The Lord Craig of Radley GCB OBE
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Craig of Radley's full title is The Lord Craig of Radley GCB OBE. His name is David Brownrigg Craig, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,307
17 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£819
Travel claims
£390
Attendance £390
Total claimed
£7,516
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
44 Content(23.3%)
23 Not-Content(12.2%)
122 didn't vote(64.6%)
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-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
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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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
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, very briefly, the Minister answering my question in such a positive way is very encouraging. It certainly made my day—or perhaps I should say it has made my night. I also thank the noble Baronesses and the two noble Lords who spoke in favour of
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, in moving Amendment 56, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, for adding his name in support of it. I also thank the Royal British Legion for its guidance in drafting this amendment.
Amendment 56 proposes amending the nationality fees regula
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I strongly support the purpose of opposing Clause 38 standing part. The PAC’s 43rd report of 2024-25 heavily criticised the MoD for inadequacies in its financial oversight of the RFCAs. The report said:
“The Department’s arrangements for mon
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I will speak very briefly to support strongly what the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, just said. He brought to our attention a most significant failure in how Armed Forces pensions have been paid, calculated and mispaid.
It would be ext
2026-07-16
Future Capability of the Armed Forces
My Lords, much has been said in recent months about the possibility of a Russian conflict with NATO. Such a war will be deterred if we and our allies react to strengthen our weak arms posture now. NATO’s potential military, economic and technical strengt
2026-07-06
Armed Forces Bill
I hope that the intention to proceed with it will be coupled with a date when it will be done.
2026-07-06
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire. We share the honour of having fitted a military covenant report into the Armed Forces Act 2006 in 2011.
This Bill deserves credit for finally setting out a more adequate st
2026-07-01
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, I share widely the view that this belated DIP comes nowhere near funding the strategic defence review, but the DIP does make clear the Government’s commitment, together with Japan and Italy, to the next-generation Global Combat Air Programme.
2026-06-16
Russian Shadow Fleet
My Lords, I join others in commending the crew that carried out this operation. It appears, technically, to have been piracy on the high seas, but the Minister has made very clear to the House that it was legal. I wonder, therefore, whether the Minister
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords, at the start of the American operation against Iran, His Majesty’s Government refused the use of some bases, including RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia. Since then, permission has been granted to the Americans. Does that permission still stand, an
My Lords, I too am grateful to the most reverend Primate for so persuasively introducing this debate.
I will express some thoughts about AI by way of historical analogy. In the years following the Second World War, the introduction of jet propulsion t
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, for some variety of topic I will start by warmly welcoming the wider acceptance across government departments of the covenant duty of care in the forthcoming Armed Forces Bill. This was much pressed for by me and others in debates on the 2021 B
My Lords, the Minister has made it clear that the treaty, as it was, has not been “binned”. If and when there is agreement with the Americans to proceed, will the Government consider also the Maldive interest that has been expressed? If so, have the Gove
2026-03-04
Security Update
My Lords, it must be clear to all that China is not interested solely in this country; it will be interested in many other countries, too. Is the Minister confident that the exchange of information on such material between the appropriate channels is and
My Lords, on 5 January, when debating the Diego Garcia Bill, I asked the Minister this question:
“Is there any legally binding agreement between the UK and the United States that it”,
that is, the United States,
“will continue its use of the b
2026-02-04
China and Japan
There has been a report of a warm relationship between Mauritius and China. Was there any discussion with the Chinese about the Chagos treaty during the Prime Minister’s visit?
My Lords, we have been clear that the Americans are likely to spend a considerable amount of money in developing resources and so on in Greenland. If they were to do that, what assessment do the Government make of the effect on the amount of money that m
2026-01-15
Iran
My Lords, President Trump has made a number of possible suggestions about what he might or might not do in dealing with Iran. Have those been shared with our Government, and have our Government had any opportunity to propose alternatives or agree with wh
My Lords, happy new year to everyone. I will speak to Amendments 1 and 38. In an earlier debate on the Bill, I raised the concern that the UK is required, under Article 11 of the treaty, to continue to pay Mauritius even were the military base on Diego G
My Lords, I regret that I missed the opportunity to add my name in support of Amendment 32 from the noble Baroness. It is remarkable and significant that there is sufficient interest in the Chagossian community, after so many years since they and their f
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness very much for the way in which she has attempted to deal with my and our concerns. She has certainly pointed to an alternative way, but I still feel that this is something which should and could be sorted out before w
2025-12-18
Lithuania: Balloon Incursions
My Lords, have any Royal Air Force flights been affected by these balloons? More serious even than that, this type of activity could become more widespread. What attempt are the Government making to deal with the possibility of further attacks? For examp
2025-12-10
Ajax Armoured Vehicle
My Lords, has any foreign interest been expressed in purchasing Ajax at any stage? If it is not going to be purchased, will it be a UK-only piece of equipment?
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Party history
1991-07-30 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1994-11-22 → 1998-11-19
Science and Technology Committee
1995-11-27 → 1997-04-08
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
2016-05-19 → 2021-01-28
Committee of Selection (Lords)
1999-11-18 → 2004-11-18
Committee of Selection (Lords)
1999-11-23 → 2004-11-18
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2013-05-16 → 2016-05-12
Liaison Committee (Lords)
1999-11-23 → 2004-11-18
Liaison Committee (Lords)
1999-11-23 → 2002-11-07
House of Lords Offices Committee
1999-12-01 → 2004-11-18
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2000-12-13 → 2004-11-18
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2007-11-13 → 2013-05-15
House Committee (Lords)
2002-11-19 → 2004-11-18
House Committee (Lords)
2004-03-22 → 2004-06-24
Constitutional Reform Bill
2004-12-07 → 2007-11-30
Information Committee (Lords)
Contact
Parliamentary office
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
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Historic bills (all-time)
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