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Information between 1st April 2025 - 21st May 2025

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Division Votes
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 24 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 51 Noes - 106
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 151 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 164 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 161 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin 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 - 200 Noes - 183
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 150 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 152
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Shinkwin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168


Speeches
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: Assistive Technology
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (48 words)
Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for International Development
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: Renters’ Rights Bill
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (950 words)
Thursday 15th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (667 words)
Friday 9th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: Antisemitism on University Campuses
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (401 words)
Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for International Development
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: Prosthetics for Amputees
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (1,122 words)
Thursday 1st May 2025 - Grand Committee
Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (351 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Lord Shinkwin speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Lord Shinkwin contributed 1 speech (557 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House


Written Answers
Veterans
Asked by: Lord Shinkwin (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 13th May 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint a veterans' commissioner for England to work alongside (1) the Veterans' Commissioners for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and (2) the Armed Forces Commissioner who is expected to be appointed in 2026.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Veterans and People in the House of Commons on 23 February 2025 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Obese-Jecty) in response to Question 35837.

Department of Health and Social Care: Equality
Asked by: Lord Shinkwin (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 20th May 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what commemorative (1) days, (2) weeks, and (3) months, are recognised by (a) the Department of Health and Social Care, and (b) NHS England, as significant for diversity and inclusion, excluding religious holidays.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not hold an official list of approved commemorative days, weeks, or months. We follow direction from Cabinet Office on important national days to be marked across the Civil Service. All other commemorative days, weeks, or months are considered on a case- by-case basis in discussion with our staff networks and senior sponsors. Efforts are made to align any commemorative events to departmental priorities, and to include a health and social care angle to broaden the reach of the activity and deepen departmental understanding of how we are making a difference in our communities. Examples of commemorative events the Department has marked to date include Holocaust Memorial Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Veterans Day, Pride Month, Black History Month, Cancer Awareness Days, Carers Day, and Social Mobility Day.

The Department will continue to be led by Cabinet Office steers and by the recommendations of our staff networks and leadership, and will try and leverage commemoration days to deepen our organisational knowledge of health and care issues and the communities we serve.

NHS England acknowledges a range of significant commemorative days and events that align with their organisational priorities and help them fulfil their Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010. While they engage with a broad spectrum of important health awareness and equality-related events, there is no formalised schedule or overarching programme in place.

Some of the commemorative days and events NHS England has recognised to date include VE Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, International Women’s Day, Bowel Cancer Awareness Day, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day, Black History Month, International Nurses Day, and Holocaust Memorial Day.

Arts Council England: Freedom of Expression
Asked by: Lord Shinkwin (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 21st May 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps Arts Council England is taking to protect (1) free speech within the law, and (2) the expression of gender-critical beliefs, in relation to (a) views expressed by staff within the organisation and (b) the awarding of grants.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Arts Council England (ACE) supports freedom of speech within the limits of the law and recognises the expression of different beliefs - including gender-critical views - as protected under the Equality Act 2010. ACE staff receive training on these matters and are guided by their Dignity at Work policy.

All ACE staff are expected to uphold the Nolan principles, including objectivity, which requires public officials to make decisions fairly, impartially, and based on the best available evidence, free from discrimination or bias. ACE also supports the rights of artists and cultural organisations to express themselves freely, including through work that is challenging, provocative, or political. ACE has published guidance aimed at supporting cultural organisations in managing complex situations that might arise from presenting challenging work, which is available on their website.




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2 Apr 2025, 4:33 p.m. - House of Lords
"Lord Shinkwin for his contribution, he has brought a dimension to our "
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript
2 Apr 2025, 4:27 p.m. - House of Lords
"should just explain that I am Lord Shinkwin and I have a disability. I apologise to your Lordship's House, "
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript
9 May 2025, 1:07 p.m. - House of Lords
" My Lords, it is a privilege to speak it today, because as Lord Shinkwin has preferred, had Hitler "
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
9 May 2025, 3:04 p.m. - House of Lords
"Lord Shinkwin, Earl Attlee and "
Government Spokes. Baroness Twycross (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
15 May 2025, 4:10 p.m. - House of Lords
"bringing this amendment, and also thanks to Lord Shinkwin, he brings "
Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Calendar
Tuesday 20th May 2025 11:30 a.m.
Modernisation Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures
At 11:45am: Oral evidence
Baroness Sal Brinton
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE
Lord Shinkwin
The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett
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Parliamentary Debates
Renters’ Rights Bill
40 speeches (9,463 words)
Thursday 15th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) I also pay my heartfelt thanks to my noble friend Lord Shinkwin; he always brings enormous knowledge - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for their contributions.We - Link to Speech

80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan
101 speeches (41,175 words)
Friday 9th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green (XB - Life peer) My Lords, it is a genuine honour and privilege to speak today because, as the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) the Holocaust also targeted those from a range of minority groups, including, as the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin - Link to Speech

Prosthetics for Amputees
14 speeches (7,731 words)
Thursday 1st May 2025 - Grand Committee
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Baroness Ludford (LD - Life peer) The noble Lords, Lord Mackinlay and Lord Shinkwin, have that in spades.Of course, every person who needs - Link to Speech
2: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) can talk about it in a meaningful way based on his own experience.I also thank my noble friend Lord Shinkwin - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, also spoke about those who rely on prosthetics as well as orthotics. - Link to Speech

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
88 speeches (14,744 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Shinkwin (Con - Life peer) For the benefit of our visitors, I should explain that I am Lord Shinkwin and I have a disability.I apologise - Link to Speech
2: Lord Wigley (PC - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, for his contribution to this, because he has certainly brought - Link to Speech
3: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) I particularly thank my noble friend Lord Shinkwin, who brought such vivid and real lived experience - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
99 speeches (25,608 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Baroness Meyer (Con - Life peer) It simply asks that reform be carried out with decency and not, as the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, pointed - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) long servers among our hereditary Peers—280 years of service, in the words of my noble friend Lord Shinkwin - Link to Speech
3: Lord True (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Shinkwin made a Shakespearean allusion, and I have to say:“The quality of mercy - Link to Speech
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Shinkwin put it in our debate on the first group, armed with the data that the - Link to Speech




Lord Shinkwin - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 14th May 2025 11 a.m.
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 11 a.m.
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 11 a.m.
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Clergy Conduct Measure
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
The Lord Bishop of Chichester
The Revd Canon Kate Wharton
Edward Dobson
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