Information between 17th July 2025 - 5th October 2025
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Friday 24th October 2025 10 a.m. Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill – third reading Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 15th October 2025 Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill - committee stage Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 140 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 130 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 143 |
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21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 162 |
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22 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 116 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 120 |
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22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 113 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 127 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Murphy of Torfaen voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189 |
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Lord Murphy of Torfaen speeches from: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
Lord Murphy of Torfaen contributed 3 speeches (1,297 words) 2nd reading Friday 5th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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5 Sep 2025, 10:07 a.m. - House of Lords "(Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill Lord Murphy of Torfaen. >> I beg to move that this bill be " Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
23 speeches (5,946 words) 2nd reading Friday 5th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, and congratulate him on bringing this Bill - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, on introducing it so lucidly and crisply. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) I also extend thanks to my noble friend Lord Murphy of Torfaen. - Link to Speech |
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Windsor Framework: Independent Review
1 speech (378 words) Thursday 4th September 2025 - Written Statements Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Hilary Benn (Lab - Leeds South) Lord Murphy of Torfaen to lead the independent review of the Windsor framework on 9 January 2025.I can - Link to Speech |
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Friday 19th September 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP and Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP to Lord Carlile of Berriew, re follow-up on 25 June evidence session, 21 July 2025 Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Found: Independent Review of the Windsor Framework being conducted by the Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Attorney General's Office Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: of Cumnock; Lord Griffiths of Burry Port; Baroness Hamwee; Baroness Laing of Elderslie; Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Oral Evidence - UK Government Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock; Baroness Hamwee; Baroness Laing of Elderslie; Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Wednesday 23rd July 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) and Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office) re: follow-up on 25 June evidence session, dated 21 July 2025 Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Found: Independent Review of the Windsor Framework being conducted by the Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: of Cumnock; Lord Griffiths of Burry Port; Baroness Hamwee; Baroness Laing of Elderslie; Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: of Cumnock; Lord Griffiths of Burry Port; Baroness Hamwee; Baroness Laing of Elderslie; Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Wednesday 25th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Gloucestershire Constabulary, and Merseyside Police Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Burnett of Maldon; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock; Baroness Hamwee; Baroness Laing of Elderslie; Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: HL Bill 116 of 2024–25 - LLN-2025-0031
Aug. 08 2025 Found: Wales) Bill is a House of Commons private member’s bill sponsored in the House of Lords by Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Sep. 11 2025
12th Report of the Constitution Committee Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Select Committee report Found: Andrews Baroness Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Aug. 08 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: HL Bill 116 of 2024–25 Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: Wales) Bill is a House of Commons private member’s bill sponsored in the House of Lords by Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Jul. 24 2025
11th Report from the Select Committee on the Constitution Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Select Committee report Found: Andrews Baroness Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Jul. 21 2025
HL Bill 116 Explanatory Notes Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government, with the consent of Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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Thursday 4th September 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Independent Review of the Windsor Framework: Report Document: (PDF) Found: Independent Review of the Windsor Framework By the RT HON LORD MURPHY OF TORFAEN |
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Thursday 4th September 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Independent Review of the Windsor Framework: Report Document: Independent Review of the Windsor Framework: Report (webpage) Found: The Rt Hon Lord Murphy of Torfaen has presented his report to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP - Lord Chancellor and Minister for Justice at UK Government View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Hermer KC - Attorney General for England and Wales at Attorney General's Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 15th October 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Intergovernmental activity update Q2 2025
Thursday 31st July 2025 This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter two (April to June) of 2025. View source webpage Found: The Review was led by the Rt Hon Lord Murphy of Torfaen. |
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The intergovernmental relations 'reset': one year on
Thursday 31st July 2025 One year on from the 2024 UK General Election, this briefing examines progress and developments relevant to the UK Government's commitment to 'reset' its relationship with the devolved Governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The briefing focuses particularly on intergovernmental relations between the UK and Scottish Governments. View source webpage Found: The Review was led by Lord Murphy of Torfaen. 62 In answer to a written question in the House of Commons |