The Viscount Trenchard
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Viscount Trenchard's full title is The Viscount Trenchard. His name is Hugh Trenchard, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026 pursuant to section 1 of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£3,710
10 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£750
Travel claims
£121
Attendance £121
Total claimed
£4,581
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
79 Content(41.8%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
106 didn't vote(56.1%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
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
2026-04-23
Steel Sector
My Lords, would the Minister agree that steel produced by the electric arc furnace method cannot match the quality standards of steel produced in traditional blast furnaces? Therefore, British industry will still need to import a large proportion of its
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Antrobus, is quite right to urge the Government to give more support to our hard-pressed Armed Forces in meeting the many challenges that they do. As the Minister knows, the Prime Minister has provided a temporary thre
My Lords, I did not realise that we had moved on to winding speeches. I wholeheartedly endorse what the Minister said about the late Lord Beecham and add my condolences.
With the leave of the House, I would like to comment briefly on Amendment 187, ta
My Lords, different voting systems have different advantages and disadvantages. As the Minister knows, first past the post is simple and allows the winner to be representative of all those who voted for them and of those who did not. It reduces the chanc
2026-03-26
Middle East: Economic Update
My Lords, following on from the noble Baroness’s question about grid capacity and upgrading the grid, does the Minister not agree that the more small nuclear we can introduce instead of intermittent renewable sources—such as onshore and offshore wind—the
My Lords, as many noble Lords have said this afternoon, not only on these Benches, the Bill is titled the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill but it seems that it does the exact opposite. I strongly support my noble friends Lady Scott and L
2026-03-09
Energy Markets
Can the Minister please tell the House why the Government have delayed publishing their response to last November’s report from the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce? Are they going to act and implement the review’s recommendations, and if so, when? It is hug
My Lords, I add my voice in support of the noble Lord, Lord Bassam. Everything he said makes a great deal of sense. It is hugely important to consider the identity of the authorities being created in terms of their communities and place-making. I am also
2026-02-09
Royal Navy: Caribbean
My Lords, it has been announced that there will no longer be any Royal Navy ship permanently stationed in the Middle East. This is as troubling as it is incomprehensible. To reassure our allies and preserve the reputation of the Royal Navy, can the Minis
My Lords, I am rather confused about this amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, which seeks to require a mayor with fire and rescue authority functions to delegate those functions to a deputy mayor for fire and rescue. In an earlier discus
2026-02-03
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I would like to add my voice in support of Amendment 168 and the other amendments to which my noble friend Lady Noakes has spoken.
It seems quite counterproductive for legislation to discourage innovation and the introduction of new types of
2026-02-03
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I want briefly to say how strongly I support Amendment 176, so eloquently proposed by my noble friend Lord Younger. The noble Lord, Lord Davies, ignores the fact that the pension reforms of the last 15 years have led to a massive increase in th
My Lords, I agree very much with most of what the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, just said. I have been unhappy with much of Clause 9 since I first read it, and I look forward to hearing what my noble friends have to say about it, because they have also added
2026-01-26
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, briefly, it is not appropriate for legislation to tell the trustees of pension funds, in any case, that they can make investments in some types of structure but not in others. It should be entirely up to the trustees, in exercising their fiduci
2026-01-26
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I will not go into too much detail. I should, because I was not here last week, declare an interest, in that I am a director of a Guernsey-based, open-ended protected cell company and a London-listed, closed-ended investment company. Neither of
2026-01-15
Ministry of Defence: Budget Shortfall
My Lords, I am not sure whether the Minister actually acknowledged the shortfall of £28 billion as identified by the Chief of the Defence Staff and the other chiefs. I understand that we must wait for the defence investment plan, but can he say whether t
2026-01-12
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I support this amendment, which was so well introduced by my noble friend Lord Younger and so well spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted. The Bill is very complicated. It is not absolutely clear to me what it means. It is
2025-12-18
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady White of Tufnell Park, who is not in her place, on her excellent and well-informed contribution. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who just made a most interesting and
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, for introducing this 371-page Bill. I declare an interest as a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire. I am well aware of the high regard in which the Minister is rightly held in our county, acr
2025-11-20
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chester on his entertaining and informed speech. He should moonlight and take a second job on the Climate Change Committee.
It is a great pleasure for me to follow my noble
2025-11-20
Litter on Canal Towpaths
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow on his steadfast support of this important issue and for obtaining this debate today. I first became aware of the growing concern about the amount of litter on canal tow-paths when my noble fr
My Lords, I, too, am grateful to my noble friend Lord Elliott for securing this very timely debate today. For inspiration as to what to say, I referred to the TaxPayers’ Alliance, a highly respected body founded by my noble friend. I agree wholeheartedly
2025-09-15
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, the arguments I will put forward in support of my Amendment 254 are similar to those that I put to your Lordships in support of my Amendment 147, so I do not need to repeat them at length—and not only because of the late hour. I am not certain
2025-09-11
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I support my noble friends Lord Blencathra and Lord Bellingham—who will I think speak later in this group—and other noble Lords in their Amendment 146. I agree with everything that has been said.
Your Lordships may wonder why I am also so ke
2025-09-04
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply but I do not share her optimism that dynamic alignment with the EU’s SPS regime will be compatible with our membership of the CPTPP. The CPTPP’s processes depend on the assessment of equivalence, rather than a
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verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.
Register of Interests · 16 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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Senior adviser and member of Advisory Board, Shield Group LP (defence and security consultants) (interest ceased 19 September 2025)
registered 2025-04-30 · amended 2025-10-06
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Consultant, Laing O’Rourke Corporation Limited
registered 2024-04-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultant, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
registered 2024-04-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Fonthill Estate Nominees (No2) Limited
registered 2024-04-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Fonthill Estate Nominees (No1) Limited
registered 2024-04-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Business Development Consultant (Japan), Oxford Nanapore Technologies plc (biological analysis)
registered 2023-01-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Corporate Adviser, Gideon Franklin Limited (corporate finance advisory firm)
registered 2021-04-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultant, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (the member's annual earnings for this work fall within the £30,000 - £40,000 band)
registered 2017-08-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Jade Road Investments Limited
registered 2017-07-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultant, Simon Robertson Associates LLP (corporate finance advice)
registered 2013-04-26 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Standon Calling Limited (music festivals) (in liquidation from 27 October 2025)
registered 2011-06-15 · amended 2025-11-17
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Director, Standon Lordship Limited (consulting services)
registered 2010-04-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, UK Koyu Corporation Limited (property investments)
registered 2010-04-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman and Director, Epic Investment Funds PCC Limited
registered 2010-04-28 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Fonthill Estate, Wiltshire (Trustee)
registered 2010-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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As a member of the All-Parliamentary Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces, the member accepts invitations to breakfast and dinner briefings which are paid for by sources listed in the register of APPGs
registered 2016-09-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1987-12-01 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2019-01-15 → 2020-04-23
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Services Sub-Committee
2021-04-14 → 2024-01-31
European Affairs Committee
2024-01-31 → 2026-04-29
Industry and Regulators Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Financial Markets and Services
Subject Group
|
Officer | Industry Advisory Group | 4 | 2027-02-21 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Japan
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | Japan England Insurance Brokers | 4 | 2027-01-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Defence and Security Sectors Supporting Local Communities
Subject Group
|
Officer | ADS Group (trade association) · Chelgate Limited | 4 | 2027-03-19 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-06-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.