Lord Rooker
The Rt Hon. the Lord Rooker
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 15 June 2001
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, on a debate such as this, the House really misses the Countess of Mar—if only she was still here. I can recall her one day bringing a delega...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
I have just a practical question, really. There is a Peer who came into this House and did not make a maiden speech for 10 years because he considered...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, when I am at a college in the Midlands this Friday morning with the Learn with the Lords programme, the first thing I will say is that the H...
Does the noble Lord accept that most of those countries, which I have looked at as well, have a written constitution? We do not. That is the thing tha...
Renters’ Rights Bill
30/06/2025 • Lords
If my noble friend the Minister does discuss it with Defra, she will find that Defra has nothing like the numbers of people with experience of farming...
Food Allergens
25/06/2025 • Lords
Is it not the case that retailers, particularly the smaller ones, would be more likely to take guidance seriously if there was a mandatory requirement...
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
25/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I am very grateful to those who have contributed. As far as I am concerned, my noble friend has given a positive, clear, on-the-record respo...
My Lords, the explanation of the amendment makes its intention clear, and so I will not take very long.
I do not say that this amendment is a lefto...
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
24/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, this is a Bill I strongly support, I want it to work, but I think it will be a waste of time. That sounds harsh, but it need not be. As I sa...
Cladding: High-rise Buildings
16/06/2025 • Lords
I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Many blocks still to be done contain the same panels as Grenfell. Can we be assured that the companies identi...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on removing cladding from high-rise buildings.
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
03/06/2025 • Lords
Does not my noble friend appreciate that sending this amendment back to the elected House will, for the first time, give it a choice? There has been n...
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
01/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I am goaded by my own Front Bench to speak for the second time in favour of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I also share the views of the n...
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