Member of Parliament
Lord Bird
Member since
30 Oct 2015
Bills sponsored
8
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
259
Written questions
0
Last spoke
17 Mar 2026
Recent contributions (259)
HANSARDNational Minimum WageI thank the Minister for that Answer. I think it is interesting that none of us knows how you can live on £10 an hour and run a family and pay your rent. The minimum wage is not…21 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal Authority FinancesMy Lords, one of the big problems that local authorities have is dealing with more and more homeless people. Section 21 on no-fault evictions is still on the statute book and…06 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Health Service: Key TargetsDoes the Minister agree with me that, if you really want to hit the targets for the NHS, you need to deal with the fact that 50% of people who present themselves at the NHS are…16 Jan 2024HANSARDHomelessnessAre the Government aware—18 Dec 2023HANSARDHomelessnessAre the Government aware that for every person who falls homeless—they are not all out on the streets—the cost of running that homeless family or individual is two or three times…18 Dec 2023
Bills sponsored (8)
BILLMinistry for Poverty Prevention Bill [HL]1st reading29 Jan 2025ActiveBILLMinistry for Poverty Prevention Bill [HL]1st reading13 Mar 2024ActiveBILLOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023Royal Assent29 Jun 2023EnactedBILLWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]1st reading08 Jul 2022ActiveBILLWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]2nd reading06 May 2022ActiveBILLWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]Committee stage