The Rt Hon. the Lord Henley
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Henley's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Henley. His name is Oliver Michael Robert Eden, 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
£5,565
15 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£693
Travel claims
£617
Attendance £617
Postage / secretarial / family travel
£221
Total claimed
£7,096
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£5,500
3 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord na Marks of Henley on Thames
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093838 | £1,800 |
| 2012-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083766 | £1,800 |
| 2011-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0076861 | £1,900 |
Showing the 3 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
93 Content(49.2%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
93 didn't vote(49.2%)
2026-04-13
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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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194–140
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198–139
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208–142
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214–142
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201–169
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131–127
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194–130
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
2025-02-11
Great British Energy Bill
I am afraid I am not happy with that and I think I would beg to test the opinion of the House.
2025-02-11
Great British Energy Bill
My Lords, my noble friends are not here at this stage. This was part of the first group that was discussed somewhat earlier, and I think quite a lot of us feel that this was not properly answered by His Majesty’s Government. I wonder whether we could hav
2025-02-11
Great British Energy Bill
My Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for trying to get in to speak before her. I want to make only a brief intervention in this debate, merely because I am intrigued to know about the list of approved countries and territories and
I give way to the noble Baroness. I will come in later.
Before the Front-Benchers intervene, I wondered if I could ask my noble friend a question.
2023-03-09
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Like my noble friend Lord Forsyth, I also remember the 1980s. Probably one of the problems of this House is that we can all remember the 1980s slightly too well—possibly excluding one or two other younger Members of the House.
I am not accusing the no
2023-03-09
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
My Lords, I sit on the Joint Committee on Human Rights and therefore my name is attached to that report. We have heard various descriptions of the report coming from the Opposition Front Bench, the Liberal Democrat Front Bench, my noble friend Lady Noake
2022-03-09
Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022
My Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend for the fact that he is going to preserve the city status of Carlisle. I think that will be welcomed on all sides. I was born there 60-something years ago, and am very grateful that its city status shall be c
2022-02-10
Nationality and Borders Bill
My Lords, I have not yet spoken on this Bill—I missed the Second Reading for reasons beyond my control—but, like the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I am a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, which issued a number
2019-09-04
Business of the House
The noble and learned Lord says that the same amendment has been put down three times. As my noble friend pointed out, the amendments deal with three completely separate jurisdictions. If the noble and learned Lord opposite is not prepared to answer the
2019-07-24
British Steel
My Lords, I cannot speculate on what legislative processes might be necessary. We are committing to get a deal before we leave the Union and we want to make sure that we have a deal that will be good for the whole country, including the steel industry.
2019-07-24
British Steel
Again, my noble friend is right to point to the competitive nature of the market, and that is true for a great many industries. However, with the industry itself and government working together, we can ensure that we have a competitive part of that indus
2019-07-24
British Steel
My Lords, we are committed to having a steel industry for the future, and the Government have left no stone unturned in their support for the entire industry. We are working with the sector, the unions and with the devolved Administrations to support the
2019-07-24
British Steel
I can agree with every word my noble friend says. The industrial strategy made it clear how we want to provide support in this area, and again, my right honourable friend made it clear that he hopes to see a steel sector deal in due course, in which the
2019-07-24
British Steel
My Lords, the noble and learned Lord is quite right to point out that the steel industry and various other industries have high costs relating to energy. That is why I mentioned the almost £300 million that we have offered to the steel sector to try to m
2019-07-24
British Steel
My Lords, I will not at this stage speculate on what might happen if the business goes under. We are doing what we can to keep that business. My right honourable friend made it quite clear that he has put a great deal of effort into making sure that it c
2019-07-24
British Steel
My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord for his support. As my right honourable friend made clear, he was grateful for the support from all sides. That was the point behind setting up the support group, which, as I made clear in repeating the Stat
2019-07-24
British Steel
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question given by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Statement is as follows:
2019-07-18
Trade Unions
Dare I say to the noble Lord that I was in only the 13th minute of my speech; I think that I have 20 minutes. He was being a bit premature if he was asking whether I was going to sit down. I have a large bundle of answers for the noble Lord; I will try t
2019-07-18
Trade Unions
My Lords, I echo two of the tributes paid to former Members of the House. First, I pick up what the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, said about his late noble friend Baroness Turner. I sat opposite her far more years ago than I care to remember when I was a Soc
Again, it might be better if I write to the noble Lord on that point. He is aware that the Commission—which we support on this—is not happy with that judgment. It needs to be looked at and, as I made clear earlier, we are working with the Commission to e
I might have to write in greater detail, but both T-1 and T-4—the short term and longer term—deal with the point about discrimination. I might be wrong, but I will think about that and come back to the noble Lord.
My Lords, I am grateful to all three noble Lords for their interventions and I will try to deal with as many of the questions as possible. I believe I have a certain amount of time in which to respond. I am not quite clear when the usual channels want to
My Lords, the capacity market is a key element of the Government’s strategy for maintaining the security of electricity supplies in Great Britain. This instrument will help maintain a strong security-of-supply position into the future. The capacity mark
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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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Commissioner, Guernsey Financial Services Commission
registered 2023-07-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Agricultural land in Cumbria, including residential properties
registered 2010-05-17 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1978-02-28 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
Government posts
2017-10-27 → 2019-07-26
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2016-12-21 → 2017-06-15
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2016-11-21 → 2017-06-15
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2011-09-05 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Home Office)
2010-05-17 → 2011-09-16
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1983-06-30 → 1986-11-06
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
1998-12-10 → 2002-11-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1995-11-27 → 1996-10-17
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1994-11-23 → 1996-10-17
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1998-12-06 → 2002-11-07
House of Lords Offices Committee
1998-12-15 → 2001-05-11
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
1998-12-17 → 2002-11-07
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
1999-01-25 → 2001-05-11
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2013-10-28 → 2013-12-16
Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL]
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-25
Extradition Law
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-07-16 → 2016-11-21
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-11-25 → 2016-02-11
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
2017-06-27 → 2017-10-27
Communications and Digital Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2024-01-31 → 2026-04-29
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
6 bills
0 as lead sponsor
6 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-02-26 | |
| Smart Meters Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-10-18 | |
| Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-10-11 | |
| European Union (Approvals) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-06-22 | |
| Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2011-05-23 | |
| Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2011-02-11 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.