Member of Parliament
Lord Henley
Member since
28 Feb 1978
Bills sponsored
6
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
529
Written questions
0
Last spoke
11 Feb 2025
Recent contributions (529)
HANSARDCompanies: Parental Leave PracticesMy Lords, again it is fair to say that the noble Lord is right to highlight that there has been a low take-up of shared parental leave. We will want to look at this to make sure…10 Jul 2019HANSARDCompanies: Parental Leave PracticesI am more than happy to look at that because there is no point in introducing new measures to assist new employees if the employers, HR departments and others do not know about…10 Jul 2019HANSARDRural Post OfficesMy Lords, in 2017 we committed to safeguarding the Post Office network and protecting rural services. The Government have invested over £2 billion since 2010 to ensure the…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRural Post OfficesMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend about the value that we place on the Post Office, and rural post offices in particular. That is why we made that commitment in the 2017…09 Jul 2019HANSARDRural Post OfficesMy Lords, I am not aware of that connection with the closure of banks in rural areas causing an increase in crime, but I am aware that there is a decline in bank services in…09 Jul 2019
Bills sponsored (6)
BILLDomestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018Royal Assent19 Jul 2018EnactedBILLNuclear Safeguards Act 2018Royal Assent26 Jun 2018EnactedBILLSmart Meters Act 2018Royal Assent23 May 2018EnactedBILLEuropean Union (Approvals) Act 2017Royal Assent07 Dec 2017EnactedBILLProtection of Freedoms Act 2012Royal Assent01 May 2012EnactedBILLTerrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011Royal Assent14 Dec 2011