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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
39 speeches (10,950 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) the vote on Report of the Employment Rights Bill on a similar amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
21 speeches (5,000 words) 3rd reading Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) Official Opposition, and the noble Lords, Lord Fox, Lord Goddard of Stockport, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Goddard of Stockport (LD - Life peer) somehow he convinced me it was possible and we gave it our best shot, along with my noble friends Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) highlight Clause 30, concerning the right to be accompanied, which was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) complimenting one of his colleagues—he ought to have waited.Clause 30, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Universal Credit Bill
56 speeches (25,002 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con - Life peer) situation where the welfare state outpaces the economy that sustains it—a point made by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
72 speeches (17,850 words) Report stage part one Monday 21st July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) Amendment 126 stands in my name and the names of the noble Lords, Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) by very effective speeches from the noble Lords, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Lord Berkeley and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) Whitley Bay, I thank my noble friends Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Lord Berkeley, the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
167 speeches (34,864 words) Report stage Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, for - Link to Speech 2: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, this has been a useful debate on Amendments 98 and 99, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Penn (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and the noble Lords, Lord Palmer and Lord - Link to Speech 4: None Amendment 101, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, and supported by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
110 speeches (27,703 words) Report stage part one Monday 14th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) To echo in particular the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, what are its terms of reference and objectives? - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) My Lords, in speaking to Amendment 104, in the name of my noble friend Lord Palmer, to which I too have - Link to Speech 3: None Amendment 104 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, would introduce a statutory - Link to Speech 4: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) With that, I must ask the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, to withdraw Amendment 31. - Link to Speech |
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Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
72 speeches (13,604 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, the noble Lords, Lord Harper, Lord Beamish, Lord Weir of Ballyholme, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Welfare Reform
31 speeches (5,980 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) That means that we will move straight to the wider PIP review, mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) important; I will pick up a couple of them.First, I should have said in response to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
77 speeches (25,853 words) Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) I very much appreciated that, as well as the support of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill.I - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) Therefore, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, for raising the issue. - Link to Speech 3: None Bearing in mind that this amendment has been tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, I want - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I will have to look at the record, but it is possible that the figure that the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 5: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I support Amendment 126, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, which would - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
72 speeches (18,742 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) I do not think that the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, got the answer that he was looking for from the Minister - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill and Lord Carter of Haslemere, for their - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
41 speeches (12,805 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, with whom I agree pretty much entirely.This - Link to Speech 2: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) my noble friends Lord Berkeley and Lord Hendy and the noble Lords, Lord Russell of Liverpool and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
94 speeches (24,584 words) Committee stage Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, my remarks largely chime with those made by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) I take note of what the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, said. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) That was the point that the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, made and it is very important. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) As the Bill is currently written, it is disproportionate, as the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, said. - Link to Speech 5: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I offer my strong support for Amendment 109, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
104 speeches (33,743 words) Committee stage Monday 16th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) society that is actively dangerous in terms of building the divisions within society.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) part notice in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
96 speeches (26,891 words) Committee stage Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) committed that fraud are now in jail, thanks to the endeavours of the Government.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) , I find myself agreeing with the sentiment behind the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I thought that the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, made a compelling argument for the Covid inquiry - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) I am very grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech |
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Winter Fuel Payment
45 speeches (4,693 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) tax system because of this change; we can give that assurance to the House today.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
89 speeches (20,651 words) Committee stage Monday 9th June 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) On the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, we are looking at amending Clause 13(2)(b), on the - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, for his support in this endeavour.The purpose of - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) this point.Amendment 62, also in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 4: None The garnishee order, raised by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, is to get money from a third party. - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
178 speeches (52,132 words) Committee stage Thursday 5th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) I join the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, in his tributes, and welcome and thank all noble Lords - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hendy (Lab - Life peer) inexplicable that they are not part of adult social care as well.I agree with the noble Lords, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and Lord Palmer, said, this would - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) I welcome the words of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, and my noble friend Lord Sharpe of - Link to Speech 5: None I say to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, that this is not just about the traditional trade union response - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
64 speeches (17,720 words) Committee stage Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: None Many of the specific issues raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) group, I think it would be helpful to respond to a question that was touched on by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: None On the very valid point made by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, about how to avoid low-hanging fruit, we - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, made the sensible case that public authorities must not go only after low-hanging - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
74 speeches (24,534 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, for his contribution.There is no doubt that - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town (Lab - Life peer) Amendment 137, proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, may perhaps be a different side - Link to Speech 4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I would also say, perhaps to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, that, without wishing to quibble - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
50 speeches (15,356 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) So I hope all those who have spoken, including the noble Lords, Lord Watson of Invergowrie and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) spoke, some of whom were more sympathetic than others to what I was trying to raise.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
45 speeches (27,722 words) 2nd reading Thursday 15th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Palmer of Childs Hill will elaborate, but 136,730 people are at present caught in - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con - Life peer) were raised on whistleblowing protections by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, will have noticed that carer’s allowance is not on the list for the EVM. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I absolutely agree with the noble Lords, Lord Vaux and Lord Palmer, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
68 speeches (20,406 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, has laid two similar amendments, Amendments 80 and 138. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab - Life peer) I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, on bringing them forward.Both types of carers, as the noble - Link to Speech 3: None Amendment 144, also tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, would require employers with more than 250 - Link to Speech 4: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for drawing attention to the disproportionate impact that is felt - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
64 speeches (18,141 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Penn (Con - Life peer) something that I was proud to have worked on during the coalition Government, but I and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2025
15 speeches (6,506 words) Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) As the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, said, it is a formality. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for trying to call us back—however unsuccessfully—to - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
119 speeches (47,030 words) 2nd reading Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Bishop of Newcastle (Bshp - Bishops) to paid kinship care leave on a par with adoption leave—a point made just now by my noble friend Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) We are, as the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, both highlighted - Link to Speech 3: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Palmer set out, we will seek to strengthen provisions on carer’s leave. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) his discussions on this legislation will continue to be of great interest.I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Welfare Reform
25 speeches (8,988 words) Tuesday 18th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) So I say to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, that I absolutely know where he is coming from but, if we cannot - Link to Speech |
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Integration and Community Cohesion
41 speeches (19,657 words) Thursday 13th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con - Life peer) We have heard some of them from the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) otherwise cohesive community.I will pick up and expand on themes raised by both the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) approach to supporting communities and developing societal resilience more broadly.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill [HL]
21 speeches (8,974 words) 2nd reading Friday 17th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, has requested that this be fed in; I hope he will come forward to feed his - Link to Speech |
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Pension Credit
20 speeches (1,645 words) Monday 4th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Ludford (LD - Life peer) My Lords, my noble friend Lord Palmer did not get an answer to his very legitimate question on when the - Link to Speech |
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Pensions Regulator Defined Benefit Funding Code of Practice 2024
14 speeches (7,423 words) Monday 21st October 2024 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for explaining what a DB scheme is to those watching at - Link to Speech |
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Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024
33 speeches (12,388 words) Wednesday 11th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Balfe (Con - Life peer) If it comes to it, I will also support the Motion of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bishop of Sheffield (Bshp - Bishops) My Lords, I speak in broad support of the regret Motion in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) So, tax it, or do whatever you like—the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, is an accountant and he knows these - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) We had the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, talking about them as Scrooge. - Link to Speech 5: None It is a really good question from the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. We are doing a lot. - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech (4th Day)
161 speeches (62,658 words) Monday 22nd July 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) That is all essential to our discussion.I join with the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and the noble Baroness - Link to Speech 2: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) that it makes work pay and tackles poverty.To answer a very specific question from the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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People with Disabilities: Access to Services
39 speeches (20,618 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Palmer set out the delays with the changes to EHCPs. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) time to go into social care but I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
56 speeches (10,615 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: None As my noble friend Lord Palmer said, we also support Amendment 27, which includes risk and impact as - Link to Speech |
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Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
64 speeches (36,605 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 27th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Thurlow (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, usefully defined the phrase. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Bray of Coln (Con - Life peer) of marrying their interests.The Bill proposes abolishing marriage value and, as the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) right across the House, including my noble friend Lord Moylan and the noble Lords, Lord Adonis and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) Easter to discuss how this package can be further improved and well implemented.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Women’s State Pension Age
11 speeches (3,545 words) Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for their comments. - Link to Speech |
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Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024
15 speeches (6,016 words) Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: None The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, asked whether the regulations impose a disproportionate administrative burden - Link to Speech 2: None The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, asked about the regulations changing - Link to Speech 3: None The noble Lords, Lord Davies and Lord Palmer, asked about the new measures and how we will ensure that - Link to Speech |
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Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
79 speeches (17,630 words) Committee stage Wednesday 20th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Noakes (Con - Life peer) would elevate “political or moral disapproval” to be the sole or main factor, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) behaviour associated with a Government or any public authority in another country.As the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) importantly, I turn to Amendments 1 and 2, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Wallace of Saltaire and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Anti-Semitism in the UK
13 speeches (5,849 words) Wednesday 21st February 2024 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I also join the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, in noting that the rise in some of these incidents spiked after - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) No perpetrator should go without the sanction of the law.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, referred to the - Link to Speech |
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Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
104 speeches (41,496 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Oates (LD - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Palmer of Childs Hill said, the Jewish community feels increasingly and understandably - Link to Speech 2: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Palmer of Childs Hill said, it“could have a negative effect”and, as my noble - Link to Speech |
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Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
11 speeches (5,183 words) Tuesday 13th February 2024 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: None But the Pensions Scheme Act 2021 was passed some three years ago and, as the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) hope that this answers the questions from the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer—that - Link to Speech |
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Holocaust Memorial Day
54 speeches (34,590 words) Friday 2nd February 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LD - Life peer) This member of Fatah said to me, “Lord Palmer, they want only two things”. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) noble friends Lord Gold and Lord Sterling and the noble Lords, Lord Young of Norwood Green and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Bill
40 speeches (19,139 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th January 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Con - Life peer) I am grateful also to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for his important remarks about auditors, who have - Link to Speech 2: Lord Sikka (Lab - Life peer) accounts is an indication of accounting misstatements and possibly fraud—I am sure the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) speedy compensation will be given to all on the basis that, as was mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 4: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) The noble Lords, Lord Palmer and Lord Sikka, mentioned the whole accounting scenario. - Link to Speech 5: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) There have been comments from the noble Lords, Lord Sikka and Lord Palmer, about the role of the auditors - Link to Speech |
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Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
11 speeches (3,739 words) Monday 18th December 2023 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, for his careful questioning on the £7 matter - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
125 speeches (55,925 words) Wednesday 15th November 2023 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) believe that a bilateral ceasefire is now necessary, and it should be the basis, as my noble friend Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) I welcome the raft of suggestions from the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, the noble Lords, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023
11 speeches (2,544 words) Tuesday 14th November 2023 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, indicated, it covers two issues, one around benefit entitlement and the - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I start again by thanking both the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. - Link to Speech 3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) separate question, but I remember it and I shall try to answer it at some point.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Pensions Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) (Equal Treatment by Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2023
15 speeches (4,174 words) Tuesday 14th November 2023 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I also thank my noble friend Lady Drake, to whose comments I shall return, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) were raised and, as ever, I will do my best to answer them, in no particular order.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) insolvencies after that date, the same rules will apply because of these regulations.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
8 speeches (2,926 words) Tuesday 14th November 2023 - Grand Committee Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, said that this is only one of the unfair anomalies in operation - Link to Speech |
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Israel/Gaza
107 speeches (53,596 words) Tuesday 24th October 2023 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) elsewhere; 40% of Greek Cypriots were displaced by the Turkish invasion; and, as the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, in particular, spoke about the hospital. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) I pay tribute to her work and that of my noble friend Lord Palmer as patrons of Liberal Democrat Friends - Link to Speech 4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) That is the message.My noble friend Lord Howard talked about Qatar, as did the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Hereditary Peers By-election
5 speeches (555 words) Wednesday 20th September 2023 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None Parliaments announced the result of the by-election to elect two hereditary Peers, in place of Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill
6 speeches (722 words) 3rd reading Monday 18th September 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Altmann (CON - Life peer) on the Pensions Commission recommended automatic enrolment, and the noble Lords, Lord Davies and Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) interventions at Second Reading of the noble Baronesses, Lady Sherlock and Lady Drake, and the noble Lords, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Work Capability Assessment Consultation
13 speeches (4,188 words) Tuesday 5th September 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for their points - Link to Speech |
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Child Support (Enforcement) Bill
5 speeches (813 words) 3rd reading Friday 14th July 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) the need to make an application to court.On the point raised at Second Reading by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill
17 speeches (7,704 words) 2nd reading Friday 14th July 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (LAB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Palmer, is right: we are a select band. However, we are none the worse for it. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Altmann (CON - Life peer) amount over the long term, but he is clearly right that more can and should be done.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023
16 speeches (7,978 words) Wednesday 12th July 2023 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (LAB - Life peer) It is very nice to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, to the pensions dashboard crew; we look forward - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) requirements regarding the calculation of values to improve the consistency of projections.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Death of a Member: Lord Palmer
2 speeches (37 words) Tuesday 11th July 2023 - Lords Chamber |
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Cost of Living Support
24 speeches (5,140 words) Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for their comments - Link to Speech |
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Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill
12 speeches (5,303 words) 2nd reading Friday 16th June 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Leong (LAB - Life peer) done to improve workers’ employment rights, as my noble friend Lord Davies and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Earl of Minto (CON - Excepted Hereditary) will write to the noble Lord with the detail he requests.On the issue raised by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (LAB - Life peer) I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for his support, my noble friend Lord Leong for making it clear - Link to Speech |
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Deputy Chairmen of Committees
7 speeches (155 words) Monday 12th June 2023 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Non-affiliated - Life peer) members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for this session, in place of Lord Brougham and Vaux, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech |
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Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill
19 speeches (8,930 words) 2nd reading Friday 19th May 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Earl of Minto (CON - Excepted Hereditary) To the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, I say that I also remember the water cooler. - Link to Speech |
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Child Support (Enforcement) Bill
17 speeches (8,617 words) 2nd reading Friday 19th May 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (LAB - Life peer) director of the National Council for One Parent Families, now joined with Gingerbread.The noble Lord, Lord Palmer - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) I was struck by the important comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, who highlighted that some - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Lords stages and amendments - CBP-10334
Sep. 12 2025 Found: and their inevitable impact on hiring.”6 The Liberal Democrats’ work and pensions spokesperson, Lord Palmer |
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Sep. 15 2025
HL Bill 114 Running list of amendments - 15 September 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 96 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 96, insert the following new Clause— “Recovery |
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Sep. 12 2025
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Lords stages and amendments Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: and their inevitable impact on hiring.”6 The Liberal Democrats’ work and pensions spokesperson, Lord Palmer |
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Sep. 10 2025
Bill 301 EN 2024-26 (Lords Amendments) Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: Lords Amendment 47 was tabled by Lord Palmer of Childs Hill and was opposed by the Government. 11. |
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Aug. 15 2025
HL Bill 114 Running list of amendments - 15 August 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 96 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL ★_ After Clause 96, insert the following new Clause— “Recovery |
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Jul. 17 2025
HL Bill 113-III Third marshalled list for Report Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY LORD FAULKNER OF WORCESTER THE EARL OF CLANCARTY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS |
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Jul. 15 2025
HL Bill 113-II Second marshalled list for Report Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL LORD ASHCOMBE 98_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “Right |
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Jul. 10 2025
HL Bill 113-I Marshalled list for Report Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Employment Rights Bill 12 After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 31_ After Clause 17, insert the |
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Jul. 09 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments – 9 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jul. 08 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments - 8 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jul. 07 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments - 7 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Employment Rights Bill 12 After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the |
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Jul. 04 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments - 4 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jul. 03 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments - 3 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jul. 02 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments - 2 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jul. 01 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments – 1 July 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jun. 30 2025
HL Bill 113 Running list of amendments – 30 June 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL ★_ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Kinship |
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Jun. 23 2025
HL Bill 96-VI Sixth marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 124_ After Clause 96, insert the following new Clause— “Recovery of overpayments |
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Jun. 17 2025
HL Bill 96-V Fifth marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 5 BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 102_ Schedule 5, page 104, line 19, |
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Jun. 12 2025
HL Bill 96-IV Fourth marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: of the eligibility verification measure. 5 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill LORD PALMER |
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Jun. 10 2025
HL Bill 96-III Third marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 43 BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 62_ Clause 43, page 26, line 3, leave |
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Jun. 06 2025
HL Bill 96-II(Rev) Revised Second marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 17 BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 27_ Clause 17, page 10, line 19, leave |
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Jun. 05 2025
HL Bill 96-II Second marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 17 BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 27_ Clause 17, page 10, line 19, leave |
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Jun. 02 2025
HL Bill 96-I Marshalled list for Grand Committee Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 17 BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 27_ Clause 17, page 10, line 19, leave |
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May. 30 2025
HL Bill 81-VI Sixth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: receiving, or has received, specified types of medical or palliative care. 7 Employment Rights Bill LORD PALMER |
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May. 30 2025
HL Bill 96 Running list of amendments – 30 May 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 17 BARONESS FOX OF BUCKLEY LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ Clause 17, page 10, line 19, leave |
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May. 29 2025
HL Bill 96 Running list of amendments – 29 May 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 63 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 63, insert the following new Clause— “Report |
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May. 28 2025
HL Bill 96 Running list of amendments – 28 May 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: bringing of that appeal. 7 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill After Clause 63 LORD PALMER |
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May. 27 2025
HL Bill 96 Running list of amendments – 27 May 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 71 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL ★_ After Clause 71, insert the following new Clause— “Report |
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May. 20 2025
HL Bill 81-V Fifth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL BARONESS LISTER OF BURTERSETT LORD YOUNG OF COOKHAM BARONESS SMITH OF LLANFAES |
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May. 16 2025
HL Bill 81-IV(Corrected) Fourth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL BARONESS LISTER OF BURTERSETT LORD YOUNG OF COOKHAM BARONESS SMITH OF LLANFAES |
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May. 15 2025
HL Bill 81-IV Fourth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL BARONESS LISTER OF BURTERSETT LORD YOUNG OF COOKHAM BARONESS SMITH OF LLANFAES |
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May. 09 2025
HL Bill 81-III Third Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 77_ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Foster carer’s leave |
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May. 06 2025
HL Bill 81-II Second Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 77_ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Foster carer’s leave |
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Apr. 25 2025
HL Bill 81-I Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL THE LORD BISHOP OF NEWCASTLE 78_ After Clause 17, insert the following new |
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Apr. 24 2025
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 24 April 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL _ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “Foster carer’s leave |
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Apr. 23 2025
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 23 April 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Employment Rights Bill 24 LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL ★_ After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause |
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Apr. 23 2024
HL Bill 50-II Second marshalled list for Committee Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 Amendment Paper Found: LORD HOWARD OF RISING BARONESS DEECH LORD LAMONT OF LERWICK LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 26 |
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Apr. 18 2024
HL Bill 50-I Marshalled list for Committee Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 Amendment Paper Found: LORD HOWARD OF RISING BARONESS DEECH LORD LAMONT OF LERWICK LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL 26 |
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Mar. 18 2024
HL Bill 38-I Marshalled list for Committee Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: LORD PALMER OF CHILDS HILL LORD SHIPLEY 2★_ Clause 1, page 1, line 7, after “was” insert “ |
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Get Refusal APPG Document: APPG Get Refusal MINUTES 04.09.24.pdf Found: Baroness Altmann Lord Austin of Dudley Ruth Cadbury MP Baroness Janet Whitaker Alex Baker MP Lord Palmer |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2023-24 Found: Earl of Lindsay Lord Lucas Lord Mogg KCMG Lord Woolmer of Leeds The Earl of Stair Lord Palmer |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2022-23 Found: Earl of Lindsay Lord Lucas Lord Mogg KCMG Lord Woolmer of Leeds The Earl of Stair Lord Palmer |