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Calendar
Tuesday 14th April 2026 Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance: single-sex spaces and primary legislation View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing 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 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 119 Noes - 191
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 6 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 185
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 157 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 191
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 161 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 188
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 116 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 58
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 157 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 189
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 108 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 163
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 2 Labour Aye votes vs 110 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 166
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 148
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 81 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 83
18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 81 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 64
19 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 106 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 110
19 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 112 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 118
19 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 110 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 118
19 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 107 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 113
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 155
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 149 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 161
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 175
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 159 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 225
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 159
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 80 Noes - 166
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 250 Noes - 158
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 156
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 157
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 156
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 173
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 231
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 332
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 157 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 180
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 247 Noes - 187
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 154
13 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 141 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 55
15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 165 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 260
15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Rooker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 200

Speeches
Lord Rooker speeches from: Single-sex Spaces: Equality and Human Rights Commission Guidance Lord Rooker contributed 2 speeches (174 words) Tuesday 14th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House
Lord Rooker speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Lord Rooker contributed 1 speech (265 words) Committee stage Friday 20th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care

Written Answers
Animal Experiments: Rodents Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 14th April 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they monitor the gender of mice used in research studies that are funded by UK Research and Innovation. Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office does not monitor the gender of mice used in research studies by funder, including those funded by UK Research and Innovation. The Home Office does require that applicants for project licences involving mice in research studies provide information on whether both sexes are being used and if they are not, a scientific justification is required. This information is not monitored or reported at an aggregate level. The Home Office publishes non-technical summaries of all licensed programmes of work, setting out their objectives, predicted harms, expected benefits, and the expected number and types of animals to be used. The Home Office also publishes annual statistics on scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain, which include information on the number of procedures carried out, the species used, and the purposes for which procedures are undertaken.

Written Answers

Animal Experiments: Rodents
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 14th April 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they monitor the gender of mice used in research studies that are funded by UK Research and Innovation.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office does not monitor the gender of mice used in research studies by funder, including those funded by UK Research and Innovation.

The Home Office does require that applicants for project licences involving mice in research studies provide information on whether both sexes are being used and if they are not, a scientific justification is required. This information is not monitored or reported at an aggregate level.

The Home Office publishes non-technical summaries of all licensed programmes of work, setting out their objectives, predicted harms, expected benefits, and the expected number and types of animals to be used.

The Home Office also publishes annual statistics on scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain, which include information on the number of procedures carried out, the species used, and the purposes for which procedures are undertaken.

Lord Rooker mentioned

Live Transcript
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20 Mar 2026, 11:20 a.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord, Lord Rooker. And what my amendment would do is to delete " Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Mar 2026, 5:20 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Rooker for being willing to share his experience " Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
14 Apr 2026, 2:47 p.m. - House of Lords " Second, Oral Question Lord Rooker. >> Beg leave to ask the question. Paper. >> My Lords, I refer my noble " Lord Collins of Highbury, Lords Spokesperson (Equalities) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 223 speeches (48,049 words) Committee stage Friday 20th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Con - Life peer) My Lords, my Amendment 765, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, would delete Clause 42(4). - Link to Speech 2: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) I thank my noble friend Lord Rooker for being willing to share his experience of the death of his first - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
223 speeches (48,049 words)
Committee stage
Friday 20th March 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Con - Life peer) My Lords, my Amendment 765, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, would delete Clause 42(4). - Link to Speech
2: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) I thank my noble friend Lord Rooker for being willing to share his experience of the death of his first - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Oral Evidence - Environment Agency, and Environment Agency Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: Krebs; Lord Layard; Earl of Leicester; Lord Lennie; Lord Mancroft; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering; Lord Rooker
Wednesday 18th March 2026 Oral Evidence - Defra, Defra, and Defra Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: Lord Krebs; The Earl of Leicester; Lord Lennie; Lord Mancroft; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering; Lord Rooker

Lord Rooker - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 15th April 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 22nd April 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Drought Preparedness View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 27th April 2026 1:45 p.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 18th March 2026 Written Evidence - Environmental Services Association (ESA) WCI0022 - Waste Crime Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 18th March 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Defra on SPS Agreement Update 09.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 18th March 2026 Oral Evidence - Defra, Defra, and Defra Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Written Evidence - Veolia UK DPP0083 - Drought Preparedness Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Written Evidence - Public First DPP0073 - Drought Preparedness Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Written Evidence - Veolia UK DPP0084 - Drought Preparedness Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Written Evidence - UK Water Reuse Association (UKWRA) DPP0085 - Drought Preparedness Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Written Evidence - Veolia UK DPP0083 - Drought Preparedness Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Written Evidence - Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), and Group Against Reservoir Development (GARD) DPP0086 - Drought Preparedness Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Correspondence - Letter from SoS for Defra on Land Use Framework 18.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Oral Evidence - Environment Agency, and Environment Agency Waste Crime - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 15th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from SoS for Defra on waste crime and publication of Waste Crime Action Plan 23.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 15th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Baroness Hayman for Defra on waste crime 23.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 15th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Environment Agency on waste crime oral evidence session pre-questions 24.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 15th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Defra on Joint Fisheries Statement 24.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Wednesday 15th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Environment Agency on 10 Point Action Plan on waste crime 20.03.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Monday 27th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from DESNZ on Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 17.04.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee
Monday 27th April 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Environment Agency on waste crime letter dated 24 March with corrected data 22.04.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
24 Apr 2026 Pet Parasite Medication Environment and Climate Change Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions This short inquiry will consider pet parasite medication (PPM), with a focus on treatments containing pesticides of concern such as fipronil and imidacloprid. The inquiry will seek to understand distribution pathways, and the impact of PPM use and non-use on biodiversity and human health. It will also cover current regulation, monitoring, and the potential implications for pets and pet owners of alternative medications or application practices.

Select Committee Inquiry

24 Apr 2026
Pet Parasite Medication
Environment and Climate Change Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

This short inquiry will consider pet parasite medication (PPM), with a focus on treatments containing pesticides of concern such as fipronil and imidacloprid. The inquiry will seek to understand distribution pathways, and the impact of PPM use and non-use on biodiversity and human health. It will also cover current regulation, monitoring, and the potential implications for pets and pet owners of alternative medications or application practices.