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)
HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIt is wonderful to be able to talk about justice, home affairs and culture. Based on my own experience, if you want to sort out justice and all the problems of people who end up…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Poverty and Mass EvictionsMy Lords, I am grateful for this chance to talk about something which has caused me a lot of sleepless nights. Thirty years ago, I started the Big Issue . In the past 30 years,…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Poverty and Mass EvictionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of mass evictions resulting from COVID-19-related poverty; and what steps they will take to prevent such…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: ObesityIs it not important to bear in mind the fact that people who are poor and obese are living in a permanent emergency? That emergency starts in the early years of their lives and…21 Apr 2021HANSARDLevelling UpWe know that a commonality among people who suffer poverty is, on most occasions, that they did not do very well at school. This leads to a low-wage economy, low-wage health and…18 Mar 2021
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