Member of Parliament
Lord Newby
Member since
25 Sept 1997
Bills sponsored
13
Speeches (30d)
1
Speeches (all)
306
Written questions
0
Last spoke
23 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (306)
HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I have been a Member of your Lordships’ House for 28 years. I am extremely grateful to my noble friend for sparing me from the noose he is…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Burns, for his amendment and the way he introduced it. He raised four very substantial issues—much more substantial than most of the issues…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord will not be surprised to know I do not agree with him. We discussed this before and my view, oft repeated, is that we should, wherever we can, proceed…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillSurely the noble Lord’s amendment requires a statutory instrument to cover every single recommendation of the Select Committee.09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, described the preamble as “fine words”. He will know the saying, “Fine words butter no parsnips”. Well, these words have buttered no…09 Jul 2025
Bills sponsored (13)
BILLOpticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Bill [HL]2nd reading10 Jul 2017ActiveBILLOpticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Bill [HL]2nd reading08 Jun 2016ActiveBILLFinance Act 2015Royal Assent26 Mar 2015EnactedBILLSupply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015Royal Assent26 Mar 2015EnactedBILLInsurance Act 2015Royal Assent12 Feb 2015EnactedBILLNational Insurance Contributions Act 2015Royal Assent12 Feb 2015