Information between 14th July 2025 - 12th September 2025
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15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 282 Noes - 158 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 237 Noes - 223 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 148 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 153 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 240 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 38 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 191 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 170 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 153 |
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14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 158 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 34 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 155 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 34 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 123 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 36 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 123 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 38 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 47 Noes - 121 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 40 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 150 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 124 Noes - 131 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 138 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 160 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 136 |
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22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198 |
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23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Oates voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 48 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189 |
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Lord Oates speeches from: Suicide Reduction
Lord Oates contributed 1 speech (65 words) Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Oates speeches from: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Lord Oates contributed 4 speeches (1,905 words) Committee stage Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Oates speeches from: Official Development Assistance
Lord Oates contributed 3 speeches (167 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Oates speeches from: Tackling Unsustainable Debt
Lord Oates contributed 1 speech (90 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury |
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Lord Oates speeches from: Sudan
Lord Oates contributed 1 speech (81 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Visas: Digital Technology
Asked by: Lord Oates (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 30th July 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how many reports have been made through the "Report an error with your eVisa" Gov.uk online form in each of the past 12 months. Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not currently available from published data and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. |
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Samaritans: Closures
Asked by: Lord Oates (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 10th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with the chair, trustees and chief executive of the Samaritans regarding the implications of their decision to close at least half of their branches in the UK. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We have made no such assessment. The decision to close some of their branches is a matter for Samaritans. We engage with Samaritans and other voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations closely and will continue to work with them in their important role in supporting suicide prevention efforts. Department officials met recently with the Samaritans CEO, who set out this change programme and their plans. |
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Samaritans: Closures
Asked by: Lord Oates (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 10th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed closure of at least half of the Samaritans branches on efforts to reduce suicide rates in the UK. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We have made no such assessment. The decision to close some of their branches is a matter for Samaritans. We engage with Samaritans and other voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations closely and will continue to work with them in their important role in supporting suicide prevention efforts. Department officials met recently with the Samaritans CEO, who set out this change programme and their plans. |
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21 Jul 2025, 2:37 p.m. - House of Lords ">> First Oral Question, >> First Oral Question, Lord >> First Oral Question, Lord Oates. " Oral questions: Cuts to Official Development Assistance in the UK - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Jul 2025, 2:37 p.m. - House of Lords ">> First Oral Question, Lord Oates. " Oral questions: Cuts to Official Development Assistance in the UK - View Video - View Transcript |
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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
167 speeches (48,736 words) Committee stage Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lords, Lord Oates and Lord Pannick, mentioned, it would remove protections for under-18s - Link to Speech 2: Lord German (LD - Life peer) it is a pleasure to support these amendments in the names of my noble friends Lady Ludford and Lord Oates - Link to Speech 3: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Oates, has ably explained, there are a number of avenues for an individual to - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for moving the amendments on behalf of himself and the noble - Link to Speech |
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Official Development Assistance
22 speeches (1,680 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, as a former Development Minister, I share the concern of the noble Lord, Lord Oates, and the - Link to Speech |
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Sep. 04 2025
HL Bill 101-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 42 BARONESS LUDFORD LORD OATES 142_ Clause 42, page 36, line 27, leave out paragraph (a) and |
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Sep. 01 2025
HL Bill 101-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 42 BARONESS LUDFORD LORD OATES 142_ Clause 42, page 36, line 27, leave out paragraph (a) and |