The Rt Hon. the Viscount Thurso
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Viscount Thurso's full title is The Rt Hon. the Viscount Thurso. His name is John Archibald Thurso, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1995-10-31 → 2026-04-29
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2008-10-08 → 2010-05-06
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2003-05-10 → 2005-05-10
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
2001-07-01 → 2006-03-10
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland)
2001-06-01 → 2005-06-01
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2001-06-01 → 2002-06-01
Liberal Democrat Whip
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2010-05-06
Administration Committee
2006-04-24 → 2015-03-30
Treasury Committee
2010-07-27 → 2015-03-30
Finance and Services Committee
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2010-07-26 → 2015-03-30
Finance and Services Committee
2010-07-27 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2011-06-23 → 2012-03-26
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
2012-07-16 → 2013-06-12
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee)
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
2023-07-13 → 2026-04-29
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)
2024-01-31 → 2026-04-29
Industry and Regulators Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
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.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.