Lord Murphy of Torfaen

Lord Murphy of Torfaen

The Rt Hon. the Lord Murphy of Torfaen

Labour
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Member since 19 October 2015

Recent Debate Contributions

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Malvern Hills Bill [HL]

03/06/2025Lords

1 contribution
That puts a different light on things. I support my noble friend Lord Faulkner of Worcester in supporting this private Bill. I also commend the nob...
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Who knows what will happen in the future? They used to sell tickets for the Devolution Committee, which my noble and learned friend Lord Irvine chaire...
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Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]

07/02/2025Lords

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My Lords, it is a great pleasure, as always, to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I was trying to work out how long we have been in Parliament toget...
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Legally—I will come to that in a moment. Therefore, these regulations are absolutely right. We need to ensure that turnout is up, and that people vote...
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My Lords, I support this statutory instrument. It is very important that we try to ensure that as many as people as possible vote in Northern Ireland,...
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Opera

10/12/2024Lords

2 contributions
My Lords, it is a great pleasure, particularly after listening to that very interesting debate on Northern Ireland, to come to a very different topic:...
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To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support opera.
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My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on this significant achievement. It puts into practice what we said we would do before the general election: ...
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Rail Performance

13/11/2024Lords

1 contribution
Regarding HS2 and Old Oak Common, what is going to happen to services from Wales and the West Country over the next number of years with the effective...
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House of Lords Reform

12/11/2024Lords

1 contribution
My Lords, that advice was certainly relevant yesterday, when 80 people spoke in the debate and I was 71st. But it gave me time to reflect on the natur...
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Autumn Budget 2024

11/11/2024Lords

1 contribution
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Northbrook, referred to a recent article in the Times. Yesterday, in the editorial of its sister paper, the
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Crown Estate Bill [HL]

05/11/2024Lords

2 contributions
My Lords, I will speak to move Amendment 11 on behalf of my noble friend Lord Hain, who cannot be with us this afternoon. I was present in Committee o...
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