The Earl of Devon
The Earl of Devon
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 11 July 2018
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, given that so many have remained until this stage of the evening, I would hate to disappoint, as well as given how many resounding words of ...
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
The point that I think the Earl Marshal was making was that the seat in the House that he might occupy would perhaps be open to more diverse occupants...
My Lords, I will briefly address Amendment 1 and will ask a couple of specific questions related to the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain.
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
I should note that the term limit I propose is only for those who join the House after the age of 70.
My Lords, I too see the benefits of a retirement age and therefore will speak briefly to Amendment 20 in my name, which is a variation on that theme. ...
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Young People: Sporting Activities
23/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I was fortunate enough to sit on the National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee with the noble Lords, Lord Moynihan and Lord Addington...
Artificial Intelligence: Emissions
22/04/2025 • Lords
My Lords, do His Majesty’s Government have a view on the merits of the Xlinks power project, which is designed to bring renewable energy from Morocco ...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
25/03/2025 • Lords
The Minister may have misunderstood the purport of my amendment, which is merely to ensure that when the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council exerc...
My Lords, I shall speak to three amendments in this group. Amendments 91 and 94, in my name, seek to address gender equality in hereditary peerages on...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
12/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 64 in my name, to which the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, has added his name. Like the other amendments in th...
Carbon Border Taxes
12/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, given that we now produce no nitrogen fertiliser at all in the United Kingdom, and all of it is imported, have the Government calculated the...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
10/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 65 in my name, which is a further variation on the introduction of a retirement age. I am grateful to t...
High Seas Treaty
10/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, last year I chaired the Westminster conference on marine natural capital. I learned there that while there has been considerable success in ...
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