The Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Willis of Knaresborough's full title is The Lord Willis of Knaresborough. His name is George Philip Willis, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£9,500
5 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord na Willis of Knaresborough
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0107347 | £1,600 |
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093754 | £1,600 |
| 2012-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083791 | £1,600 |
| 2011-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0076887 | £2,200 |
| 2011-03-31 | Liberal Democrats · Harrogate and Knaresborough | Cash | C0037669 | £2,500 |
Showing the 5 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: place-suffix.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
31 Content(19.1%)
5 Not-Content(3.1%)
126 didn't vote(77.8%)
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
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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
Was it longer? I am sorry; I try to think I am younger than I am.
This was a very challenging report. As ever, I thank the committee clerks for their excellent preparation of material and witnesses, particularly young people and their parents. Sometim
My Lords, as ever, I feel quite embarrassed to follow that particular contribution. I begin my contribution by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for leading this inquiry so effectively, as indeed she has led every other inquiry since w
My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to make a brief contribution, though it will take more than five minutes, on this report on interpretation and translation services in the courts. I welcome the new Minister and assure her that, of all the
My Lords, I begin by thanking again the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for her excellent chairmanship of a challenging inquiry. I echo her thanks to the committee clerks and staff for their inspirational work in assembling pertinent witnesses an
My Lords, I thank the chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, for her excellent introduction and the brilliant way in which she chairs the committee. I also thank her predecessor, the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, for her continued commitment to child
2022-02-04
Health and Care Bill
My Lords, I first apologise for not being present at Second Reading. It is unusual for me not to be there when a health Bill is being discussed, but I have had a lot of personal family problems.
Never, in the years I have been in both the Commons and
Does the Minister accept that for residents in Northern Ireland, including those travelling to England and Scotland but particularly those requiring regular travel in and out of the Republic, the situation at the moment is incredibly confusing and bureau
2021-03-09
NHS: Pay
My Lords, could you imagine any employer, other than those of the sweatshops of the Far East, seeing their workers perform heroics to save the business and, in the process, the lives of millions of their clients, only to be rewarded by having their wages
2021-03-04
NHS: Staff Numbers after Covid-19
My Lords, I will make a very brief reference to a group of NHS staff who have gone largely unnoticed during this pandemic and the debate but have been trailblazers and lifesavers in equal measure. I refer to the newest recruits in the registered healthca
2021-02-22
Questions for Written Answers
My Lords, on 25 September last year I tabled a Question concerning deaths from Covid-19 in care homes. It was answered 131 days later, on 2 February. It revealed that in one six-week period some 11,155 elderly patients died, the equivalent of a small tow
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and the noble Lords, Lord Greaves and Lord Bourne, for their very useful and sensible comments at the beginning of this debate. I also thank the Minister for his, as ever, very courteous and thorough ex
2020-11-12
Covid-19 Update
My Lords, a key factor in controlling Covid-19, with or without a vaccine, is test, trace and isolation, and I fully support that. Yet the recent survey indicated that some 20% of those asked to isolate actually failed to do so, rendering the system far
2020-10-27
Covid-19: Disparate Impact
My Lords, the main conclusion of the report that
“a range of socio-economic and geographical factors”
are the principal causes of higher infection in ethnic minority groups was, quite frankly, blindingly obvious six months ago, as the noble Lord, L
2020-10-01
Covid-19: NHS Application
My Lords, I am delighted that this app has now been produced. Fifteen million adopters in a week is excellent news, and I genuinely congratulate the Minister on that. However, 34 countries are already using the ENX system with Bluetooth, and it is to be
2020-09-25
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020
My Lords, I support the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, particularly those about the Minister.
Does the Minister agree that, while Section 3(a)(ii) specifically excludes care homes, the Vivaldi 1 report made it clear that they are incredibl
2020-09-21
Covid-19 Update
My Lords, another statistic we seem to forget is that some 20,000 Covid-related deaths have occurred in care homes to date. Yet, as we face another massive surge, there is no guarantee that we have learned any lessons from them. I welcome the resources s
2020-09-08
Suicide
My Lords, ministerial claims to have the lowest suicide rate for seven years, in the fourth report, do not accord with the latest ONS figures from 1 September this year. These show that, at 16.9 per 100,000, England has the highest suicide rate since 200
My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is essential that there is public buy-in for these and future regulations, and that that has not been the case? That buy-in can come only from a Government who gain credibility by having clear, unambiguous messag
2020-09-02
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
My Lords, I suspect that much of my contribution will echo that of other noble Lords as this vital piece of legislation makes its way through our House. I say “vital” not simply because the overall market in pharma-medical devices and medical products is
My Lords, no doubt these regulations are technically competent, and no doubt they will be used as other communities—perhaps Oldham or Peterborough—become the latest virus hotspots. What they do not do is to put into legislation the tools that would give
My Lords, I understand the difficulty the Minister has in dealing with these regulations and have great sympathy for him, but I hope the Government note what has been said about having a better way of scrutinising them. The current system is clearly not
2020-07-07
Covid-19: Public Transport
My Lords, the demand for public transport increases by about five times during peak periods. Research by McKinsey has shown that the majority of those using public transport at peak times are office workers, students and recreational users, most of whom
2020-06-25
Public Transport: Face Coverings
My Lords, the case for wearing face coverings on public transport, particularly on commuter services, appears quite strong. However, to be effective, face coverings must be of sufficient quality in their design and manufacture to help stop the spread of
2020-05-19
Premier League: Project Restart
My Lords, I was quite astounded to hear the Minister say at the beginning of her Answer that it would not be a decision by the Government—those were her actual words—on restarting the Premier League. Player interests appear to be almost incidental in whe
2020-02-26
NHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)
My Lords, I shall start my brief contribution on a positive note about the Bill. It is the first time for a considerable number of years that we have a Government who recognise that the NHS requires both additional and stable funding. That is something t
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 3: Land and property
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Flat in London SE11
registered 2019-09-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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House in York YO23
registered 2019-09-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
1997-05-01 → 2005-05-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Committee memberships
1999-03-29 → 2000-11-13
Education & Employment
2005-07-11 → 2010-05-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2005-07-13 → 2007-10-30
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2007-05-15 → 2007-08-08
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£13,638/yr
2007-05-02 → 2007-08-08
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
2008-03-10 → 2009-09-30
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
Chair
+£13,638/yr
2009-10-01 → 2010-05-06
Commons Science and Technology
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2026-01-27 → present
Science and Technology Committee
2010-10-27 → 2015-03-30
Science and Technology Committee
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-05
Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2022-02-02 → 2025-01-30
Public Services Committee
2025-01-30 → 2026-01-27
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
willisg@parliament.uk
020 7219 5709 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5709 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Medical Research
Subject Group
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Treasurer | Association of Medical Research Charities | 6 | 2024-07-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Personalised Medicine
Subject Group
|
Treasurer | PHG Foundation | 6 | 2021-05-29 |
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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.
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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)
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.