords Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Kakkar (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston |
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Friday 16th May 2025
Report - Twenty-fourth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: of Lords Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Kakkar (Crossbench; Life peer) Lord Meston |
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Jun. 10 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 05 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON LORD HAMPTON 172_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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May. 30 2025
Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Meston regarding Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to interim and emergency orders. Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Will write letters Found: Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Meston regarding Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in |
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May. 21 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 4 BARONESS MCINTOSH OF PICKERING BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF BARONESS BURT OF SOLIHULL LORD MESTON |
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May. 19 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 4 BARONESS MCINTOSH OF PICKERING BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF BARONESS BURT OF SOLIHULL LORD MESTON |
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May. 16 2025
HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 4 BARONESS MCINTOSH OF PICKERING BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF BARONESS BURT OF SOLIHULL LORD MESTON |
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May. 15 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 15 May 2025 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS BARRAN LORD MESTON ★_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “Post-removal support |
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Monday 2nd June 2025
Department for Education Source Page: Letter dated 30/05/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Meston regarding the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill committee stage debate (first day): Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to interim and emergency orders. 2p. Document: Minister_Smith-FGDM_interim_and_emergency_orders.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 30/05/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Meston regarding the Children’s Wellbeing |
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Wednesday 4th June 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th June 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 18th June 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th June 2025 3:40 p.m. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Friday 16th May 2025
Report - Twenty-fourth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 23rd May 2025
Report - Twenty-fifth Report - 2 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 6th June 2025
Report - Twenty-sixth Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 13th June 2025
Report - Twenty-seventh Report - 3 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |
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Friday 20th June 2025
Report - Twenty-eighth Report - 1 Statutory Instrument Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) |