Member of Parliament
Lord Farmer
Member since
05 Sept 2014
Bills sponsored
5
Speeches (30d)
4
Speeches (all)
304
Written questions
0
Last spoke
24 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (304)
HANSARDLow-income Families: Benefits FreezeMy Lords, over a decade ago the Joseph Rowntree Foundation proved that the tax credits approach to child poverty had run out of steam. How are this Government following the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on his excellent maiden speech. The Prime Minister has promised a vast interlocking programme…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs GangsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement of the Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police that children involved in county lines drugs…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs GangsI thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply. The chief constable points to the lack of family and security in these children’s lives and to the need to bridge the gap…08 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, today I wish to focus on constitutional affairs, justice, family law and wider family policy—or rather the lack of it. In the gracious Speech there was a commitment to,…21 Oct 2019
Bills sponsored (5)
BILLSupport for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL]2nd reading19 Nov 2024ActiveBILLChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023Royal Assent29 Jun 2023EnactedBILLFront-loaded Child Benefit Bill [HL]Committee stage02 Dec 2022ActiveBILLFront-loaded Child Benefit Bill [HL]1st reading16 Jun 2021ActiveBILLFamily Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill [HL]2nd reading23 Nov 2018Active