Biography
About Lord Bloggs
Lord Bloggs has served as a Life Peer in the House of Lords since 2009.
This page draws live data from the UK Parliament Members, Lords Votes and Interests APIs to give a transparent view of Lord Bloggs's parliamentary work — current memberships, voting record, written questions and registered interests.
Focus
Areas of policy interest
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Concerns: Policy Interests
Business, industry and consumers · Culture, media and sport · Education · Employment and training · Parliament, government and politics
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Concerns: UK Areas
London · Wales
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Concerns: World Areas
China · France · Kenya · Russia · United States of America
Parliamentary work
Record & activity
Live data from members-api.parliament.uk and lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk.
- 2024 — 2024Committee
Statutory Inquiries Committee
- 2023 — 2023Committee
Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
- 2020 — 2021Committee
Highgate Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee
- 2015 — 2019Committee
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
- 2014 — 2015Committee
Digital Skills
- 2012 — 2015Committee
Information Committee (Lords)
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Employment Rights Bill
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Renters’ Rights Bill
98 Content 148 Not Content
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Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to my valedictory Question, and indeed all other colleagues, who have been generous—overgenerous, I would say—in their remarks on my retirement. I also thank the Minister for her response, which is very…
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Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to explore the potential of minimally invasive cancer therapies, such as focused ultrasound to treat less survivable cancers; and how this will be addressed in the national cancer plan.…
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Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I put my name to the two amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Wolf because I entirely share her concern that the Bill as drafted could have a damaging effect on apprenticeships, especially for young people and especially in small firm…
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Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, in the absence of my noble friend Lord Hampton, who added his name to this amendment but is unable to be here, I will speak in support of Amendment 100. I will be brief as the noble Baronesses, Lady Penn and Lady Lister, have already set out th…
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Housebuilders: Information Sharing
My Lords, I welcome what the Minister has said about support for SMEs and construction. Are the Government also looking at other issues bedevilling SMEs in the construction sector, such as poor payment practices and cash retentions?…
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Music Education: State Schools
My Lords, until recently, I chaired a charity aimed at inspiring young people with a love of classical music. We developed teaching resources for schools based on Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique”, branded as Fantastique! for Schools. Schools that used t…
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Young People’s Media Literacy
My Lords, like digital literacy, media literacy is a cross-cutting essential skill that is needed by all young people and relevant to all subjects. It is good to know that the curriculum and assessment review is taking account of this, but will that revi…
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Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment. I add my good wishes to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for choosing to spend his birthday in support of my amendment, and I hope the rest of it is equally enjoyable. I thank the Minister fo…
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Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 102, in the name of my noble friend Lady Wolf of Dulwich, who much regrets that she is unable to be here today to move it herself. I was delighted to add my name to this very specific amendment, addressing what I am sur…
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Employment Rights Bill
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I support much of the Bill but will raise some issues about the schools part of it. We rightly emphasise the need for a broad and balanced curriculum, but we also need a broad and balanced education policy. It is clearly important to ensure tha…
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Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have no intention of opposing the amendments sent to us by the House of Commons. I regret the removal of the sole amendment passed by this House, which would, in my view, have given more time for Skills England to get its strategic work fully…
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Following the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 30 October 2024 (HL1966), what actions they have considered to compensate contractors who have not received payments due to them as a result of failures in the procurement pr
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Following the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 30 October 2024 (HL1966), how many subcontractors to ISG Limited the Ministry of Justice has been in contact with; what assistance the department has provided or may be able
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What support they will give to the Office for Students (1) to allow more providers to complete the registration process ahead of the introduction of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, and (2) to support submissions from sma
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Whether providers which currently receive educational oversight from Ofsted for their level 5 and 6 provision will have a proportional third category route to registration with the Office for Students during the implementat
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What plans they have to extend the requirement for heart screening for young people engaged in sport beyond organisations which already require and provide such screening.
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What assessment they have made of the experience of other countries (including Italy, the United States of America, France, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland and Israel) in promoting or requiring he
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What plans they have (1) to promote heart screening for young people engaged in sport, and (2) to increase the availability of such screening.
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What plans Skills England have to ensure that the proposed Growth and Skills Levy will (1) address the skills and training needs of the woodworking and joinery sector, and (2) be fully accessible to small and medium-sized e
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What steps they are taking to promote training and apprenticeship provision in the woodworking and joinery sector, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Whether project bank accounts (PBAs) were in place on all public sector projects undertaken by ISG Limited for Government departments, in line with the Government's Construction Playbook which states that PBAs “should be us
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Whether, in light of their guidance published on 10 October on charging and reclaiming VAT on goods and services related to private school fees, providers offering Level 6 qualifications which are funded through the Dance a
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What assessment they have made of the value of retention payments which (1) have been withheld, (2) have been released to suppliers, and (3) are still being held in relation to completed projects undertaken by ISG Limited f
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What plans they have to pay for works completed on Ministry of Justice projects undertaken by ISG Limited, before it went into administration, to companies in the supply chain working on projects for which project bank acco
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Whether certified payments owed to suppliers of ISG Limited for contracts undertaken on behalf of the Ministry of Justice will be paid directly to those suppliers when expected monies have not been deposited into project ba
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Whether certified payments will be paid to companies who have worked on projects run by ISG Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Justice where there are no funds in the project bank account (PBA); and whether there is a ris
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Whether they have made progress in negotiating any bilateral youth mobility schemes with EU countries, particularly France, Greece, Italy and Spain.
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What steps they are taking to negotiate bilateral youth mobility schemes with countries across Europe to ensure UK travel businesses can hire UK citizens for critical tourism roles overseas.
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What assessment they have made of the merits of introducing a new youth-group digital visa application process for those under the age of 18 wishing to visit the UK.
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What is the current value of Government departments' directly procured construction contracts where project bank accounts are being used, as recommended in the Construction Playbook.
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What steps they are taking, in partnership with the construction sector, to reform the practice of retentions; and when they expect to announce results.
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No registrable interests
- Past 2024 — 2024
Statutory Inquiries Committee
24 Jan 2024 → 16 Sept 2024
- Past 2023 — 2023
Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
31 Jan 2023 → 23 Nov 2023
- Past 2020 — 2021
Highgate Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee
15 Dec 2020 → 08 Mar 2021
- Past 2015 — 2019
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
23 Jun 2015 → 02 Jul 2019
- Past 2014 — 2015
Digital Skills
12 Jun 2014 → 04 Feb 2015
- Past 2012 — 2015
Information Committee (Lords)
16 May 2012 → 30 Mar 2015
In Parliament