Member of Parliament
Lord Blencathra
Member since
28 Feb 2011
Bills sponsored
8
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
619
Written questions
0
Last spoke
20 Mar 2026
Recent contributions (619)
HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to oppose Amendment 379 and support most of Amendment 471, inadequate though it is. My views may not be the same as those of my noble friends on the Front Bench,…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I had sought to intervene on the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, before he sat down, but the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, beat me to it. I want to ask him a simple…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. It seems that he and his noble friends keep talking about the police and the restrictions which will be imposed on the police. But…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is a delight to listen to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, who hit the nail on the head: in fact, she hit many nails on the head, and I agree with everything…15 Jan 2026HANSARDLarge-scale Waste CrimeMy Lords, the Environment Agency may be good at prosecuting a known farmer who damages a river or a known factory which has a chemical spill, but fly-tipping style is now a…14 Jan 2026
Bills sponsored (8)
BILLWheelchair Access Bill [HL]1st reading04 Dec 2023ActiveBILLEquipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023Royal Assent20 Jul 2023EnactedBILLJoint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court Bill [HL]2nd reading16 Jan 2020ActiveBILLEquality Act 2010 (Amendment) (Disabled Access) Bill [HL]2nd reading24 Nov 2017ActiveBILLEquality Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill [HL]2nd reading11 Jun 2015ActiveBILLEquality Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill [HL]2nd reading