Lord Bridges of Headley Portrait

Lord Bridges of Headley

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 28th May 2015


Lord Bridges of Headley is not a member of any APPGs
1 Former APPG membership
Blockchain
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
4th Nov 2019 - 9th Feb 2022
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
8th Sep 2020 - 9th Feb 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
17th Jul 2016 - 14th Jun 2017
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
14th May 2015 - 17th Jul 2016


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Bridges of Headley has voted in 324 divisions, and 5 times against the majority of their Party.

1 Dec 2020 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 - View Vote Context
Lord Bridges of Headley voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 27 Conservative Aye votes vs 178 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 64 Noes - 246
9 Nov 2020 - United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bridges of Headley voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 44 Conservative No votes vs 147 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 433
9 Nov 2020 - United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bridges of Headley voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 38 Conservative No votes vs 134 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 407
20 Oct 2020 - United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Bridges of Headley voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 39 Conservative Aye votes vs 158 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 169
28 Sep 2020 - Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions - View Vote Context
Lord Bridges of Headley voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 24 Conservative Aye votes vs 166 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 99 Noes - 198
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Baroness Penn (Conservative)
Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)
(10 debate interactions)
Lord Callanan (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(9 debate interactions)
Lord Bethell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(16 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(8 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Finance Act 2021
(4,803 words contributed)
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023
(4,777 words contributed)
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View all Lord Bridges of Headley's debates

Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Bridges of Headley, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


1 Bill introduced by Lord Bridges of Headley

Introduced: 14th October 2015

A Bill to make provision about the Bank of England; to make provision about the regulation of financial services; to make provision about the issue of banknotes; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 4th May 2016 and was enacted into law.

Lord Bridges of Headley has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 1 Written Question

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
30th Sep 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their impact assessment of the Coronavirus Bill, whether they have conducted further analysis on the monetised impact of the exercise of powers contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020; and if so, what plans they have to publish the findings.

As per section 97(1)(b) of the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Secretary of State will make a statement in the two month report about whether he considers the current status of non-devolved provisions to be appropriate. The first such statement was published on 29 May and this and subsequent reports are available in an online-only format.

An analysis of the provisions was published on 23 September, to inform the debate held on 30 September can also be found in an online-only format.