The Lord Grantchester
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Grantchester's full title is The Lord Grantchester. His name is Christopher John Suenson-Taylor, 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.
Party history
1995-11-27 → 2026-04-29
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2016-07-14 → 2022-01-19
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2015-09-18 → 2022-01-19
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
2014-07-01 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2010-10-08 → 2021-05-17
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2004-12-06 → 2026-04-29
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-28
Land Use in England Committee
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
2026-01-27 → 2026-04-29
European Affairs Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 4 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 4 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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)
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.