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Division Votes
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz 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 - 282 Noes - 158
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 73 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 148
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 191 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 240
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 188 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 237 Noes - 223
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 153
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 191
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 137
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 153
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz 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 - 264 Noes - 158
22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 100 Conservative No votes vs 41 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 181 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sarfraz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 171 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198

Speeches
Lord Sarfraz speeches from: Strategic Defence Review 2025 Lord Sarfraz contributed 1 speech (529 words) Friday 18th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Sarfraz speeches from: Online Communication Offence Arrests Lord Sarfraz contributed 1 speech (522 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Grand Committee Cabinet Office

Written Answers
Artificial Intelligence: Economic Situation Asked by: Lord Sarfraz (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 29th July 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regional economic impact of generative artificial intelligence, particularly outside London and the South East. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Government recognises the transformative economic potential of generative AI in the UK. While London and the South-East currently generate around 86% of UK AI Revenue, other regions, such as Manchester, Cambridge, and Edinburgh, are emerging as key innovation hubs. This includes £750 million of investment recently announced for the building of a new AI supercomputer, hosted at the University of Edinburgh. Additionally, as HMG’s AIRR+ compute network can be accessed remotely, researchers across the country are now able to make use of the UK’s world-class sovereign compute, in order to train new cutting-edge AI models. The North and South-West have the highest levels of business AI adoption outside of the greater South-East, suggesting industry in UK is harnessing the benefits of AI technology into their business practices.
Cryptocurrencies: Regulation Asked by: Lord Sarfraz (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 29th July 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate pound sterling-backed stablecoin; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the United States GENIUS Act on any such regulation. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has confirmed that it will bring forward final legislation this year to create a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK. The Government recognises the growth and competitiveness opportunities of stablecoins, and its regime will allow firms to be licensed in the UK to issue stablecoins. Following the passing of the GENIUS Act by the US Congress, the Government’s approach to cryptoassets positions the UK well to work with the US in advancing our shared ambition to foster world-leading cryptoasset markets.

Written Answers

Artificial Intelligence: Economic Situation
Asked by: Lord Sarfraz (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 29th July 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regional economic impact of generative artificial intelligence, particularly outside London and the South East.

Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government recognises the transformative economic potential of generative AI in the UK. While London and the South-East currently generate around 86% of UK AI Revenue, other regions, such as Manchester, Cambridge, and Edinburgh, are emerging as key innovation hubs. This includes £750 million of investment recently announced for the building of a new AI supercomputer, hosted at the University of Edinburgh.

Additionally, as HMG’s AIRR+ compute network can be accessed remotely, researchers across the country are now able to make use of the UK’s world-class sovereign compute, in order to train new cutting-edge AI models.

The North and South-West have the highest levels of business AI adoption outside of the greater South-East, suggesting industry in UK is harnessing the benefits of AI technology into their business practices.

Cryptocurrencies: Regulation
Asked by: Lord Sarfraz (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 29th July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate pound sterling-backed stablecoin; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the United States GENIUS Act on any such regulation.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government has confirmed that it will bring forward final legislation this year to create a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK. The Government recognises the growth and competitiveness opportunities of stablecoins, and its regime will allow firms to be licensed in the UK to issue stablecoins.

Following the passing of the GENIUS Act by the US Congress, the Government’s approach to cryptoassets positions the UK well to work with the US in advancing our shared ambition to foster world-leading cryptoasset markets.

Lord Sarfraz mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Strategic Defence Review 2025 89 speeches (35,240 words) Friday 18th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Stevens of Birmingham (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Sarfraz, did not like the “NATO first” slogan. - Link to Speech
Online Communication Offence Arrests 22 speeches (8,117 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Grand Committee Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) or so years.In response to a couple of the points that have been made, first to the noble Lord, Lord Sarfraz - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Monday 14th July 2025 Oral Evidence - Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Singh Dhesi; Bill Esterson; Baroness Fall; Lord Hutton of Furness; Baroness Kidron; Mike Martin; Lord Sarfraz

Lord Sarfraz - Select Committee Information

Select Committee Documents
Monday 14th July 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology following oral evidence held on 30 June on Undersea cables, dated 10 July 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 14th July 2025 Written Evidence - UK Finance USC0053 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th July 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister relating to the Defending Democracy Taskforce, dated 16 July 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 14th July 2025 Oral Evidence - Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office The National Security Strategy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)