Information between 13th April 2024 - 18th January 2025
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23 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted Aye and in line with the House One of 25 Crossbench Aye votes vs 6 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 192 |
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16 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted Aye and in line with the House One of 62 Crossbench Aye votes vs 4 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 218 |
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16 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted Aye and in line with the House One of 60 Crossbench Aye votes vs 8 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 227 |
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16 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted Aye and in line with the House One of 51 Crossbench Aye votes vs 11 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 233 |
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30 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted Aye and in line with the House One of 38 Crossbench Aye votes vs 10 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 217 |
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30 Apr 2024 - Victims and Prisoners Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted Aye and against the House One of 32 Crossbench Aye votes vs 16 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 222 Noes - 222 |
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11 Sep 2024 - Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted No and in line with the House One of 8 Crossbench No votes vs 9 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 132 |
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11 Sep 2024 - Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted No and in line with the House One of 10 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 30 Noes - 138 |
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11 Sep 2024 - Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted No and against the House One of 8 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 132 |
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13 Jan 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context Lord Walney voted No and against the House One of 7 Crossbench No votes vs 0 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 122 Noes - 120 |
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Lord Walney speeches from: Artificial Intelligence Opportunities Action Plan
Lord Walney contributed 1 speech (2 words) Thursday 16th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
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Lord Walney speeches from: Defending Democracy Taskforce
Lord Walney contributed 1 speech (51 words) Monday 6th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Lord Walney speeches from: Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
Lord Walney contributed 1 speech (68 words) Monday 6th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Lord Walney speeches from: Strategic Defence Review
Lord Walney contributed 1 speech (809 words) Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Grand Committee Ministry of Defence |
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Lord Walney speeches from: Anniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle East
Lord Walney contributed 1 speech (90 words) Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
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Lord Walney speeches from: King’s Speech
Lord Walney contributed 1 speech (627 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Social Cohesion and Community during Periods of Change
61 speeches (35,991 words) Friday 6th December 2024 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Archbishop of York (Bshp - Bishops) done by reviews carried out by Dame Sara Khan, the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, and the noble Lord, Lord Walney - Link to Speech |
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Counter-Extremism Strategy
19 speeches (1,527 words) Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) outline which of the recommendations for safeguarding democracy in the review by the noble Lord, Lord Walney - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
105 speeches (10,744 words) Thursday 10th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Carla Denyer (Green - Bristol Central) This week, questions have been raised about whether Lord Walney is to be sacked as the Government’s anti-extremism - Link to Speech |
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Strategic Defence Review
54 speeches (26,113 words) Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Grand Committee Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Earl Attlee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I entirely agree with some of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Walney, on that.Another challenge - Link to Speech 2: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) the increasing threats from Russia and China—as did other noble Lords, including the noble Lord, Lord Walney - Link to Speech |
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Anniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle East
28 speeches (6,879 words) Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Winston (Lab - Life peer) for it is a military one.The loneliness is massively increased by anti-Semitism; the noble Lord, Lord Walney - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
135 speeches (53,523 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Altmann (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Walney. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Stevens of Birmingham (XB - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Walney pointed out, in the great scale of public expenditure, that is a trivial - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
123 speeches (50,331 words) Wednesday 24th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Godson (Con - Life peer) forces from overseas trying to undermine our country.As is well known in this House, the noble Lord, Lord Walney - Link to Speech |
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Political Violence and Disruption: Walney Report
42 speeches (7,437 words) Wednesday 22nd May 2024 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) Lord Walney was appointed in 2019 to advise the Government on political violence and extremism. - Link to Speech 2: Michael Fabricant (Con - Lichfield) Lord Walney has come up with a marvellous report. - Link to Speech 3: Miriam Cates (Con - Penistone and Stocksbridge) I welcome the report and thank Lord Walney for his excellent work. - Link to Speech 4: Tom Hunt (Con - Ipswich) I have previously discussed some of these issues with Lord Walney. - Link to Speech 5: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) I think Lord Walney is suggesting that that balance should be looked at carefully. - Link to Speech |
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Point of Order
3 speeches (272 words) Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Caroline Lucas (Green - Brighton, Pavilion) On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, this morning a Home Office-commissioned report from Lord Walney - Link to Speech |
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Lord Walney’s Report into Political Violence and Disruption
1 speech (723 words) Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Written Statements Home Office Mentions: 1: James Cleverly (Con - Braintree) The Government appointed Lord Walney in 2019 to advise the Government on political violence and extremism - Link to Speech |
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Friday 24th May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023-2024 Home Affairs Committee Found: Former Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism and Author of Operating with Impunity (2021) , Lord Walney |
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Thursday 2nd May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023-2024 Home Affairs Committee Found: Former Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism and Author of Operating with Impunity (2021) , Lord Walney |
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Thursday 25th April 2024
Special Report - Fifth Special Report - Policing of protests: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report Home Affairs Committee Found: Recommendation 8: We recognise the work completed by Lord Walney in his role as the independent adviser |
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Lord Walney
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 10th December 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11671 on Lord Walney, whether Lord Walney (a) has been since 5 July 2024 and (b) is the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption while her Department reviews the role. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) The Counter-Extremism Sprint has included a review of the advice the Government receives from a variety of sources on policy in this area, including the Independent Advisor on Political Violence and Disruption. The Government is currently considering the findings from the Sprint, and Lord Walney remains in post while that work is ongoing. |
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Lord Walney
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 10th December 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11671 on Lord Walney, whether she has discussed with Lord Walney (a) his role as the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption, (b) political violence and disruption, (c) legislation relating to political violence and disruption and (d) policing of political violence and disruption. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) The Counter-Extremism Sprint has included a review of the advice the Government receives from a variety of sources on policy in this area, including the Independent Advisor on Political Violence and Disruption. The Government is currently considering the findings from the Sprint, and Lord Walney remains in post while that work is ongoing. |
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Lord Walney
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 10th December 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11671 on Lord Walney, whether Lord Walney is participating in the review of the role of the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption through the Counter-Extremism sprint. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) The Counter-Extremism Sprint has included a review of the advice the Government receives from a variety of sources on policy in this area, including the Independent Advisor on Political Violence and Disruption. The Government is currently considering the findings from the Sprint, and Lord Walney remains in post while that work is ongoing. |
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Lord Walney
Asked by: Carla Denyer (Green Party - Bristol Central) Wednesday 27th November 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish details of meetings (a) held by the Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption since he was appointed to that role and (b) that he plans to hold in the next 12 months. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office has no current plans to publish details of meetings held by the independent adviser on political violence and disruption. |
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Lord Walney
Asked by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Tuesday 5th November 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain Lord Walney as the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office is currently reviewing the role of the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption through the Counter-Extremism sprint. Any decisions arising from this review will be announced in the normal was in due course. |
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Lord Walney
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Point of Order by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 21 May 2024 and the report entitled Protecting our Democracy from Coercion, HC 775, published on 21 May 2024, if he will amend page 1 of that report to include the registered interests of the UK Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption. Answered by Tom Tugendhat Lord Walney is the UK Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption. Lord Walney’s report, published on 21 May and entitled Protecting our Democracy from Coercion, is an independent report. Therefore, the Home Secretary is not able to make any amends to it. It would be for Lord Walney as the report’s author to consider any necessary alterations. |
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Criminal Justice Bill: Progress of the Bill - CBP-10022
May. 10 2024 Found: remove face coverings, with a penalty of one month custodial sentence and a £1,000 fine.” 250 Lord Walney |
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Thursday 23rd May Protecting Our Democracy from Coercion report 10 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024)Tabled by: Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead) That this House recognises the fundamental importance of the right to non-violent protest to the democratic process; believes that the freedom of citizens to exercise this right has, in recent years, been undermined by oppressive Government legislation, including the Public Order Act 2023; is concerned by the recommendations of Lord … |
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May. 10 2024
Research Briefing on progress of the Bill Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Briefing papers Found: remove face coverings, with a penalty of one month custodial sentence and a £1,000 fine.” 250 Lord Walney |