Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
The Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 6 October 2019
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I will again speak extremely briefly. As the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, said, my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb signed Amendments...
I should declare that for the past year or so I have been working with the Horticultural Trades Association, which represents environmental horticultu...
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Voting at 16
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, earlier this month, there was an absolutely inspiring event in the House, with lots of 16 and 17 year-olds and, indeed, younger students who...
Financial Services Reform
22/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, my question follows on from those of the noble Lords, Lord Davies of Brixton and Lord Sikka, both of whom spoke about financialisation. Earl...
Employment Rights Bill
22/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. The problem is that words such as “reasonable” and “assessed risk” refer to what may happen in well-r...
My Lords, aware of the hour, I begin with a promise that I will not test the opinion of the House, although I am afraid that I cannot speak, of course...
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Universal Credit Bill
21/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her typically comprehensive response within the limits of the time available. I thank everyone who has contributed ...
At end to insert “but regrets the impact of the Bill, particularly with regard to age discrimination, the impact on people with high levels of need an...
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Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025
21/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, very briefly, I offer the Green group’s support for the fatal amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Fox—and I welcome him back.
I will make t...
State of Climate and Nature
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the Statement refers to the legal duty on the Government to halt species decline by 2030—except that is not happening. To take the example o...
Employment Rights Bill
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer, although I have to express disappointment that none of the other Front Benches wanted to engage with th...
My Lords, Amendment 127A in my name is a milder attempt to deal with the pressing issue of pay inequality and
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Official Development Assistance
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, antimicrobial resistance is a huge security threat to the United Kingdom, as well as a health threat and an economic threat. The noble Lord,...
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
16/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, briefly, I feel that the discussion of this potentially extraordinarily far-reaching group of amendments has a different perspective from th...
My Lords, I will chiefly offer support to Amendment 46A from the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey.
In response to the challenge from the noble Lord, Lor...
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