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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 17 Sep 2025
Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice (Alteration of Overall Compensation Limits) Order 2025

"My Lords, it is an enormous privilege to welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box on her first appearance. I welcome the fact that such an experienced lawyer now holds this position.

I turn now to the substance of the debate; the Minister has explained everything in such lucid detail …..."
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 05 Sep 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill

"My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, and congratulate him on bringing this Bill so speedily before this House. Now that Wales has much better digital services and the young use digital means in preference to postal and other services, it is a timely measure. …..."
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech

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Division Vote (Lords)
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 27 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
Division Vote (Lords)
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 33 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB) voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 24 Crossbench Aye votes vs 11 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 162
Written Question
Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
Monday 14th July 2025

Asked by: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic growth generated by the full utilisation of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023, and what steps they are taking to fully utilise that Act.

Answered by Baroness Gustafsson

The Electronic Trade Documents Act’s Impact Assessment estimates that electronic trade documents (ETDs) could generate £1.1bn over a decade by reducing trade costs, accelerating transactions, and improving access to trade finance, particularly for SMEs.

To support ETD uptake, we have recently launched several initiatives in the Trade Strategy. This includes plans to establish Digital Trade Corridors with key European markets, setting up an SME Capability Programme to help smaller firms adopt digital trade tools, and launching an ETD Information Hub on Business.Gov.UK to support businesses transition. We are also promoting international legal reform on ETDs through bilateral and multilateral engagement.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 04 Jul 2025
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I too pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, for all that he has done, is doing and, I am sure, will continue to do to try to remedy the kind of injustice that he has outlined.

Before I turn to the options put before us, I …..."
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Jun 2025
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]

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Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Jun 2025
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I will be brief. I separated out this amendment because it deals with an issue we too often neglect when we speak about devolution: the working of the union. It seems to me that the debate on the previous amendments brought into clear focus a failure to distinguish …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Jun 2025
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]

"I will briefly reply. There is a difference between what I have put forward and what the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, suggests.

I thank everyone for listening patiently to what I had to say. I believe that, at the end of the day, as one sees across the world, we …..."
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