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Calendar
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Social cost of leaving England’s water companies in private ownership View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sikka voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 143
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sikka 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 - 266 Noes - 162
22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Sikka voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sikka voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sikka voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sikka voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Sikka voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189

Speeches
Lord Sikka speeches from: Deforestation Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (88 words) Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Sikka speeches from: Economic Growth Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (67 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Sikka speeches from: Plastic Pollution Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (32 words) Monday 15th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Sikka speeches from: Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025 Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (1,173 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Grand Committee Home Office
Lord Sikka speeches from: Labour Market Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (66 words) Monday 8th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Sikka speeches from: Local Audit (Amendment of Definition of Smaller Authority) Regulations 2025 Lord Sikka contributed 2 speeches (374 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Sikka speeches from: Gilt Yields Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (32 words) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Sikka speeches from: Independent Water Commission Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (156 words) Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Sikka speeches from: Financial Services Reform Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (190 words) Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury
Lord Sikka speeches from: Independent Commission on Adult Social Care Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (70 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Lord Sikka speeches from: Universal Credit Bill Lord Sikka contributed 1 speech (601 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions

Written Answers
Voyager Aircraft Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer) Friday 18th July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the RAF Voyager aircraft are leased; who are the real ultimate owners; and what payments have been made to them since 2008. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) All RAF Voyager aircraft are leased. A Private Finance Initiative arrangement allows for all 14 Voyager aircraft owned by AirTanker Limited to be leased to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), with 11 being leased to the MOD at this time. The payments since 2008 for the AirTanker Limited concession contract total approximately £6 billion.

Written Answers

Voyager Aircraft
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Friday 18th July 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the RAF Voyager aircraft are leased; who are the real ultimate owners; and what payments have been made to them since 2008.

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

All RAF Voyager aircraft are leased. A Private Finance Initiative arrangement allows for all 14 Voyager aircraft owned by AirTanker Limited to be leased to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), with 11 being leased to the MOD at this time.

The payments since 2008 for the AirTanker Limited concession contract total approximately £6 billion.

Lord Sikka mentioned

Live Transcript
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22 Jul 2025, 7:51 p.m. - House of Lords "to follow the Lord Sikka. His depth of knowledge and figures was amaze " Baroness Bryan of Partick (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
23 Jul 2025, 8:39 p.m. - House of Lords " My question follows on from Lord Sikka and Lord Bailey, both of whom " Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025 9 speeches (3,584 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Grand Committee Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Vaux of Harrowden (XB - Excepted Hereditary) making in cleaning up the register and the process of verification, although, as the noble Lord, Lord Sikka - Link to Speech 2: None The noble Lord, Lord Sikka, went into that in forensic detail, and I am sure that the Minister will answer - Link to Speech 3: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this short debate: my noble friend Lord Sikka, and - Link to Speech
Local Audit (Amendment of Definition of Smaller Authority) Regulations 2025 19 speeches (4,787 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) Government Association struck a wonderful deal that established the PSAA, referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Sikka - Link to Speech 2: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) I share many of the perspectives of the noble Lords, Lord Sikka and Lord Fuller. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) financial transparency and sound governance, which I think addresses the point that the noble Lord, Lord Sikka - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) I hope my response to the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, on local transparency helps to answer some of the questions - Link to Speech
Financial Services Reform 19 speeches (5,416 words) Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) My Lords, my question follows on from those of the noble Lords, Lord Davies of Brixton and Lord Sikka - Link to Speech
Universal Credit Bill 56 speeches (25,002 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Bryan of Partick (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, it is always daunting to follow my noble friend Lord Sikka. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LD - Life peer) As was drawn attention to by the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, that means a loss of £2,444 per year. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Sikka, highlighted that we really have no idea what impact the Bill will have on - Link to Speech

Deposited Papers
Monday 22nd September 2025 Source Page: Letter dated 18/09/2025 from Lord Leong to Lord Sharpe, Lord Vaux and Lord Sikka regarding questions raised during the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025 debate: Companies House checks, work visas secured by false companies, UK citizen as director requirement, address verification, accounting and audit exemptions, LLPs and reporting to Parliament, acting as an LLP member, keeping parliament update, and timing for verification of filings. 5p. Document: Lord_Leong_letter_to_Lords_Sharpe_Vaux_and_Sikka-SI_debate.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 18/09/2025 from Lord Leong to Lord Sharpe, Lord Vaux and Lord Sikka regarding questions

Deposited Papers

Monday 22nd September 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 18/09/2025 from Lord Leong to Lord Sharpe, Lord Vaux and Lord Sikka regarding questions raised during the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025 debate: Companies House checks, work visas secured by false companies, UK citizen as director requirement, address verification, accounting and audit exemptions, LLPs and reporting to Parliament, acting as an LLP member, keeping parliament update, and timing for verification of filings. 5p.
Document: Lord_Leong_letter_to_Lords_Sharpe_Vaux_and_Sikka-SI_debate.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 18/09/2025 from Lord Leong to Lord Sharpe, Lord Vaux and Lord Sikka regarding questions