Steve Bassam

Latest speeches

1. Lords Grand Committee · House of Lords · 17 September 2026

   • Lord Bassam: economic impact of clubs and applicability of enterprise tools

     “My Lords, the noble Lord Man makes a very good case and I hope that what I say is interpreted as being very supportive of it. My support for Brighton and Hove Albion is well known in the House, but…”

     Watch from 1:07:46

2. House of Lords · House of Lords · 9 September 2026

   • Conclusion of oral questions and first readings

     “My Lords, I beg to introduce a bill to make provision about the governance of event venues where seat owners or their nominated representatives form part of the governing body of an event venue, to regulate the sales of the…”

     Watch from 47:33

3. House of Lords · House of Lords · 2 September 2026

   • Q: Lord Bassam: crypto donors and Farage remarks

     “My Lords, I'm very grateful to the noble lady the minister for her informative reply. Does she agree with me that it ill behoves the leader of a national party that aspires to government to say, as Nigel Farage did…”

     Watch from 2:43

4. House of Lords · House of Lords · 15 July 2026

   • Amendment 46: flexible labour and zero‑hours contracts at events

     “Briefly, if your grandfather was the fastest man, can you speed up your peroration so we can get to the World Cup?”

     Watch from 3:30:28

5. House of Lords · House of Lords · 14 July 2026

   • Oral question 4: Suspicious Activity Reports and party funding

     “Fourth oral question, Lord Bassam of Brighton. Notwithstanding the minister's honest answer, perhaps he could advise the House of how many suspicious activity reports annually the government would expect to be lodged against political parties as a result of political…”

     Watch from 35:02

6. Built Environment Committee · House of Lords · 14 July 2026

   • Post-war new towns lessons: Milton Keynes model

     “We sort of look back historically at the sort of post-war, immediate post-war new towns, and I think we probably assume that that was a successful programme. Do you think there are lessons to be learned from that?”

     Watch from 12:01

   • Post-war new towns lessons: Milton Keynes model

     “And are there ways in which we can replicate that with the current new towns programme? I mean, what are the similarities that we could focus on that would help deliver the thing that I think we all want to…”

     Watch from 13:27

   • Is UK delivery uniquely slow, and should the new towns programme continue?

     “Well, yes, it's sort of, I've been sort of reflecting on what's been said over the last hour and a half or so. That post-war new towns expansion was, was genius, but it wasn't just new towns, it was expanded…”

     Watch from 1:38:07