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Division Vote (Lords)
24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 184 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244
Written Question
Department of Health and Social Care: Departmental Boards
Friday 21st November 2025

Asked by: Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings the departmental board of the Department of Health and Social Care has had since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has held two departmental board meetings since 4 July 2024. Further details on departmental board meetings are published in the Department's published annual report and accounts.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Asylum Policy

"My Lords, I say to the Minister and the Home Secretary that this set of measures is to be welcomed, but I am afraid that it does not quite go far enough. I have one specific question for the Minister on the Statement. The Home Secretary said this in the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Litter on Canal Towpaths

"My Lords, I shall not repeat at length the points so eloquently made by my noble friends Lord Evans and Lord Trenchard. I will, however, make one or two slightly different points.

As my noble friend Lord Trenchard has identified, litter by canals can have three principal impacts. The first …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"The noble Lord seeks to justify his intervention but fails to do so. Because of the way the treaty is drafted and the way Article 18 operates, the treaty can come into force only when this legislation is implemented. That is unusual, but it has the effect of not allowing …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, for fear of treading on the toes of my noble friend Lord Hannan, I want to add to the debate that took place a moment ago concerning the intervention by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, on my noble friend Lord Callanan’s amendment. I invite noble Lords …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"Will the Minister confirm that, in those proceedings to which she just referred, the United Kingdom was not a party and made no submissions?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Budget: Press Briefings

"Mr Sam Coates on Sky News said that this Budget had “unravelled” before it had been given. Does the Minister agree?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"My Lords, I obviously support my noble friend Lord Howe’s amendment. However, I would like to make some remarks in opposition to Amendment 180; the principal points have already been covered by my noble friends Lord Strathcarron and Lord Johnson, as well as the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley.

…..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"As the noble Baroness will agree, the sales-people who run these sampling rooms are entitled to market their goods. What she just read out is clearly marketing puff—to coin a phrase. I do not think it suggests any abuse of the regulation and it certainly does not amount to evidence …..."
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