The Lord Lipsey
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Lipsey is deceased. His full title was The Lord Lipsey. His name was David Lawrence Lipsey.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2024-10-09
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
My Lords, my wife and I have had the privilege of living in the Wye valley in Wales for nearly 30 years. We go swimming at Glasbury most mornings in summer, some mornings in winter, and my wife even took the plunge once on Boxing Day, for which she shou
2024-05-23
Media Bill
That is right. He has succeeded; I have lost my thread.
If we had had more time or if the phrase “extended consensus” had been interpreted more widely, these matters could have been dealt with. In the end, we will end up with an unnecessarily flawed B
2024-05-23
Media Bill
My Lords, my name appears on all three amendments in this group and therefore it is very tempting to make a long speech on all of them. But I will not do that; I am going to confine myself to the absolutely ghastly procedural and constitutional hole we a
2024-05-23
Business of the House
My Lords, I was one of the people who asked the noble Lord to separate these two Motions and I am very grateful that he has done so. It shows the great courtesy that he has always shown to this House and its processes since becoming Leader.
I rise to
2024-05-22
Media Bill
Who appointed Mr Jeffrey?
2024-05-22
Media Bill
I thank your Lordships very much. It goes into a procedure, called whatever everybody shouted a minute ago, and the fate of this clause, along with the rest of the Bill, will depend on what arises from that procedure.
2024-05-22
Media Bill
My Lords, I speak in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord McNally, whose name was to the amendment just so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins. He had a back procedure this morning, is in great pain and has gone home. As he and I have been comr
My Lords, the phrase “the elected House must prevail” is a meme around this place. We have certainly heard it from both the Government and the Opposition, and we heard it again from the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, this afternoon. Most of the time, it is co
2024-02-28
Media Bill
My Lords, I will confine myself to one clause in this Bill, Clause 50, which will repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. That is the dross that makes an otherwise jewel of a Bill a complete disaster.
I do not know why the Tories changed t
My Lords, I apologise for the frightful coughs coming out of me; I can assure those sitting near me that the house doctor has said that I am not infectious, so they have a few more years to go.
Let me introduce the House to Joe Soap. He is a perfectly
2023-09-14
Private Parking Code of Practice
I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, but my Motion was put down long before the new document came out.
2023-09-14
Private Parking Code of Practice
My Lords, on 2 December last year I parked my car at Abergavenny station, buying 14 days’ parking from the ticket office. There was a train strike on the 16th, so I could not get back on the right day, but I rang a number given by the ticket office to ex
2023-09-14
Private Parking Code of Practice
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reintroduce the Private Parking Code of Practice for private parking operators that was withdrawn in June 2022.
2023-07-12
Online Safety Bill
Does the noble Lord agree that a report which gives as part of its evidence conversations with a sample of precisely 12 complainants cannot be taken seriously?
2023-07-12
Online Safety Bill
My Lords, Amendments 159 and 160 are in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord McNally, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Hollins and Lady Newlove. First, I apologise for the fact that this is the first time I have spoken on the Bill. That was not the pl
My Lords, I am glad to start my speech by agreeing with two things just said by the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey. First, the current Minister should stay in his post for ever. However, this will require a small sacrifice on his part, in changing from his side
My Lords, I hate to intrude on disputes between lawyers, even though the lawyers in this case seem to be on different sides. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, I will intervene briefly as a journalist. At times, I was deputy editor and had charge
2023-03-30
Social Care
My Lords, social care is the Passchendaele of the welfare state. It is now 25 years since I sat on the royal commission on this subject. Since then, there has been a veritable snowstorm of excellent reports—including the two in front of us today—with, of
My Lords, may I have the unused time of my noble friend?
Like this House, the BBC licence fee is always going to be abolished in five years’ time. The current Culture Secretary—I congratulate her on her coming baby—was at it again recently, saying tha
2022-11-17
Horseracing Industry
My Lords, what great timing the noble Lord, Lord Risby, has achieved in securing this debate, because this is the week when, to a fanfare of trumpets, the British Horseracing Authority announced its final agreement to replace the present tripartite and d
2022-10-17
Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Bill
Sorry; I know Michael better than Tom. I thank the noble Lord for that correction.
Let us be in no doubt: this Bill is another U-turn, not by the Truss Government—they have got in so many—but on this Conservative Administration’s policy. The levy was
2022-10-17
Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Bill
My Lords, I do not know what set that phone off. There is no need to drown me out just because I am going to speak.
This has been an enjoyable debate for those of us who think that the scrapping of the levy is a disaster. I particularly enjoyed the sp
That this House takes note of the Report from the Liaison Committee The Politics of Polling: an update (8th Report, Session 2019–21, HL Paper 197).
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that thoughtful reply. I particularly thank noble Lords for the extraordinarily kind remarks they made about me personally, especially when, if I had popped it, they might not be kept in this House on a Thursday afterno
My Lords, I start with the history of this matter. I proposed and was asked to chair the original Select Committee on opinion polls, and chaired it for most of its history, until I had an unexpected engagement with the grim reaper across the river. My no
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Consultant advising on welfare, external relations and miscellaneous corporate matters (formerly chair), Premier Greyhound Racing
registered 2022-03-28 · amended 2025-06-02
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Non-Executive Director, Starting Price Regulatory Commission (interest ceased 31 December 2024)
registered 2010-04-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2019-09-03 → 2025-07-01
Labour
2017-12-14 → 2019-09-02
Non-affiliated
2008-12-11 → 2017-12-13
Labour
2008-07-03 → 2008-12-10
Non-affiliated
2008-06-17 → 2008-07-02
Crossbench
1999-07-30 → 2008-06-16
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2009-11-25 → 2014-05-14
Economic Affairs Committee
2012-12-04 → 2013-03-05
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2013-01-10 → 2015-03-30
Information Committee (Lords)
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-05
Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-20
Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
2021-02-25 → 2024-01-31
Communications and Digital Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Online Safety on Social Media
Subject Group
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Secretary | — | 4 | 2025-05-13 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media
Subject Group
|
Secretary | UK Safer Internet Centre | 5 | 2023-05-13 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-05-24 | |
| International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-10 |
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.