Information between 15th March 2026 - 25th March 2026
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18 Mar 2026 - Higher Education Fees - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 19 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 98 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Employment Rights: Investigatory Powers - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 368 Noes - 107 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Student Loans - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 266 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Fuel Duty - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 252 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 259 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 273 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 164 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 164 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 275 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 161 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 268 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 281 Noes - 167 |
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23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 167 |
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Torsten Bell speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Torsten Bell contributed 1 speech (8 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Monday 23rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Torsten Bell speeches from: National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Torsten Bell contributed 9 speeches (2,684 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Monday 23rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Torsten Bell speeches from: Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary Increases
Torsten Bell contributed 5 speeches (1,450 words) Thursday 19th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Torsten Bell speeches from: Fuel Duty
Torsten Bell contributed 19 speeches (2,752 words) Wednesday 18th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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16 Mar 2026, 6:13 p.m. - House of Lords "Minister for pensions, I my right hon. Friend Torsten Bell, he argued " Lord Davies of Brixton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Mar 2026, 1:17 p.m. - House of Commons "have new licences in the North Sea for our energy security? And can I ask the Minister, since he is known as Torsten Bell? So I'll ask him " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Mar 2026, 1:17 p.m. - House of Commons "as Torsten Bell? So I'll ask him about tax. Does he accept that not having new licences in the North Sea will lose this country? " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Mar 2026, 12:57 p.m. - House of Lords "poorer long after Rachel Reeves and Torsten Bell have become a footnote in history. It's our duty to stop this, and we must. >> Yeah. " Lord Fuller (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Mar 2026, 1:03 p.m. - House of Lords "Torsten Bell to warn him of their serious concerns about the mandate power, saying that it is not " Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Mar 2026, 7:50 p.m. - House of Lords "should we do all of this? Recently, the Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, " Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Mar 2026, 8:57 p.m. - House of Commons "Mark Garnier and Charlotte Cain be members of the committee, but Torsten Bell be the chair of the " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Mar 2026, 8:56 p.m. - House of Commons "amendments that Torsten Bell, Mark Ferguson, Alistair. Strathern, Kenneth Entwistle, Chris Vince, " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Mar 2026, 8:57 p.m. - House of Commons "to 12 that Torsten Bell, Mark Ferguson, Alistair Strathearn, Kira Entwistle, Chris Vince, Mark Garnier and Charlotte Cain, the " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Mar 2026, 8:57 p.m. - House of Commons "Garnier and Charlotte Cain, the members of the committee that Torsten Bell be the chair of the committee. That three be the quorum " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Mar 2026, 8:57 p.m. - House of Commons "be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments. 1 to 12 that Torsten Bell, Mark " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
32 speeches (4,999 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Monday 23rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Pension Schemes Bill
123 speeches (26,138 words) Report stage Monday 23rd March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Recently, the Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, said that transition plans for pension schemes were not - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
105 speeches (15,645 words) Report stage Thursday 19th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) will allow the most poorly performing managers to have a “get out of jail free” card—“It was that Torsten Bell - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con - Life peer) attention—and criticism—outside of this place.The ABI has written to the Minister in the other place, Torsten Bell - Link to Speech |
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Fuel Duty
214 speeches (30,422 words) Wednesday 18th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) Member for Swansea West (Torsten Bell), say that on the telly recently? I certainly have not. - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
55 speeches (16,962 words) Report stage part one Monday 16th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) the purposes of this debate, I shall just quote the Minister for Pensions, my honourable friend Torsten Bell - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions Transition to State Pension age - Work and Pensions Committee Found: Torsten Bell: A lot. |
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Mar. 23 2026
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Torsten Bell and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - large print - 23 March 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill 2024-26 Selection of amendments: Commons Found: Grouping of Lords Amendments by Torsten Bell and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - large print - 23 |
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Mar. 23 2026
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Torsten Bell and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - 23 March 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill 2024-26 Selection of amendments: Commons Found: Grouping of Lords Amendments by Torsten Bell and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - 23 March 2026 |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: HM Treasury: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: Found: Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Found: business rates Dan Tomlinson 23/12/2025 Michael Dnes Meeting to discuss electric vehicle charging Torsten Bell |
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1. Questions to the First Minister
Tuesday 24th March 2026 Mentions: 1: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central) Last December, you told me that Mark Draekford had written to Torsten Bell, the UK pensions Minister - Link to Speech |