The Lord Rennard MBE
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Rennard's full title is The Lord Rennard MBE. His name is Christopher John Rennard, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£2,400
1 donation across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord na Rennard
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0037683 | £2,400 |
Showing the 1 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
41 Content(21.7%)
15 Not-Content(7.9%)
133 didn't vote(70.4%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
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
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, the current controversy over massive donations from crypto billionaires to the limited company known as Reform is a disaster that has been waiting to happen and a danger to democracy. In 2000 the then Labour Government sought to end the party-s
My Lords, the turnout level in Australia’s most recent general election was 91%, compared to only 60% in the UK, and Australia has achieved voter registration levels of 98%, compared to just 86% in the UK. The Government’s impact assessment suggests that
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the means whereby Australia has achieved far greater voter registration and general election turnout levels than the UK, and (2) compulsory voting and automatic voter registration s
2026-09-01
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My Lords, the Bill is about more than Hillsborough, but we would not be here today but for the unlawful killings at Hillsborough 37 years ago. It must be enacted without further unnecessary delay, but still with significant scrutiny to help make sure tha
My Lords, over the past 27 years, the Parliaments of Scotland and Wales have functioned well after elections in which no party has had a single majority, but in similar circumstances at Westminster, there could be absolute chaos in terms of deciding who
2026-06-01
Donations to Political Parties
My Lords, immediately prior to the last general election, the then government party decided to increase the maximum expenditure by political parties standing in every seat in Great Britain by 80%, increasing the amount of money that could be spent from a
2026-05-18
King’s Speech
My Lords, I am mindful of the irony of raising issues of democracy in what is now an entirely appointed Chamber. My expectation when I entered the House in 1999 was that there would soon be elections to this place, and I never thought that it would take
2026-03-03
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, who deserves much personal credit for his work on these issues. The noble Lord, Lord Forbes of Newcastle, and I are on the same side on these issues. I will speak in support of Amendment
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, with respect, I am not part of any extreme fringe, and the views I have enunciated are shared almost entirely by the medical profession in this country. For decades, the tobacco companies had evidence that tobacco was linked to lung cancer, yet
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I oppose Amendment 1 and the associated amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Murray of Blidworth, because I believe wholeheartedly that a country free from the harms of tobacco would transform the public health of this nation and prevent
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, my Amendments 129 and 133 would place a duty on the Government to consult on whether health warnings should appear not just on cigarette packets or the inserts within them but on every single cigarette, by printing the warnings on the paper enc
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I hear some responses from the Benches next to me who disagree with this. I hope, however, that they will consider carefully the arguments that I am making, and those that come from the Minister shortly.
2026-02-04
Think Tanks: Funding
My Lords, for 25 years, political parties have had to declare their significant sources of income, but so-called think tanks that promote the causes of some political parties, and undertake research and produce reports helpful to them, do not have to dec
2026-02-04
Think Tanks: Funding
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of transparency required for the funding of think tanks, including in relation to funding from abroad.
2026-02-04
NHS: Corridor Care
I shall pass on your Lordships’ best wishes to her. Last year, she was taken ill and the ambulance took her to a Liverpool hospital in the early afternoon, but, after some tests, no bed could be found for her. She spent the rest of the day and all of the
2026-02-04
NHS: Corridor Care
My Lords, my mother-in-law, Molly, is 110.
2026-01-21
Local Elections: Cancellation
My Lords, there has been all-party consensus on the postponement of elections in the past—for example, in World War II, for foot and mouth disease, and for Covid—but there was no such all-party agreement in this case, and no such extenuating circumstance
2026-01-12
Defending Democracy Taskforce
My Lords, given the recent warnings to parliamentarians about Chinese intelligence officers seeking to cultivate relationships with them, and the evidence that we have of Chinese agents paying people who work for MPs, would it not be appropriate to rule
2026-01-08
Vaccine Health Technology Assessment
My Lords, some weeks ago, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, tabled a Written Question on this subject. With great respect to the Minister, her response was not a strong one: it merely suggested the possibility of considerations such as pro
2025-12-11
Wheelchair and Community Equipment Strategy
My Lords, I declare my interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers for the last five years. Before that, for 10 years I was director of communications for the British Healthcare Trades Association, representing man
2025-11-24
NHS: Wheelchair Services
My Lords, I declare an interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers. As a teenager, I pushed my mother everywhere in a wheelchair; we had to buy it second hand through the Liverpool Echo. Wheelchair provisions have
2025-11-18
Election Law
My Lords, the Representation of the People Acts sought to create a level playing field for constituency campaigning, but they no longer do so as a result of the legislation of 2000, which brought in national party limits. These limits were suddenly incr
2025-11-13
Hillsborough Law
My Lords, in a television documentary about Kenny Dalglish, the man known in my home city as King Kenny reveals how he was contacted by Mr Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of the Sun, who was seeking advice on how to end the widespread boycott of his
2025-11-03
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, Amendments 141 and 143 would require the Government to consult on introducing health warnings on each individual cigarette by printing them on the cigarette papers. These amendments are necessary because the Government have not yet committed to
Before the Minister sits down, I note that I agree with some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, if not all of them. He makes some good points about the different gaps in and problems within our election laws. In our Second Reading and Comm
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Register of Interests · 3 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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Chair, National Association of Equipment Providers Annual Conference
registered 2024-05-30 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Malta, 14-16 November 2025, speaking at the Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network (PDGN) Conference; flights, accommodation and subsistence met by the organisers
registered 2025-12-03
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Visit to Taiwan, 25–31 October 2025, to attend Formosa Club (cross-party forum of European parliamentarians) on partnerships with and security concerning Taiwan; costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence met by Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
registered 2025-11-12
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Party history
2026-05-27 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
2026-02-06 → 2026-05-26
Non-affiliated
2014-08-20 → 2026-02-05
Liberal Democrat
2013-04-25 → 2014-08-19
Liberal Democrat Independent
2013-03-13 → 2013-04-24
Non-affiliated
1999-07-21 → 2013-03-12
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2009-11-25 → 2014-05-14
Information Committee (Lords)
2011-01-19 → 2012-05-01
Constitution Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-20
Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
2020-06-04 → 2020-06-13
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
rennardc@parliament.uk
020 7219 6717; Fax.020 7219 2458 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 6717; Fax.020 7219 2458 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 13 active officership(s) · 11 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Chile
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2023-06-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes
Subject Group
|
Officer | Breakthrough T1D · Diabetes UK | 4 | 2026-06-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Electoral Reform
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Make Votes Matter · The Electoral Reform Society | 14 | 2024-06-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Medicines and Medical Devices
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 8 | 2021-06-03 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Banning Trophy Hunting
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 12 | 2024-11-01 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electoral Campaigning Transparency
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Fair Vote UK | 6 | 2023-06-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Equipment for Disabled Children
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2023-07-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights
Subject Group
|
Officer | Kaleidoscope Trust | 4 | 2026-07-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mentoring
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | The Diana Award | 7 | 2022-01-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Political Literacy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Shout Out UK | 4 | 2025-05-19 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) | 4 | 2027-02-14 |
|
British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | Taipei Representative Office in the UK | 4 | 2027-01-03 |
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
Showing
15
of 15 tabled
15 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
2026-06-15
Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services
Answered
2026-06-09
Department of Health and Social Care
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Answered
2026-06-08
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Pride in Place Programme
Answered
2026-06-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Answered
2026-06-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Answered
2026-06-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Answered
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it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
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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.