The Rt Hon. the Lord Harper
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Harper's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Harper. His name is Mark James Harper, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
182
135 meetings ·
30 hospitality ·
8 gifts ·
9 overseas trips
· 2015-04-01 → 2024-06-30
Total overseas travel cost
£641
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 135
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-06 | — | To discuss the zero emission vehicle mandate and rollout of electric vehicle charging in the UK. | department-for-transport |
| 2024-05-22 | Road Haulage Association | To discuss the UK logistics and haulage sector | department-for-transport |
| 2024-05-21 | Mayor Ben Houchen | To discuss the transport sector and opportunities in the Tees Valley | department-for-transport |
| 2024-05-20 | Cycling safety campaigner | To discuss dangerous cycling and cycling offences | department-for-transport |
| 2024-05-15 | Logistics UK | Attended Presidents Council meeting to discuss UK logistics and haulage sector | department-for-transport |
| 2024-05-07 | Stellantis | To discuss the UK automotive sector and electric vehicles | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-30 | Port of Dover | To discuss infrastructure at the Port of Dover and readiness for the rollout of the EU Entry Exit System | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-29 | DP World | To discuss the UK maritime sector and seafarer welfare | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-24 | Virgin Atlantic | To discuss the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate and revenue certainty mechanism | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-24 | British Airways | To discuss the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate and revenue certainty mechanism | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-24 | Stellantis | To discuss the UK automotive sector and electric vehicles | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-24 | Loganair | To discuss the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate and revenue certainty mechanism | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-24 | EasyJet | To discuss the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate and revenue certainty mechanism | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-24 | Heathrow | To discuss the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate and revenue certainty mechanism | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-22 | Mitsui | To discuss investment in the UK and the UK rail sector | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-22 | Stellantis | To discuss the UK automotive sector and electric vehicles | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-18 | Jet Zero Council | To discuss decarbonisation of the aviation industry | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-17 | Unite the Union, Hitachi | To discuss the workforce in the UK rolling stock sector | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-16 | Electric vehicle manufacturer roundtable | To discuss the UK electric vehicle market, zero-emission vehicle mandate and investment opportunities | department-for-transport |
| 2024-04-16 | Alstom | To discuss rail rolling stock | department-for-transport |
Recent hospitality · latest 20 of 30
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-16 | Farnborough Airport | Lunch | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Virgin Atlantic | Reception | — |
| 2024-04-30 | Allister Heath (Sunday Telegraph), Camilla Turner (Sunday Telegraph) | Lunch | — |
| 2024-03-19 | Airport Operaters Association | Dinner | — |
| 2024-02-27 | Airlines UK | Dinner | — |
| 2023-12-18 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2023-12-06 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-12-04 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-12-04 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2023-11-29 | — | Flight (as part of SAF Transatlantic flight) | — |
| 2023-11-28 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-10-03 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-10-03 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2023-10-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2023-09-14 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-07-12 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-07-09 | — | Ticket | — |
| 2023-05-18 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2023-05-10 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-03-15 | — | Dinner | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-12 | Scarves | Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini | Held by department | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Lego tram model | Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini | Held by department | — |
| 2023-11-02 | Horse figurine | Saudi Transport Minister,H.E Saleh Al-Jasser | Held by department | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Ceramic sake set | Tetsuo Saito Japanese Transport Minister | Held by department | £200 |
| 2023-06-17 | Pearl lapel pin | Tetsuo Saito Japanese Transport Minister | Held by department | £150 |
| 2023-05-26 | Berlin bear ornament | Volker Wissing German Transport Minister | Held by department | £190 |
| 2023-05-24 | Pen | Albert Rösti Swiss Transport Minister | Held by department | £200 |
| 2023-02-09 | Pen | Minister Beaune | Held by department | £165 |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-11 → 2024-04-12 |
Milan, Italy
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the G7 Transport Ministers Meeting | £641 |
| — |
Manama, Bahrain and Dubai UAE
Scheduled flight
|
Engagement with the Bahraini Government and supporting British businesses operating in Bahrain. Demonstration of high-level UK engagement, support and promotion of decarbonisation and adaptation work at COP28. | — |
| — |
New York and San Francisco, USA
Scheduled flight
|
Demonstration of high-level UK engagement, support and promotion of SAF development and use. Promotion of the newly announced AV Bill and the UKs role in the development of technology and regulation in this space | — |
| — |
Tokyo, Japan
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the G7 Transport Ministers meeting, hosted by Japan and meetings to promote investment in the UK. | — |
| — |
Leipzig, Germany
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the International Transport Forum Summit, which the UK held the presidency of. | — |
| — |
Washington and Detroit, USA
Scheduled flight
|
To promote UK-US collaboration on transport issues, trade and investment. | — |
| — |
Rzeskow, Poland
Scheduled flight
|
To atend high level dialogue on Ukraine | — |
| — |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
To attend UK-France summit | — |
| — |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
To meet with Minister Beaune and other transport stakeholders. | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
114 Content(70.4%)
5 Not-Content(3.1%)
43 didn't vote(26.5%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
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2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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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
2026-06-22
NHS: Dementia Treatment Trials
My Lords, NHS England has said that implementing some of the new, promising drugs that exist, when they get clearance from NICE, is going to be one of the biggest challenges the NHS has faced in its 75 years. Is the Minister confident that the steps that
My Lords, I am grateful. On Amendment 108, I am very pleased that the Government are consulting on the process by which business rates revaluations are done for airports, given the necessity for capital expenditure over a significant period. I will look
My Lords, in moving Amendment 108 in my name, I will also speak to Amendments 116 and 117, also in this group. I am afraid it is my group, I suppose. This seems an appropriate moment, given that it is about economic impacts and competition, to remind the
My Lords, I am mindful of the Whip’s injunctions on timing. Just very briefly then, before I seek leave to withdraw my amendment, my objective was to probe the Government’s policy, and particularly to make sure that aviation remains affordable for ordina
My Lords, let me explain what the amendment would do and the rationale for why I have tabled it. It goes back to the famous document of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, that will be issued and seeks to add one thing to the list set out in the Bill: for the S
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Moylan in two of his amendments.
On Amendment 76, my noble friend made some very good points about making sure that we have a proper parliamentary process. From a combination of listening to him and looking at
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 110 and make one or two comments on the amendments that the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, spoke to. Amendment 69 seems perfectly sensible, requiring consultation and so forth. I have more of an issue with Amendment
My Lords, I will primarily speak to my Amendment 73, which was suggested by IATA. I tabled it because I read it and thought it raised some important issues on which I want to test the Government’s thinking.
When I was Secretary of State, this process
My Lords, I support Amendment 102A, also supported by the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, who is unfortunately not able to be with us today. He was here for day one in Committee, and he wanted me to place on record his support for this amendment.
As
My Lords, I repeat my declaration of interest that I made on Tuesday as the non-exec chair of RVL Aviation.
I will say a word or two about the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Grayling, and strongly support what he and the noble Baroness, Lady Bray
I thank the Minister for that prompt. When we get that opportunity, we can no doubt ask whether the Government will take a view. For very sensible reasons—and I am not trying to be mischievous—I was always very careful to let the CAA get on with their ec
No, I do not. The question I had to answer was that if you have a status quo and if you are going to make a change, you have to ask yourself, does the change drive an improvement in behaviour or outcomes? I simply was not persuaded that it would.
Pick
My Lords, I wanted to let all the Members who had amendments speak first, notwithstanding the Front Benches. I just wanted to touch on one amendment where I think I can add some level of knowledge. I agree completely with my noble friend Lord Moylan abou
I want to press the Minister on my noble friend Lord Moylan’s Amendment 25. I completely understand why the Minister has taken the view that he has about not wanting it in the Bill. I do not expect him to be able to set this out today, but would he be ab
I note that point; it is important when you look at the margins. It is clear that relatively small changes to the regulatory burden will have a direct impact. Businesses with relatively low margins have a relatively low ability to absorb those extra cost
My Lords, I declare my interest, as set out in the register, as non-executive chair of RVL Aviation. I strongly support the purpose clause which my noble friend Lord Moylan has set out because I think most of the discussion on the other amendments will l
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, can I just probe the Minister a little more on that question? The messages that were published between Lord Mandelson and the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister were clearly within the terms of the humble Address. They were not published. T
2026-06-08
UK Defence Capability
My Lords, the Minister drew attention to recent reports in the media about funding the defence investment plan. Given that we are only a few weeks away from its publication, assuming it does hit the pre-NATO summit deadline, does he think that what can o
2026-06-04
AI Regulation Bill
Just before the Minister sits down—we have seven minutes left before the debate runs out—can I ask her a question? My noble friend Lord Holmes drew attention to the Government’s original commitment to legislate for a cross-sector approach, and he referen
2026-06-04
AI Regulation Bill
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes for securing this debate, which has given us the opportunity, albeit briefly, to talk about this subject. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander, for what I think was intended as a kind remark.
I
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords, despite the Minister telling me on two previous occasions that all government departments were already compliant with the law in the services they provide, he confirmed in a Written Answer to me that:
“Where necessary, government departments
My Lords, as the Minister responsible for the production of the Cabinet Manual in 2011, I have to confess that I expected that it would have been updated before now, so I welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday. I can confirm that one sectio
My Lords, before I start my remarks, I draw attention to my declaration in the register of interests as the non-executive chair of RVL Aviation.
The Minister will, I hope, be pleased to know that I, for one, broadly support the Bill, although there ar
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Register of Interests · 2 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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Occasional appearances, BBC current affairs programmes
registered 2025-11-26
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Non-executive chair, RVL Aviation (Reconnaissance Ventures Limited) (specialist aviation services)
registered 2025-06-02 · amended 2025-10-20
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Party history
2005-05-05 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2022-10-25 → 2024-07-05
Secretary of State for Transport
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-14
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
2014-07-15 → 2015-05-08
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)
2012-09-06 → 2014-02-08
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration)
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-06
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Opposition posts
2007-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
2005-12-08 → 2007-04-01
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Committee memberships
2014-03-10 → 2014-12-01
Administration Committee
2005-07-12 → 2006-11-06
Administration Committee
2009-06-29 → 2009-11-23
Work and Pensions Committee
2022-10-19 → 2022-10-25
Speaker's Conference (2022)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Public Consultation
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Freedom of Information: Complaints
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2026-03-02
Women and Equalities
Office for Equality and Opportunity: Written Questions
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2026-03-02
Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
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Historic bills (all-time)
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3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedicabs (London) Act 2024 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-11-08 | |
| Automated Vehicles Act 2024 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-11-08 | |
| Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-07-06 |
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