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)
HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her assessment, but I do not agree. It is interesting that, when she outlined how she will tackle poverty, she mentioned school uniforms,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI agree with the Minister 100%. We should never, ever abandon people who are in an emergency. But, if that is what we are doing, and if that is what most of our efforts go into,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have never heard of the concept of deep poverty. The noble Baroness, Lady Barran, said that poverty is different if you are in Weston-super-Mare or in Bristol. I was privileged…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, on Amendment 100, from the noble Lord, Lord Young, I will offer a bit of Big Issue news. We did a survey in the early part of this century in which we surveyed 150 to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI second the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Young. I am very interested in foster caring, largely because when I was in care as a young child, it was largely because I did not…12 Jun 2025
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