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Division Votes
2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 249 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 243
2 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 23 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 263
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 251 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 134 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 158
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 246 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 247
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 150
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 197 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 160
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 143
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Gove voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 191 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No 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 Gove 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

Speeches
Lord Gove speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Lord Gove contributed 1 speech (832 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Gove speeches from: Grenfell Tower: Bureau Veritas Lord Gove contributed 1 speech (125 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Gove speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Gove contributed 1 speech (519 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House
Lord Gove speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Gove contributed 2 speeches (443 words) Report stage part two Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House

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Live Transcript
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4 Jul 2025, 10:25 a.m. - House of Lords "the evidence given by Lord Gove who said, very conscious of swearing and oath in his role as Lord Chancellor. " Viscount Stansgate (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Jul 2025, 10:25 a.m. - House of Lords "constitution as special oath might be appropriate. I was interested in the evidence given by Lord Gove who " Viscount Stansgate (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2025, 9:46 p.m. - House of Lords "wish, they point to their own party predominantly, and you get this escalator. Lord Gove says there is " Lord Burns (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2025, 6:54 p.m. - House of Lords "we need to move. As for the objections of noble Lord Lord Gove, " Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2025, 7:07 p.m. - House of Lords "find, Lord Gove, that Lady May Maidenhead will clear that bar quite " Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2025, 7:10 p.m. - House of Lords "helpful. Lord Gove says the amount it would reduce the range of voices, " Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2025, 9:22 p.m. - House of Lords "Secondly, as the Noble Lord Lord Gove right when he says the more voices the better? Clearly there is " Lord Gove (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2025, 9:04 p.m. - House of Lords "To Lord Gove who expressed a view " Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Sep 2025, 4:48 p.m. - House of Lords "decision. And my noble friend Lord Gove issued those threats when he " Baroness Coffey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Sep 2025, 7:40 p.m. - House of Lords "Noble Lord Lord Gove has said about making sure the children are absent, and I'm certainly not seeking to " Lord Gove (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Sep 2025, 7:58 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Gove said, the Ministry of " Baroness Blake of Leeds (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Sep 2025, 8:07 p.m. - House of Lords "contribute from Lord Gove. As a coalition partner he did work in " Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Sep 2025, 9:17 p.m. - House of Lords "With few levers to direct that resource will make the most difference. As my honourable friend Lord Gove said in a previous group the SEND category has diversify to an extraordinary degree in recent " Baroness Spielman (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 11:55 p.m. - House of Lords "maybe that is the same senior official that told us if yours are looking at the Lord Gove 21 " Lord Blencathra (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Sep 2025, 3:35 p.m. - House of Lords "yesterday when Lord Gove spoke I referred to those cataclysmic " Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
17 Sep 2025, 11:13 a.m. - House of Lords "the conservative's choice of who should be involved but the government's choice. Rather like mike noble friend Lord Gove, " Lord Lucas (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 4:59 p.m. - House of Lords "is now, Lord Gove recognised that this was not tenable at that we were ending up with flowers that were " Lord Blunkett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 159 speeches (44,465 words) Thursday 18th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Gove, who is not in his place, spoke yesterday, and I referred to the cataclysmic - Link to Speech
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 80 speeches (20,301 words) Committee stage part one Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) the Conservatives’ choice of who to involve but the Government’s, rather like how my noble friend Lord Gove - Link to Speech
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 158 speeches (52,041 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) I find myself in a slightly interesting situation: I agree with some of what the noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) obvious reasons and has served its place.I am very conscious of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Those kinds of issues were touched on by the noble Lord, Lord Gove, in an earlier group.So, to return - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Spielman (Con - Life peer) direct that resource to the activities where it will make the most difference.As my noble friend Lord Gove - Link to Speech
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 229 speeches (67,513 words) Committee stage Monday 15th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) official who told us three years ago when looking at the Environment Act 2021 of the noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 94 speeches (31,749 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Blunkett (Lab - Life peer) Quite rightly, the noble Lord, Lord Gove, as he is now, recognised that this was not tenable and that - Link to Speech 2: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab - Life peer) When the noble Lord, Lord Gove—who is not in his place—was the Secretary of State and oversaw the rapid - Link to Speech
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 170 speeches (52,648 words) Committee stage Thursday 4th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: None When he was Secretary of State for MHCLG, my noble friend Lord Gove issued those threats to seven district - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 129 speeches (26,113 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) The answer to the point from the noble Lord, Lord Gove, about previous Prime Ministers is that the rule - Link to Speech 2: Lord Newby (LD - Life peer) So I am absolutely certain that we need to move.As for the objections of the noble Lord, Lord Gove, the - Link to Speech 3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) sparing but specialist experience, particularly to the Cross Benches.I have to say to my noble friend Lord Gove - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) debate around one particular field—in this case, the figure of 10%—is very helpful.The noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 95 speeches (19,803 words) Report stage part two Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Hayman (XB - Life peer) I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Gove, is in his place, and I am delighted that he obviously - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Thurso (LD - Excepted Hereditary) will not rehearse them again.On an earlier amendment I listened with interest to the noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech 3: Lord Newby (LD - Life peer) Is the noble Lord, Lord Gove, right when he says the more voices, the better? - Link to Speech 4: None The noble Lord, Lord Gove, says that there is no problem with the size of the House, and we have never - Link to Speech
Pension Schemes Bill 110 speeches (28,750 words) 2nd reading Monday 7th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Kit Malthouse (Con - North West Hampshire) with the local government pension scheme, and I stood in this Chamber and opposed Michael Gove, now Lord Gove - Link to Speech
UK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee) 49 speeches (23,754 words) Friday 4th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Viscount Stansgate (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) constitution, a special oath might be appropriate.I was interested in the evidence the noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Lab - Life peer) the noble and learned Lords, Lord Irvine and Lord Falconer, and the recently ennobled noble Lord, Lord Gove - Link to Speech
Palace of Westminster: Restoration and Renewal 17 speeches (1,565 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) The QEII Centre is such a boring option; we know that my noble friend Lord Gove was very opposed to it - Link to Speech