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—25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I very strongly agree with much of what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, said, particularly his last comment. As long as we have independent Cross-Bench Peers in…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI say that much as I respect the noble Lord, Lord Birt. That just demonstrates the problem of specifying individual placeholders who should get a place in this Chamber. Thirdly,…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, whether or not one agrees with the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, that many of the issues we have been debating should not have been debated—I think with every passing hour,…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, on these Benches, we strongly agree with the central thrust of the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, which is that the House is too big and should be reduced in…25 Mar 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