Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
LN
Lord Forbes of Newcastle
LabLabour (Life Peer)
LordsLife peer
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Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentDefeated
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentPassed
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentPassed
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentDefeated
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentPassed
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentPassed
Crime and Policing Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentPassed
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Not ContentPassed
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
2026-03-03I will come to that point in a moment and explain further. The TRIS process concluded on 18 February. The UK Government have provided a clear and satisfactory response to the conc…
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
2026-03-03My Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in this group. For the record, I declare my interest as a trustee of Action on Smoking and Health. First of all, I follow on from the com…
Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Economic Growth and Job Creation
2026-03-03My Lords, in warmly welcoming the Government’s commitment to significantly increasing defence expenditure and the opportunity to use this lever to promote economic growth, especia…
Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Economic Growth and Job Creation
2026-03-03To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on promoting economic growth and job creation in Eng…