Information between 15th November 2025 - 24th January 2026
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 199 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 193 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 147 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 195 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 198 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 157 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 198 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 150 |
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24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 184 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 193 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 223 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 201 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 171 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Polak voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 185 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176 |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (182 words) Committee stage Friday 23rd January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Rare Cancers Bill
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (446 words) 2nd reading Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Iran
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (156 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (109 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (835 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Sydney Terrorist Attack
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (190 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Polak speeches from: West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Match
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (91 words) Thursday 11th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Polak contributed 2 speeches (844 words) Committee stage part two Thursday 27th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Lord Polak contributed 4 speeches (396 words) Committee stage Friday 21st November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Gaza and Sudan
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (246 words) Wednesday 19th November 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Polak speeches from: Independent Football Regulator
Lord Polak contributed 1 speech (65 words) Tuesday 18th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
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Tumours: Research
Asked by: Lord Polak (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assess the NHS’s capacity for fresh freezing of tumour and other tissue samples, and the impact of this capacity on improving access to innovative cancer testing and treatments. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues. Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or advanced diagnostic applications. Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) for fresh tissue samples and for the snap-freezing of tissue samples. These SOPs outline local capabilities and practices. Information on the number of NHS trusts in England that have facilities for fresh freezing brain cancer tissue samples is not currently collected. However, the extent to which fresh freezing is used across NHS trusts is likely to vary depending on the availability of neurosurgery services. |
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Brain Cancer: Research
Asked by: Lord Polak (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current (1) fresh-freezing, (2) snap-freezing, and (3) flash frozen capacity for brain cancer tissue samples across NHS trusts in England. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues. Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or advanced diagnostic applications. Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) for fresh tissue samples and for the snap-freezing of tissue samples. These SOPs outline local capabilities and practices. Information on the number of NHS trusts in England that have facilities for fresh freezing brain cancer tissue samples is not currently collected. However, the extent to which fresh freezing is used across NHS trusts is likely to vary depending on the availability of neurosurgery services. |
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Brain Cancer: Research
Asked by: Lord Polak (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS trusts in England have facilities for fresh-freezing brain cancer tissue samples. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues. Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or advanced diagnostic applications. Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) for fresh tissue samples and for the snap-freezing of tissue samples. These SOPs outline local capabilities and practices. Information on the number of NHS trusts in England that have facilities for fresh freezing brain cancer tissue samples is not currently collected. However, the extent to which fresh freezing is used across NHS trusts is likely to vary depending on the availability of neurosurgery services. |
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21 Nov 2025, 2:09 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Empey, the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, the noble Lord Lord Watts, the noble Lord Lord Polak, the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, the noble Baroness Baroness Hollins, " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Nov 2025, 1:29 p.m. - House of Lords "experience of beating the odds, my noble friend Lord Polak and the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths earlier, that is beating the odds because " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Nov 2025, 11:56 a.m. - House of Lords ">> I'm sorry. Do you want to just make one point and then Lord Polak. >> I'm going to make. >> One point, which is it would be " The Lord Bishop of London (Bishops) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Nov 2025, noon - House of Lords "reason I wanted to come before the noble Lord Lord Polak, whom he knows. I have a lot of respect, and " Lord Polak (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 7:30 p.m. - House of Lords "of Maidenhead, Baroness Jones and Lord Polak, for adding their names to these amendments. My Lords, I'm concerned that the provisions in " Deputy Chair of Committees. Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 5:36 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lords and Ministers are getting the message from nearly all sides, apart from the noble Lord Lord Polak in this particular " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Jan 2026, 9:04 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Polak said, when we hear the chance of support the intifada, and from the river to the sea, these " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Jan 2026, 6:38 p.m. - House of Lords "name of of my noble Lords, Lord Pannick, Lord Polak and Baroness " Lord Walney (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Jan 2026, 6:26 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Pannick amendment 380 in my name, and those of the noble Lord Lord Pannick, noble Lord Lord Polak, " Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Jan 2026, 7:03 p.m. - House of Lords " First of all, agree and endorse >> First of all, agree and endorse what the noble Lord Polak said about Bondi and the Manchester synagogue, because those terrible " Lord Hain (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Jan 2026, 7:20 p.m. - House of Lords ">> With Lord Polak in thanking my noble friend Lord Walney for all " The Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bishops) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Jan 2026, 7:29 p.m. - House of Lords "has already been spoken to by the noble Lord Lord Polak, and it was also in the name of the noble Lord Lord Austin just to give the. I " Lord Mendelsohn (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 11:58 a.m. - House of Lords "I heard what the noble Lord Lord Polak said about what he hopes will be in there, and he won't have to " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Jan 2026, 12:02 p.m. - House of Lords "regulations to the noble Lord Lord Polak. We will ensure that we do " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 4:43 p.m. - House of Lords "weeks ago, my noble friend Lord Polak described how he was given " Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 4:43 p.m. - House of Lords "watching these proceedings, the noble Lord Lord Polak is no longer present in the chamber. He is very much still with us. " Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jan 2026, 4:44 p.m. - House of Lords "life. My Lords, that was 32 years ago. And, you know, Lord Polak is " Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
311 speeches (52,735 words) Committee stage Friday 23rd January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con - Life peer) that somebody should be allowed to die.Earlier on in the debate, some weeks ago, my noble friend Lord Polak - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con - Life peer) That was 32 years ago and my noble friend Lord Polak is actually pretty fit and doing a good job in your - Link to Speech |
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Rare Cancers Bill
52 speeches (16,086 words) 2nd reading Friday 16th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) cancer is less common.The national cancer plan is soon to be published— I heard what the noble Lord, Lord Polak - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
117 speeches (27,115 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Walney (XB - Life peer) My Lords, it is a pleasure to move Amendment 370A in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Polak - Link to Speech 2: Lord Walney (XB - Life peer) It is in my name and those of my noble friend Lord Pannick, the noble Lord, Lord Polak, and the noble - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hain (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I agree with and endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Polak, said about Bondi and the Manchester - Link to Speech 4: Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Polak, in thanking my noble friend Lord Walney for all his hard - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
46 speeches (15,360 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) currently in his place, the wise words of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and those of my noble friend Lord Polak - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) streets, so I am torn.I have a lot of sympathy with the intentions of the noble Lords, Lord Walney, Lord Polak - Link to Speech 3: None mention Amendment 370AA in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Mendelsohn, Lord Austin of Dudley and Lord Polak - Link to Speech 4: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) behind Amendment 370AA in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Mendelsohn, Lord Austin of Dudley and Lord Polak - Link to Speech 5: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) to make it clear that I unequivocally condemn the comments that were made, which the noble Lord, Lord Polak - Link to Speech |
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Sentencing Bill
94 speeches (25,864 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 3rd December 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady May of Maidenhead and Lady Jones, and the noble Lord, Lord Polak, - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
117 speeches (31,707 words) Committee stage part two Thursday 27th November 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Polak, floated the suggestion of a wider round table; I will certainly take that - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bethell (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I rise to speak in support of my noble friend Lord Polak and his Amendment 286A. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp - Bishops) On Amendment 287 on training, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Polak, and others. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I too support Amendment 286A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Polak, to which I also would have - Link to Speech 5: None We will reflect on what the noble Lord, Lord Polak, said, but the initial response to him and the noble - Link to Speech |
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
165 speeches (32,633 words) Committee stage Friday 21st November 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) Then we can hear from the noble Lord, Lord Polak. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab - Life peer) I was particularly anxious to come before the noble Lord, Lord Polak—for whom I have a lot of respect - Link to Speech 3: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) near to us who have died from them.We have heard from many noble Lords, including my noble friend Lord Polak - Link to Speech 4: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) we heard deeply personal information from the noble Lords, Lord Empey, Lord McCrea, Lord Watts, Lord Polak - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 12th February 2026 10:30 a.m. Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |