The Earl of Courtown
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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The Earl of Courtown's full title is The Earl of Courtown. His name is Patrick Courtown, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
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
5
3 meetings ·
2 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2016-04-01 → 2018-09-30
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | — | Nil Return | cabinet-office |
| 2018-01-01 | — | Nil Return | cabinet-office |
| 2017-07-01 | — | NIL Return | cabinet-office |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-27 | — | Light refreshments | — |
| 2016-04-01 | — | Ticket to event | — |
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
123 Content(75.9%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
35 didn't vote(21.6%)
2026-04-27
Content
199–144
Content
2026-04-27
Content
217–145
Content
2026-04-23
Content
199–146
Content
2026-04-23
Content
208–138
Content
2026-04-23
Content
197–144
Content
2026-04-23
Content
209–145
Content
2026-04-23
Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Content
30–130
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Content
135–154
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Content
214–156
Content
2026-04-13
Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Content
257–180
Content
2026-03-26
Content
152–128
Content
2026-03-26
Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Content
70–132
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Content
187–157
Content
2026-03-24
Content
250–158
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
2026-01-12
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
2026-03-19
Middle East
My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving the House the opportunity to ask questions on this Statement. Before I say anything else, I thank the men and women of our Armed Forces who are serving in the region and who stand ready to support operations ther
2026-03-18
Digital ID: Public Consultation
My Lords, this Statement was delivered just one week ago and has already run into some serious difficulty. Reports in the press suggest that both the Health Secretary and the Education Secretary have made it clear that their departments will not provide
2026-01-26
Water White Paper
My Lords, we welcome the progress made by the Government on the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission. In particular, we welcome the proposed integrated regulator to replace Ofwat and combine functions of the Environment Agency, Natural Eng
2026-01-20
Atrocity Crimes
My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on securing this timely debate. In our increasingly unstable world, the incidence of atrocities has grown in recent years, as mentioned by all noble Lords. The
2026-01-13
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bates on securing this important debate. He has once again made a powerful and deeply personal case for the positive impact of UK overseas development assistance, and for the leadership role that this country
2026-01-08
Israel: Trade
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Austin, for introducing this really interesting debate. He ranged into a whole lot of different areas and pinpointed some of the great pieces of trade between our two countries.
His Majesty’s loyal Opposition are
2026-01-07
Middle East and North Africa
My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving us the opportunity to ask questions on this Statement, which covered events in Iran, Gaza, Syria and Yemen, and the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah. That alone demonstrates the increasing instability we are facing glo
2026-01-05
Muslim Brotherhood
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for saying that the position of the Muslim Brotherhood is under review by His Majesty’s Government. There is legitimate concern that this has led to networks and ideologies spreading to European countries, includin
2025-12-18
UK-EU Common Understanding Negotiations
My Lords, there is little doubt across the House that the opportunity to live, study and work abroad can bring real benefits for young people. It enables them to experience different cultures, encounter new ways of thinking, build confidence and form rel
2025-12-17
Jimmy Lai Conviction
My Lords, His Majesty’s Opposition echo calls for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai. Persecuted under the national security law, which is a breach of the 1984 Sino-British joint declaration, Lai’s verdict was made by politically appointed judges, and th
2025-12-11
United States: Intelligence Sharing
My Lords, I thank the Minister for the clarifications he has made during this Question. Can he confirm that the United Kingdom has sufficient assets in the Caribbean so as to continually fight against the scourge of the drug trade in that area?
2025-12-04
UK Citizens in Venezuela
My Lords, as the Minister has said, the situation in Venezuela is very concerning. Given our special relationship with our US allies, what conversations are ongoing with the US Government to ensure that our Government have the up-to-date information need
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to open for the Official Opposition on this important Bill. Before I speak to the Bill, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, to his place on the Front Bench and congratulate him on his excellent maiden speech. He ser
2025-12-01
AIDS
My Lords, I congratulate—as I am sure the whole House does—the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on the work he has done over many years on this subject. Domestically, I understand that 5% of people living with HIV do not know their status. What does this mean as
2025-12-01
South Sudan
My Lords, as the Minister said earlier, political stability and inclusive politics are important for the future of Sudan to improve the dreadful situation there. The previous Foreign Secretary advised, or encouraged, all Britons to leave Sudan if it was
2025-11-19
Gaza and Sudan
My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving the House the opportunity to respond to the Government’s Statement in the other place on two of the most serious conflicts in the world today. Given that these are two distinct issues, I will address the situatio
2025-11-04
Energy Market Reforms
My Lords, the decision not to implement zonal pricing will mean the continuation of payments to turn off wind farms when they produce excess power, which are projected to reach £8 billion by 2030. Given the scale of this, and following on from what the n
2025-10-29
Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her update on the actions that His Majesty’s Government are taking in relation to Hurricane Melissa. I understand that the FCDO website went live yesterday for UK visitors to Jamaica to notify the department of their pr
2025-10-28
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
My Lords, in his answers the Minister has mentioned many different forms of energy that make up the sector in this country. Can he tell the House how many jobs have so far been created by Great British Energy?
2025-10-24
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Brennan, for giving the House the opportunity to debate this Bill. I regret that we did not manage to pass these measures before, due to the general election last year, but I am glad we are pickin
2025-10-23
MBRRACE-UK Report 2025
My Lords, the report makes clear that many women who died experienced multiple intersectional disadvantages—as was highlighted by the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, and the noble Lord, Lord Scriven—including poverty, mental health, domestic abuse and socia
My Lords, I support the Bill wholeheartedly and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Trees, on introducing this excellent legislation to this House. On many occasions, this subject has been raised in Private Members’ Bills. I hope that this time we will get
2025-07-21
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, on these Benches we are clear that the primary duty of any Government is to their own people and country. We will always view ODA in that context. A new Independent Commission for Aid Impact report projects that, by 2027-28, one-fifth of ODA wi
2025-07-18
Strategic Defence Review 2025
My Lords, as other noble Lords have said, this has been a highly informative and fascinating debate, wide-ranging in many ways, from the forensic speech of the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, to the comments made by my noble friend Lord Harlech on
2025-07-17
Sudan
My Lords, the situation in Sudan, as we have heard, is now a catastrophe. No part of the country or indeed any neighbouring country has been unaffected. Some 11 million people are displaced inside Sudan and millions more have fled to neighbouring countri
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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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Chair, 90 Club (part of The Feathers Association, a charity supporting communities and young people)
registered 2024-12-12 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residual estate in County Wexford, Ireland
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2026-06-15
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Party history
2002-10-23 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
2001-06-13 → 2002-10-22
Non-affiliated
1979-07-24 → 2001-06-12
Conservative
Government posts
2016-07-17 → 2024-07-05
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
2015-05-14 → 2016-07-17
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → 2026-04-29
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
1999-12-06 → 2001-05-11
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
2013-10-28 → 2013-12-16
Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL]
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-04
Digital Skills
2016-09-01 → 2026-04-29
Finance Committee (Lords)
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
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)
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contingencies Fund Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-03-24 | |
| Sunday Trading (Horticulture) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2008-03-10 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.