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)
HANSARDDefence: Continuous At-sea DeterrenceMy Lords, given that a single nuclear submarine could deliver nuclear weapons with more than 100 times the destructive yield of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which…23 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsMy Lords, the UK-US relationship has been the cornerstone of our shared prosperity and security for over a century and should remain so. Therefore, I warmly welcome the New…17 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, British taxpayers can take immense pride in the fact that their funds have helped to save the lives of over 1 million people in the last five years alone, most of those…10 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great privilege to speak in this debate. I very much welcome the Bill and support its Second Reading today. It is a great privilege to hear the maiden speech of…26 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThat an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in…19 May 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