The Rt Hon. the Lord True CBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord True's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord True CBE. His name is Nicholas Edward True, 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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
7
6 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
1 overseas trip
· 2020-10-01 → 2023-09-30
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | — | This meeting was with the Italian Ambassador and three representatives from the Italian Conservatives. They discussed the importance of UK - Italy relations no commitments were made. Lord True was invited due to his links with Italy. | cabinet-office |
| 2021-09-07 | — | Ministerial Site Visit to Darlington including; Roundtable with industry stakeholders, Ben Houchen (Mayor of Tees Valley) and Councillor Heather Scott OBE (Leader of Darlington Borough Council); and Site visit to Northumbrian Water Group Sewage Replacement Scheme, Mayfair Road, Darlington | cabinet-office |
| 2021-05-06 | — | To discuss manifesto commitment to ban public bodies from imposing boycotts, divestment and sanctions campaigns against foreign countries | cabinet-office |
| 2021-02-26 | — | To discuss the House of Lords | cabinet-office |
| 2021-01-12 | — | To discuss the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill | cabinet-office |
| 2020-10-22 | — | To discuss the United Kingdom Internal Markets Bill | cabinet-office |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
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HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
105 Content(64.8%)
5 Not-Content(3.1%)
52 didn't vote(32.1%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
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2026-03-25
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95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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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
2026-05-13
Senior Deputy Speaker
My Lords, I am absolutely delighted to support the Motion from the noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal in respect of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. I think I can genuinely say that everybody on this side is absolutely delighted to welcome him to his place
2026-05-13
King’s Speech
That this debate be adjourned until tomorrow.
2026-05-13
King’s Speech
My Lords, how nice it is to see our House without those railings today. It is an absolute pleasure to follow the wise and witty speeches of the noble Baroness, Lady Crawley, and the noble Lord, Lord Roe of West Wickham. The noble Lord, Lord Roe, has had
2026-04-21
House of Lords: Legislative Procedures
I understand the principle behind the Question; there is too much repetitive talk in this House, often between different stages. But that is a matter for restraint on all sides. Will the noble Baroness opposite accept that I welcome very much the initiat
2026-04-20
Security Vetting
My Lords, this is a tortuous and, frankly, somewhat embarrassing Statement—stable door after stable door pushed shut long after the obvious national security risk had bolted through them. The Prime Minister is still answering questions on the Statement i
2026-04-14
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill
My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for her introduction to this Bill and for her very clear explanation of it; I can confirm that I support it and I can therefore be brief.
As most of the House who have followed
2026-04-14
Middle East
My Lords, in thanking the Government for laying this Statement, I begin by paying tribute to our brave service men and women who are serving in this conflict right now. They are the very best of Britain, and they have this House’s unequivocal support.
2026-04-13
Clerk of the Parliaments
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the Lord Privy Seal in her elegant tribute to Simon Burton, our departing Clerk of the Parliaments. We are all sad to see Simon go. As the noble Baroness said, he joined the House in 1988. I checked: there are now bar
2026-03-10
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for setting out the Government’s position with such courtesy and clarity. Our position on this side has been clear from the very outset, and that is that we accepted and accept the Government’s mandate to end the
2026-03-02
Middle East
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for repeating this important Statement. As someone who has spent many years studying the history of that region, I have the profoundest respect for the history and culture of Iran, which over millennia has been one of
2026-02-10
Standards in Public Life
My Lords, the problem with this Statement is that it does not address the central question of why the Prime Minister chose a twice-disgraced man, a known associate of a convicted criminal and one of the most repellent paedophiles we have ever known, to b
2026-02-04
China and Japan
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to ask questions on a Statement by our well-travelled Prime Minister. Actually, we on this side do not criticise the Prime Minister for travelling abroad: it is part of his job. What we do criticise is the dev
2026-01-12
Election of Lord Speaker
My Lords, I entirely endorse everything the Leader of the House has said on our behalf. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Forsyth—and he is my friend. However, I remember that, when I first became a Minister in your Lordships’ House, it fell to my nobl
2025-12-16
Retirement and Participation Committee
My Lords, I do not think that this is the occasion for a lengthy intervention, but I would like to make it clear to the House that this has been discussed in usual channels, as the Leader said. These are matters that potentially touch upon hundreds of ou
2025-12-04
Autumn Budget 2025
My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend—she is my noble friend from coalition days and long before. I am always entertained by her nostalgia for the weekly reports from Katya Adler in Brussels, but if we can get beyond that, she
2025-11-26
G20 and Ukraine
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for repeating this important Statement—although, for those who have not read it, it ends with claims that the Government are driving growth, creating jobs, cutting the cost of living and
“st
2025-10-22
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I will speak as Leader of the Opposition; I do not wish to interfere with this debate. I have no intention of moving the adjournment of the House, which has been suggested might happen. We will proceed to the end of the debate and my noble frie
2025-10-16
Middle East
My Lords, when the Lord Speaker told me last night of his decision to retire early, I was overwhelmed by the sense of his love for his wife of 56 years that led to the decision. There will be another time for tributes, but I would like the Lord Speaker t
2025-10-14
Business of the House
My Lords, I am grateful to those who spoke and to the Leader. I will come to her remarks at the end. I do not want to abuse the Companion, so I will not make a long wind-up speech. I was not sure whether the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham, was saying that the
2025-10-14
Business of the House
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader for the constructive tone in which she spoke. I fear we may not be able to reach agreement at the end, but I appreciate the way she addressed the matter.
I want to make one thing clear at the start: we o
2025-10-14
Business of the House
To leave out from “that” to end and to insert “given no persuasive case has been put for systematically abandoning the usual conventions governing the sitting times of the House, the House should meet at 3pm on Wednesday 22 and Wednesday 29 October an
2025-10-13
Chinese Espionage: Parliament
My Lords, I welcome and will look at the action she has recommended and mentioned. I am sorry that the noble Baroness the Leader of the House is not in her place to answer this Question.
Will the noble Baroness agree that no step must be left unturned
2025-10-13
Chinese Espionage: Parliament
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of their ability to protect Parliament from Chinese espionage in light of the collapse of recent legal proceedings.
2025-07-21
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal for her emollient words. I hope very much that in the time that elapses between now and our return in September careful thought will be given by the Government and the other place to the merits of
2025-07-21
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I put my name to this amendment. I underline the thanks that have been expressed to all the various people mentioned, including the lawyers, who have played a very important part.
As has been said, the noble Baroness the Leader tried very ha
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Register of Interests · 4 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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In receipt of salary as Leader of the Opposition in House of Lords
registered 2024-07-11 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Wife is sole proprietor of a nursery school in London SW13
registered 2010-12-23 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Property in San Ginesio, Macerata, Italy
registered 2010-12-23 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Honorary membership of Carlton Club, given by Carlton Club (London) Limited, St James's Street, London SW1
registered 2023-03-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2010-12-23 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2022-09-06 → 2024-07-05
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
2020-02-13 → 2022-09-05
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Opposition posts
2024-07-08 → present
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Committee memberships
2022-10-20 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2011-11-02 → 2015-03-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2012-05-22 → 2015-03-30
House Committee (Lords)
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-26
Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2019-07-01 → 2020-02-24
Constitution Committee
2022-10-12 → present
House of Lords Commission
2022-10-12 → present
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2024-07-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2022-10-17 → 2024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2024-05-23 → present
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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.
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)
8 bills
3 as lead sponsor
5 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counsellors of State Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2022-11-15 | |
| Elections Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-07-05 | |
| Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-05-12 | |
| Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-02-04 | |
| European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-12-30 | |
| Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-05-19 | |
| Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-28 | |
| Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.