The Lord James of Blackheath CBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord James of Blackheath's full title is The Lord James of Blackheath CBE. His name is David Noel James, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2022-11-17
Bank of England: Libor System
My Lords, during the three weeks or so since I entered the ballot for this slot, I have continued to maintain close contact with practitioners in the Libor market, as I support the case for a final resolution of the Tom Hayes case and press the argument
2022-11-17
Bank of England: Libor System
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Libor system remains available to be exercised by the Bank of England in the event that inter-bank lending is at risk of collapse.
2020-09-23
EU: Future Relationship
Sorry. I have said my peice, and I hope you will understand it has come from the heart.
2020-09-23
EU: Future Relationship
My Lords, I was delighted to hear the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, refer to the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties because I believe it will have a profound effect on the final resolution of our recovery of sovereignty on a number of issues. I w
2020-03-05
Flybe
My Lords, in 1987, I was chairman of Dan-Air in identical circumstances. I had to put in a liquidator if we could not find an immediate solution. The night before, I had dinner with John Major and explained to him the dire effect that this would have on
2020-01-08
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, at this hour of the evening, I am deeply concerned as to the propriety and responsibility of making the speech with which I have come prepared. I have no greater desire than to see the whole of this Brexit process end with a satisfactory compl
2019-10-19
Brexit
My Lords, I start from the point of view that I support the deal as offered and would vote for it in any straightforward circumstances, but I come today with two questions that I still have and want answers to. I know I will not get those answers here to
2019-10-02
Brexit
My Lords, I have a very tenuous connection to justify taking your time at this late hour of a long debate. On 6 September I participated in a debate in which I tried to run a small amendment to encourage a greater concentration on the issues of sovereign
2019-09-06
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
I entirely recognise that fact. My concern, which I am sure the noble Lord will share, is for the understanding of the British public when they have to accept whatever is the final decision. I do not believe they have enough knowledge of the reality of w
2019-09-06
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
I thank the noble Lord. I tabled my amendment because, in everything that has been said so learnedly on this matter, nobody has covered the subject of sovereignty, which is really at the core of the original intention to take back control. Therefore, I a
2019-09-06
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
I thank the noble Lord. It is, however, in the interests of the British public, who, in the end, will have to vote blind on this issue. They need to be informed but nothing has been done to bring that about. I beg to move.
2019-09-06
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
My Lords, a week ago, I wrote a letter to the Lord Speaker in which I suggested that in certain circumstances which might occur, such as this morning, the entire House of Lords is ineligible to sit. I do not intend to pursue this point, but I want to exp
2019-09-06
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
2019-07-11
Royal Navy: Frigates
My Lords, I am admonished that I should not ask a question which could cause a Minister to answer in a way that contains secret information. However, in view of the ambiguity of the noble Earl’s Answer to the Question, perhaps I may ask this: will the Ro
My Lords, I start with an expression of regret at the circumstances of this debate. It is very unfortunate that we appear to have left it to the Commons—alone, in isolation and unaided—and I am not sure that I have that degree of trust in it to pass on i
2018-09-10
Ivory Bill
My Lords, I wholly support the words of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. However, one serious aspect that may have been overlooked is a nasty little market which may escape the whole of this affair, and that is the casinos’ use of roulette balls. This
My Lords, my contribution to these proceedings will be to present my memories of two money-laundering activities that took place and see how they compare with what might happen today if they had to contend with the presence of this enacted Bill.
The f
2017-09-14
Children: Gambling Advertisements
My Lords, I am deeply grateful for the consent I have been given to speak briefly in the gap here. I should declare interests in that I have twice earned my living from gambling: once as the chairman, executive chairman and chief executive of a chain of
2017-06-26
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, before I start, I place on record that before speaking tonight I took counsel and guidance from the clerks—although from none of those who have been here tonight, so they can all relax—on whether there was any risk of me going sub judice on any
2017-03-09
Criminal Finances Bill
My Lords, I am deeply grateful to be allowed four minutes in the gap to comment on this very important Bill. The Minister is already aware, from our correspondence, of the thrust of my main concern, which is that the Bill does not do anything adequately
My Lords, I will put the noble Lord’s assertion to the test with one simple question: can we say with absolute certainty that not one penny from the Royal British Legion has been withheld or interfered with by us through the conflict between its initiati
My Lords, I am sorry to interfere again but when I read this I got a nasty jangle in the back of my head which said that this does not necessarily fit with what we discussed before, in the days when my noble friend Lord Freud was bringing the Bill throug
2017-02-28
Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) and Special Administration (Amendment) Regulations 2017
May I suggest that the matter could be taken up with the Accounting Standards Board?
2017-02-28
Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) and Special Administration (Amendment) Regulations 2017
My Lords, may I intrude a word into this debate? There is an aspect of 2008 that has never been corrected, and which did a great deal to disguise the extent of the insolvencies existing at that time. It might now perhaps be possible to squeeze a solution
2016-12-14
Wales Bill
I believe that the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, has been led astray by a very faulty piece of wording here on which I have written to the Minister. I think it is not a question of a minimum bet of £10. I believe you can nominate any value you want down to
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Register of Interests · 9 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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Member, Audit Committee, Direct Special Metals (Partners) Limited (processes and recycles waste)
registered 2025-03-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Chester Finance & Leasing (Assets) Limited
registered 2024-05-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director and Consultant, Direct Special Metals (Partners) Limited (processes and recycles waste) (interest ceased 31 January 2024)
registered 2024-05-22 · amended 2025-10-13
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Chairman, Twang Natural Vegan Cosmetics
registered 2023-05-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Chester Finance & Leasing (Licencing) Limited
registered 2020-08-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Chester Finance & Leasing (Holdings) Limited
registered 2020-08-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Chester Finance & Leasing (Group) Limited
registered 2020-08-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Chester Finance and Leasing Management Limited (holding company)
registered 2018-02-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Chester Finance and Leasing Limited (car hire company)
registered 2014-05-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2006-06-09 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
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Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2006-11-23 → 2010-04-08
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2008-01-17 → 2008-11-26
Crossrail Bill
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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External or private office
dnjcbe@aol.com
01798 812349 · Welby, Sunset Land, West Chiltington, West Sussex, RH20 2NY
01798 812349 · Welby, Sunset Land, West Chiltington, West Sussex, RH20 2NY
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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