Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Became Member: 17th January 2011
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
(since April 2023)2 APPG memberships (as of 8 Apr 2024)
British Jews, Israel4 Former APPG memberships
British Virgin Islands, Get Refusal, Jews, Race Equality in EducationDivision Voting information
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 355 Noes - 77
Debates during the 2019 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(35 debate interactions)
Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)
(14 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(26 debate contributions)
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(9 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(3,324 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 3 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Department has not made any specific assessment of job creation and recreational opportunities related to the repair of Faversham swing bridge. The Department has, however, been instrumental in encouraging all parties to work together and find a mutually acceptable resolution and will continue to do so.
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England this financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion.
In England this is being delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.
The year-long Household Support Fund extension allows Local Authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary cost of living support to those most in need.
The distribution of the funding is targeted at the areas of the country with the most vulnerable households, on the basis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) local population estimates and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores. Allocation amounts for upper tier Local Authorities in England are therefore reflective of population size and relative deprivation.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Government is providing £842m to Local Authorities in England to deliver the Household Support Fund in England over 2023/24. The Devolved Administrations have received additional funding via the Barnett formula.
This is additional funding to Local Authorities, not re-allocated from elsewhere.
Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)