Jeremy Purvis

Latest speeches

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

   • Oral questions: UK objectives for 2027 G20 presidency

     “Further to noble Lord Alton's question, the world's greatest humanitarian crisis in Sudan was not mentioned in the government setting the agenda for the G20 presidency. But surely, as the UN Security Council penholder for the world's worst humanitarian crisis,…”

     Watch from 18:40

2. House of Lords · House of Lords · 16 September 2026

   • Intergenerational debt burden and correcting DMO status

     “In reply to my noble friend's question about the Debt Management Office, the minister said that it was part of the Bank of England. He said he would write to my noble friend, which I'm grateful for. In to help…”

     Watch from 33:10

   • Liberal Democrat response: supporting phased reform and wider change

     “It is a pleasure to follow the noble lady who spoke in the gap. I have the, she knows that I have the highest admiration for the work she does and the utmost affection. And she has been and continues…”

     Watch from 6:09:17

3. House of Lords · House of Lords · 14 September 2026

   • Cross-border cooperation and inter-ministerial coordination

     “I also, my Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord to his ministerial position. I think this House is greatly enhanced by people who served in the Scottish Parliament personally. I wish him luck in his role. In the area…”

     Watch from 1:25:33

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

   • Commons statement: Israel-Palestine: frontbench scrutiny

     “My Lords, the choice of who forms the Israeli government is for the Israeli people and them alone. Our foreign policy is for our government, and our legislation is for this Parliament. No British Jewish person should be held to…”

     Watch from 53:31

5. House of Lords · House of Lords · 7 September 2026

   • Private Notice Question: Security and sovereignty of the Falkland Islands

     “I also welcome the minister to her brief and I guess I should declare I was on that visit too, but I saw nothing untoward between the minister and Lord Callanan. I also this is my first opportunity since she…”

     Watch from 1:01:23

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

   • Debate: Business taxation, worklessness, justice and health

     “I remain happy to have followed the noble lady Baroness Norgrove for reminding us of the blight in our country, for the extreme levels of difference in deprivation, social deprivation on a postcode-to-postcode area. But it's also an urban-rural issue…”

     Watch from 5:43:12