Lord Bird

Crossbench

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Work and PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTreasury

Parliamentary Career

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Registered Interests

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Committee Memberships

Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) BillCommons City of London (Markets) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

237 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that a lack of pet-friendly emergency and temporary accommodation has on levels of rough sleeping.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on mental health and wellbeing when people experiencing homelessness are separated from a companion animal in order to have access to accommodation.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the availability of pet-friendly emergency, temporary, and supported accommodation in England.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that temporary and emergency housing landlords make reasonable provision for homeless households with pets when arranging temporary accommodation.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 18 March (HL15076), whether the baseline report will quantify the reduction in child poverty they aim to achieve for the 10 year strategy period.

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To: Department for Work and Pensions • 19 May 2026

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