The Rt Hon. the Lord Swire KCMG
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Swire's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Swire KCMG. His name is Hugo George William Swire, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£4,081
11 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£567
Travel claims
£364
Attendance £364
Total claimed
£5,012
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
65 Content(34.4%)
2 Not-Content(1.1%)
122 didn't vote(64.6%)
2026-07-13
Content
142–138
Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Moore, thinks there is some intellectual coherence in the Government’s approach to regionalisation, given that in the last 24 hours, they have abandoned large swathes of it, including in my part of the world. However,
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, before we move on—because I suspect that this is not going to detain us too long—I would like to tease out from the Government Front Bench a couple of things.
As I said in my earlier remarks, we are going through something of a sea-change, r
2026-09-07
Falkland Islands
I also join in the congratulations to the noble Baroness on her recent appointment to the Front Bench. It is extremely important that, whatever we say in this country, we say it together. I think the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, were unfortunate
2026-09-07
Rural Businesses: Taxation
The original Question from my noble and learned friend Lady Prentis concerned the selling of a farm, so that raises issues of probate as well. When the Minister is discussing these fiscal matters with the new Chancellor, will she also raise the blatant u
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
My Lords, we all welcome what the Government are doing in terms of responding to the tragedy that has unfolded over the last few weeks in Nepal. Could the Minister take back to his colleagues in the FCDO the question of Bhutan? It shares many of the same
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, the Labour Party has a record of trying to destroy what it regards as Tory support, particularly in the shires. We saw that with its cack-handed approach to regional assemblies, which got nowhere. I do not know how well the Minister knows Devon
2026-07-16
Future Capability of the Armed Forces
My Lords, it is a very great honour to follow the noble and gallant Lord. I find myself in no man’s land, squeezed between a former Chief of the Defence Staff and a valedictory Bishop, so I shall try to navigate as best I can through what could be danger
2026-06-15
Middle East: Iran Conflict
My Lords, is it the case that part of this deal is going to see the release of tens of millions of dollars, which are currently blocked, back to the Iranian regime from the US and other places? If that is the case, does the Minister share my concern that
2026-06-15
Middle East: Iran Conflict
My Lords—
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords, if the Government—
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords—
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords, the Government said that the two-state solution was still the only way forward, and that is certainly my belief. Does the Minister not concede that, if the building in the E1 area—3,000 new houses—goes ahead, that will build out, in effect, any
2026-06-10
Mindanao Earthquake
My Lords, the British people can be proud of the part we have played over the years in bringing relative peace to that part of the world. Can the Minister, though, reassure us that we will do everything we can to preserve the peace in that area in case i
2026-06-03
Access to Nature Green Paper
Will the Minister not concede that it would be self-defeating if, on the one hand, we were to encourage more people to go out and see our unrivalled countryside while, at the same time, presiding over the largest explosion of overhead power lines, up and
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a singular honour to follow my noble friend Lord Blackwater’s excellent maiden speech. It was a privilege to be one of his supporters along with my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier, who seems to have attached himself permanently to m
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
There are many ways of slicing the cake, such as concessions for pensioners, student days or even free admission off season. The problem is that this argument has become politically hijacked, and it should not be. Let us build on the report by the noble
2026-05-19
Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
For clarification, can the Minister tell the House what the current status is of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains: whether it remains funded, whether it is dormant and needs to be provoked into action if there is new inform
2026-04-28
Middle East: Economic Update
My Lords, when the Minister rehearsed his list of government initiatives and investments, he left one thing out: the issue of gas storage. Can he tell the House this afternoon how many days of gas we have in storage in the UK at the moment available to u
My Lords, as somebody who lives in Devon, I look forward to a long period of the cream teas of the noble Earl, Lord Devon, for which he will regrettably have more time to produce as a result of the delinking of the hereditary peerage and the legislative
2026-03-23
Onshore Wind Farms
My Lords, why are the Government so steadfast in their refusal to have a proper, open debate about the relative benefits, environmental and otherwise, of burying power lines as opposed to having overhead power lines? This is not an argument that is going
My Lords, the Minister has a very reassuring attitude towards travel, particularly in the south-west, but I think it will be many more birthdays before he resolves issues such as Dawlish Warren and the current closures we have in south Devon. Does he und
The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, made an extremely pertinent point about Lord Mandelson’s predecessor, Dame Karen Pierce. First, can the Minister confirm that, during the scope of this investigation, we will look at the representations the Prime Minister wi
2026-03-09
Crown Estate: Wales
My Lords, when the Crown Estate had this windfall from its offshore wind bonanza, it was reputed to have said that it wanted a lot of the money to go towards good causes. Given that this will mean an explosion of overhead power lines in Wales and elsewhe
2026-02-11
Smart Motorways
My Lords, does the Minister share my concern about the plethora of broken tyres and rubbish on both smart motorways and normal motorways? Who has responsibility for keeping these motorways clear, and what do the Government intend to do about it as part o
2026-02-09
Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence
The Minister is quite right to be sensitive in the way she is talking this afternoon. These things are listened into carefully by China. When I was the Minister with responsibility for that part of the world, we supported the continuation of British judg
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Register of Interests · 10 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Consultant, İSGOLD Altın Rafinerisi A.Ş. (Turkey) (gold refinery)
registered 2026-08-11
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Independent Adviser, ESR Investment (DIFC) Limited (UAE and KSA) (commercial real estate investment and development)
registered 2026-08-11
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Chairman, Vesta Group (Abu Dhabi) (real estate)
registered 2026-05-01
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Director, Isgold Global Limited (representative office of Isgold Istanbul (gold refinery))
registered 2025-03-28 · amended 2026-01-14
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Adviser on brand development and market penetration to Delarki (brand development) (interest ceased 27 April 2026)
registered 2024-08-05 · amended 2026-04-27
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Chairman, Investment Committee, BOKA Group Holdings I LP (deep tech)
registered 2024-01-22 · amended 2026-01-14
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Independent Adviser, ARA Asset Management Limited (part of ESR Group) (real asset management) (interest ceased 31 July 2026)
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2026-08-11
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Deputy Chairman, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (as part of this the member is chairman, Commonwealth Business Forums Limited)
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2026-01-14
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Director, Trencrom Holdings Limited (personal service company; clients listed in this category)
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-08
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Isgold Global Limited (representative office of Isgold Istanbul (gold refinery))
registered 2025-04-01 · amended 2026-01-14
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Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2012-09-06 → 2016-07-17
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (South East Asia/Far East, India and Nepal, Latin America, Falklands, Australasia and Pacific, Commonwealth)
2010-05-13 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
Opposition posts
2005-05-10 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
2004-01-01 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
2003-06-01 → 2004-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2002-12-02 → 2005-07-12
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2026-06-22 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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12
of 12 tabled
12 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Aid Workers
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Greater London
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Greater London
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Animal Welfare
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Urban Areas
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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)
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0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.