The Rt Hon. the Lord Robathan
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Robathan's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Robathan. His name is Andrew Robert George Robathan, 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.
Party history
1992-04-09 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2013-10-07 → 2014-07-15
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
2012-09-06 → 2013-10-07
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2010-05-17 → 2012-09-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Opposition posts
2005-12-10 → 2010-05-06
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
2004-07-01 → 2005-12-10
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2003-06-01 → 2003-10-30
Shadow Minister (International Development)
2002-06-01 → 2003-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
Committee memberships
2003-12-08 → 2004-11-08
International Development Committee
1997-07-14 → 2002-11-19
International Development Committee
2005-12-14 → 2007-07-12
Administration Committee
2011-01-17 → 2011-03-08
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2014-11-03 → 2015-03-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2014-11-03 → 2015-03-30
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2016-01-28 → 2016-02-29
Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee
2018-06-05 → 2020-04-23
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2022-01-19
International Agreements Committee
2024-09-05 → 2026-01-27
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 8 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Belize
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 14 | 2024-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development
Subject Group
|
Officer | Tenacious Carbon | 4 | 2026-08-01 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the British Virgin Islands
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 9 | 2024-10-15 |
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)
4 bills
2 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-06-21 | |
| Protection of Elderly People (Unsolicited Mail) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-07-15 | |
| Protection of Bats and Newts Bill | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2008-06-24 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.