Information between 31st May 2025 - 20th June 2025
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Division Votes |
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2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House One of 7 Labour Aye votes vs 110 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116 |
4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 118 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130 |
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House One of 5 Labour Aye votes vs 114 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116 |
11 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 161 |
Speeches |
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Lord Rooker speeches from: Cladding: High-rise Buildings
Lord Rooker contributed 2 speeches (116 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Lord Rooker speeches from: Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Lord Rooker contributed 1 speech (91 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
Lord Rooker speeches from: Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Lord Rooker contributed 1 speech (165 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
Written Answers |
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Heating: Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of domestic boilers that are ready for using blended gas. Answered by Baroness Curran Industry have conducted trials and tests on whether or not domestic boilers can accept gas blended with hydrogen up to 20%. The Department is working with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure that this evidence is assessed independently and robustly. |
Hydrogen: Infrastructure
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for a core hydrogen pipeline network to operate in the UK. Answered by Baroness Curran We are committed to conducting analysis to assess the potential scale, pace and geography of developing a core network. In the early years of the hydrogen economy, it is likely that most industrial demand for hydrogen will be located within industrial clusters where sites can share infrastructure and access available supply. We are therefore prioritising the development of regional network infrastructure while we continue to review the case for a core network to connect regional networks in the future. |
Hydrogen
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 6th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of hydrogen in the energy network to improve energy security. Answered by Baroness Curran The government believes that the only way to guarantee our energy security is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards homegrown clean energy.
Low carbon hydrogen will be a crucial enabler of a low carbon and renewables-based energy system and will help to deliver new clean energy industries which can support good jobs in our industrial heartlands and coastal communities.
Low carbon hydrogen will play a key role in delivering a decarbonised power system and can also provide very long duration energy storage, making use of curtailed electricity, which will support both a decarbonised electricity grid and increased energy security. |
Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 6th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what technical assessment they have made of the potential level of hydrogen blending with natural gas in the National Transmission System. Answered by Baroness Curran The GB transmission system operator (National Gas) has conducted trials on the safety of hydrogen blends of up to 2%, 5% and 20% by volume in the National Transmission System. The Department is working with the Health and Safety Executive to ensure that this evidence is assessed as efficiently as possible.
We intend to publish a consultation on blending hydrogen into the GB gas transmission network in the near future. |
Hydrogen: National Grid
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 6th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult on the issue of hydrogen transmission blending in 2025. Answered by Baroness Curran In December 2024 we set out an intention to consult on transmission-level blending within GB in early 2025 to gather evidence to inform the case for Transmission-level blending. We confirm that we intend to publish a consultation on blending hydrogen into the National Transmission System in the near future. |
Hydrogen: Power Stations
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 6th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of hydrogen power stations to complement renewable energy. Answered by Baroness Curran Hydrogen to power can play a key role in a Clean Power system by providing low carbon dispatchable generation during lower renewable output periods. Hydrogen to power can deploy at a range of scales, providing a decarbonisation pathway for unabated gas generation, and when connected to large-scale hydrogen storage, can enable inter-seasonal low carbon electricity storage.
The government has committed to implement a hydrogen to power business model to support hydrogen to power deployment. The December 2024 hydrogen to power consultation response outlines the next steps government will take to deliver the business model. |
Hydrogen
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 6th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial benefits to businesses of a core hydrogen network, instead of a small cluster network that requires business to provide local infrastructure. Answered by Baroness Curran We continue to assess the benefits that a core network could deliver to the hydrogen economy.
In the early years of the hydrogen economy, it is likely that most industrial demand for hydrogen will be located within industrial clusters where sites can share infrastructure. We are therefore prioritising the development of regional network infrastructure while we continue to review the case for a core network to connect regional networks in the future. |
Gas Interconnectors: Republic of Ireland
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Friday 6th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the government of Ireland about the gas interconnector from the UK that supplies blended gas. Answered by Baroness Curran None of the UK’s gas interconnectors currently supply or receive gas blended with hydrogen. The Department is engaging with officials from the Irish government and transmission system operator of Ireland to understand the implications of the EU hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package regarding hydrogen blending and to ensure continued cross-border trade of gas.
We intend to publish a consultation on blending hydrogen into the GB gas transmission network in the near future. |
Hydrogen: Job Creation
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government which department is leading the development of a hydrogen market capable of creating new manufacturing jobs. Answered by Baroness Curran Building a thriving hydrogen market is a priority for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, delivered in close coordination with Department for Business and Trade and others across government. We want the UK to be a world leader in clean energy technologies, with a sustainable manufacturing base leading to high value job creation. Our forthcoming Industrial Strategy will drive sustainable economic growth and support key clean energy industries. |
Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the gas entering the UK via interconnector pipes is blended with hydrogen. Answered by Baroness Curran Whilst the EU has established a framework to allow Member States to blend up 2% hydrogen into their gas transmission networks, the Government can confirm that none of the gas entering the UK via interconnector pipes is currently blended with hydrogen. We will continue to monitor this area and engage with officials in relevant countries as and when required. |
Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the energy industry about decarbonising the energy system by blending low carbon hydrogen with natural gas since 4 July 2024. Answered by Baroness Curran The Government been engaging with industry to gather evidence on the technical feasibility, costs and benefits of hydrogen blending. We intend to publish a consultation on blending hydrogen into the National Transmission System in the near future. |
Hydrogen: Manufacturing Industries
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Project HySpeed, in particular the project's impact on assisting faster decarbonisation solutions for UK foundation industries such as steel, cement and glass production. Answered by Baroness Curran Low carbon hydrogen is a critical sector for the UK and can play a key role in our mission to make the UK a Clean Energy Superpower. The Government’s existing policy framework has established an investable model to support the UK’s hydrogen economy, with our first Hydrogen Allocation Round delivering projects that will create over 700 new jobs and growth across the UK.
The Government acknowledges the Project HySpeed proposal but does not comment on individual projects. The Government will continue to assess whether current measures are sufficient to incentivise hydrogen production and use in key sectors. |
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2 Jun 2025, 5:04 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I am most grateful to the noble Lady. Because she just deal with the point that was made by the noble Lord Lord Rooker and others. While the government has been working and " Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Cladding: High-rise Buildings
19 speeches (1,475 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) These leaseholders are the innocent victims of negligence and, as the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has said - Link to Speech 2: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) investigations into seven organisations—which brings me back to the question asked by my noble friend Lord Rooker - Link to Speech |
Holocaust Memorial Bill
64 speeches (16,643 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bshp - Bishops) During the debate on ping-pong on the data Bill on 2 June, the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, referred to some - Link to Speech |
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
44 speeches (11,285 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) We only need the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, who also shares our birthday, to speak after me, and we will - Link to Speech 2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) that, and I urge them to heed the words of their own Back-Benchers: the noble Lords, Lord Cashman, Lord Rooker - Link to Speech 3: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con - Life peer) Could she just deal with the point that was made by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and others? - Link to Speech |
Bill Documents |
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Jun. 20 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments – 20 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2 Clause 3 LORD ROOKER _ Clause 3, page 2, line 28, after |
Jun. 19 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments – 19 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2 Clause 3 LORD ROOKER _ Clause 3, page 2, line 28, after |
Jun. 18 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments – 18 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2 Clause 3 LORD ROOKER _ Clause 3, page 2, line 28, after |
Jun. 17 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 17 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2 Clause 3 LORD ROOKER _ Clause 3, page 2, line 28, after |
Jun. 13 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 13 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
Jun. 12 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 12 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
Jun. 11 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 11 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
Jun. 10 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 10 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
Jun. 06 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 6 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
Jun. 05 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 5 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
Jun. 03 2025
HL Bill 101 Running list of amendments - 3 June 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Schedule 1 Title Clauses 41 to 53 [Amendments marked ★ are new or have been altered] Clause 3 LORD ROOKER |
APPG Publications |
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Social Science and Policy APPG Document: Local Election Analysis May 2025 Minutes of Meeting Found: Philip Norton (chair), Baroness Bakewell, Lord Faulkner, Lord Hampton, Lord Horam, Baroness Morris, Lord Rooker |
Social Science and Policy APPG Document: Local Election Analysis May 2025 Found: Philip Norton (chair), Baroness Bakewell, Lord Faulkner, Lord Hampton, Lord Horam, Baroness Morris, Lord Rooker |
Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2023-24 Found: Baroness Redfern Parliamentarian House of Lords - continued Lord Renwick The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker |
Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2022-23 Found: Baroness Redfern Parliamentarian House of Lords - continued Lord Renwick The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker |
Scientific APPG Document: Parliamentary and Scientific Comm APPG AGM 15th April 2024 Minutes Found: Stephen Metcalfe MP Carol Monaghan MP Baroness Neville-Jones Lord Northbrook Baroness Northover Lord Rooker |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2023-2024 Found: Folic Acid Fortification – 25th July 2023 Lord Rooker asked the PUSS for DHSC, Lord Markham, whether |
Scientific APPG Document: P&SC Annual Report 2023 Found: Nicholson of Winterbourne Lord Northbrook Baroness Northover Lord Patten Lord Rees of Ludlow Lord Rooker |
Scientific APPG Document: P&SC Annual Report 2022 Found: Baroness Neville-Rolfe Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Lord Patten Lord Rees of Ludlow Lord Rooker |
Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2021-22 Found: Lord Paul Lord Ravensdale Lord Redesdale Baroness Refern Lord Renwick The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker |
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax APPG Document: Improving Standards in Public Life: Seminar Summary Found: Lord Rooker welcomed suggest ions made thus far, such as joining up the Lords and Commons on Standards |
Scientific APPG Document: P&SC Annual Report 2021 Found: Nicholson of Winterbourne Lord Oxburgh Lord Patel Lord Patten Lord Rees of Ludlow Lord Ribeiro Lord Rooker |
Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2020-21 Found: Paul Lord Ravensdale Lord Redesdale Baroness Refern Lord Renwick The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker |
Scientific APPG Document: P&SC Annual Report 2020 Found: Lord Patten Lord Rea (deceased June 2020) Lord Rees of Ludlow Lord Ribeiro Viscount Ridley Lord Rooker |
Homelessness APPG Document: minutes (PDF) - Emergency meeting on the winter provision of services Found: Clive Lewis MP Caroline Lucas MP Kerry McCarthy MP Stephen Barclay MP Fleur Anderson MP Lord Rooker |
Homelessness APPG Document: Emergency meeting on the winter provision of services Found: Clive Lewis MP Caroline Lucas MP Kerry McCarthy MP Stephen Barclay MP Fleur Anderson MP Lord Rooker |
Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2019-20 Found: Palmer Lord Ravensdale Lord Redesdale Baroness Refern Lord Renwick The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker |
Scientific APPG Document: P&SC Annual Report 2019 Found: Nicholson of Winterbourne Lord Oxburgh Lord Patel Lord Patten Lord Rees of Ludlow Lord Ribeiro Lord Rooker |
Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2018-19 Found: Palmer The Rt Hon Lord Paul Lord Redesdale Baroness Refern Lord Renwick The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2017-2018 Found: Please find full text enclosed as appendix 132 Pregnancy: Folic Acid, 23rd January 2018 Lord Rooker |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2016-2017 Found: as appendix 268 Legislation Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) Bill, 8th July 2016 Lord Rooker |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2015-2016 Found: full text enclosed as appendix 255 57 Pregnancy: neural tube defects, 21st December 2015 Lord Rooker |
Calendar |
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Wednesday 2nd July 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 25th June 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 9th July 2025 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |