Member of Parliament
Lord Bates
Member since
30 Jun 2008
Bills sponsored
13
Speeches (30d)
3
Speeches (all)
604
Written questions
0
Last spoke
21 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (604)
HANSARDLifelong LearningIt is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Knight, on securing this debate and suggest to him that there is…06 Feb 2025HANSARDFree Schools and AcademiesMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Evans for securing this debate and for the way in which she introduced it, with her passion, enthusiasm and expertise. We benefited from…23 Jan 2025HANSARDOverseas Development AssistanceMy Lords, for many years Her Majesty’s Government have taken great pride in regularly publishing reports on the impact of overseas aid in terms of the millions of lives saved,…14 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, it is true that the UK was the first major economy to meet its 0.7% aid commitment. It did so in 2013 and sustained it for seven years. That is a record of which British…01 Jul 2021HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, when you are the 33rd speaker and the final Back-Bench speaker, it is always a bit of a challenge to make a contribution that does not trespass on the Whips’ motto that…25 Jun 2021
Bills sponsored (13)
BILLSupply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019Royal Assent15 Mar 2019EnactedBILLFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]Report stage26 Feb 2019ActiveBILLFinance Act 2019Royal Assent12 Feb 2019EnactedBILLTaxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018Royal Assent13 Sept 2018EnactedBILLSupply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2018Royal Assent19 Jul 2018EnactedBILLFinance Act 2018Royal Assent