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Division Vote (Lords)
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 79 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 169
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 147 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 144
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 149 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 200
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 194
Written Question
Aerospace Technology Institute: Grants
Tuesday 4th November 2025

Asked by: Lord Porter of Spalding (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Aerospace Technology Institute has provided grants using public funds to (1) British Airways, (2) Airbus, (3) Polvair Plc, (4) Farnborough International, (5) Cadence Design Systems, (6) GKN Aerospace, (7) Spirit AeroSystems, and (8) Bombardier, since 2014; and if so, how many grants in each case.

Answered by Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is an independent advisory organisation to government and industry and does not itself award grant funding. Grants under the ATI Programme are awarded by Innovate UK on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to support innovation in the UK aerospace sector. Details of all ATI Programme grants, including recipients and values, are published by Innovate UK and can be accessed online at: https://www.ukri.org/publications/innovate-uk-funded-projects-since-2004/

Written Question
Aerospace Technology Institute: Finance
Tuesday 4th November 2025

Asked by: Lord Porter of Spalding (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated to the Aerospace Technology Institute in each financial year since 2014.

Answered by Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is an independent organisation that is co-funded by government and industry to support innovation and growth within the UK aerospace sector. The Government grant allocations to the ATI for each financial year since 2014 are as below. These grants are for administration and do not include the cost of grants for R&D awarded to industry and the research base.

  • 2014/15: £2.7 million
  • 2015/16 to 2018/19: £2.3 million annually
  • 2019/20: £3.1 million
  • 2020/21 to 2021/22: £2.9 million annually
  • 2022/23: £3.6 million
  • 2023/24: £4.4 million
  • 2024/25: £4.7 million
  • 2025/26: £4.9 million
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 144 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 178
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 164 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 227
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 37 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 58 Noes - 125
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Porter of Spalding (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 60 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 147