The Lord Loomba CBE
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Loomba's full title is The Lord Loomba CBE. His name is Rajinder Paul Loomba, 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)
£359,097
6 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord na Loomba
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0096899 | £2,097 |
| 2013-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0096898 | £100,000 |
| 2012-06-30 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0080572 | £100,000 |
| 2012-06-30 | Liberal Democrats · closed 31/12/2025 - Yorkshire and the Humber | Cash | C0080568 | £5,000 |
| 2012-02-27 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0077596 | £150,000 |
| 2011-05-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0039978 | £2,000 |
Showing the 6 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
0 Content(0.0%)
17 Not-Content(10.5%)
145 didn't vote(89.5%)
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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
2025-10-31
Ukraine
My Lords, I draw attention to the continued plight of Ukrainian women who have lost their husbands in the ongoing conflict. Many of these widows are facing immense emotional, physical and financial hardship while striving to provide stability and hope fo
My Lords, I welcome this debate and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, for bringing this important issue before the House. I approach it as someone with many decades of experience at the heart of UK-India trade relations. Indeed, I had the privilege
2025-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Lords, we commemorate International Women’s Day at a time when commitments to development aid and to diversity, equality, and inclusion programmes face unprecedented strain. Supporting education for women and girls, particularly in STEM subjects, rema
2024-12-12
Domestic Abuse: Victims and Survivors
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Chisholm, for initiating this vital debate. Domestic abuse devastates lives, families and communities. Despite increased awareness and legislative progress, the scale of the issue remains alarming. Acco
My Lords, I rise to contribute to this important debate with gratitude to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of York for bringing our attention to the vital issue of social cohesion and the strength of supportive community life in an era of rapid
2024-11-15
Women, Peace and Security Bill [HL]
My Lords, I support this vital Bill and commend the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, for her dedication to women, peace and security. This legislation presents a clear opportunity to address the persistent challenges that obstruct the empowerment and safety
2024-09-13
Sudan
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for introducing the debate on this urgent and important topic. To those who are tempted to dismiss the conflict in Sudan as a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing, I say that
2024-07-25
King’s Speech
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for introducing today’s important debate on the humble Address. I congratulate His Majesty’s Government on their commitment to engage with the international community and to secure the UK’s reputation
2024-03-08
International Women’s Day
My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman and trustee of the Loomba Foundation. A court in India is currently considering an application by a young woman, aged 25, to allow the medical termination of her pregnancy on the grounds that she suffered cruel
2024-02-22
Poverty Reduction
My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of Barnardo’s. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for bringing this important subject before the House and pay tribute to him for all he has done to bring hope to those in our society who most need it.
My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing this timely debate to the House. I also pay tribute to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee, which the noble Lady chairs, for its thorough and detailed appraisal of this impo
2023-07-06
International Widows Day
My Lords, I declare my interest as chair and founder trustee of the Loomba Foundation.
I was only 10 years old when my father died in India in 1954. It was a tragedy for my mother and my siblings, but for me, the shock of what happened next has remain
2023-07-06
International Widows Day
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the United Nations’ International Widows Day and to empower widows to achieve economic independence in the face of continuing discrimination and prejudice affecting their opport
2023-06-29
UK: Violence Against Women and Girls
My Lords, one of the most shocking aspects of violence against women and girls is that almost one in four girls in this country reports having suffered abuse before the age of 16. Millions of women and girls face many forms of violence throughout their l
2023-06-26
International Widows Day
I thank the Minister for that Answer. Given the critical importance of eradicating discrimination against widows to achieving the UN sustainable development goals of ending poverty and hunger, achieving gender equality, reducing inequalities and creating
2023-06-26
International Widows Day
My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as a founder and chairman trustee of the Loomba Foundation.
2023-06-26
International Widows Day
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to respond to the United Nations’ International Widows Day, specifically with regard to measures to empower widows and their dependants to achieve economic independence.
2023-03-10
International Women’s Day
My Lords, I declare my interest as founder, chairman and trustee of the Loomba Foundation, a UN-accredited NGO leading the global campaign to eradicate injustice against women whose husbands have died.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, I f
I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for bringing this important topic to your Lordships’ House today. It is important to the UK because, within the next decade, India will be the world’s third-largest economy. It is important to India because the UK
2023-01-12
Commonwealth: Zimbabwe
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for tabling a debate on this important topic. Since 1995, five countries have faced periods of suspension for failing to uphold the values set out in the Singapore and Harare Declarations—including Zimbabwe,
2022-12-15
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for initiating this debate. I am sorry that she is unable to be present, particularly because she has great experience and wisdom in this area. However, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bruce, for taking
2022-09-09
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
My Lords, Nelson Mandela once said:
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
I was sorry to hear that the Qu
He deserves it. But whether the former Chancellor of the Exchequer or the current Foreign Secretary wins the election, it is critical that from day one the Government focus not only on the cost of living crisis at home but on global insecurity in the sup
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for initiating this debate on a topic which I believe is central to the interests of the United Kingdom, not only to thwart Russian aggression against its neighbours but to maintain the rules-based order on w
My Lords, I declare my interests as chairman of the Loomba Foundation and vice-president of Barnardo’s.
I have dedicated much of the last 20 years to raising the plight of widows internationally through the work of the Loomba Foundation. In the course
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Register of Interests · 8 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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Director, Loomba Holdings EOT Trustee Limited
registered 2021-05-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Loomba Holdings Limited (holding company)
registered 2021-05-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Loomba Group Ltd (property investment)
registered 2021-05-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, VIZ-A-VIZ Limited (fashion wholesale and retail)
registered 2012-11-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Shreyam Fashion Designers Pvt Ltd (fashion design/manufacture)
registered 2012-11-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, TIGI-WEAR Limited (fashion retail)
registered 2011-02-15 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Loomba Holdings Limited (holding company)
registered 2021-05-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Shreyam Fashion Designers Pvt Ltd (fashion design/manufacture)
registered 2012-11-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2017-12-07 → present
Crossbench
current
2016-12-02 → 2017-12-06
Non-affiliated
2011-01-12 → 2016-12-01
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
loombar@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
safdar@theloombafoundation.org
020 8102 0351 · Loomba House, 622 Western Avenue, London, W3 0TF
020 8102 0351 · Loomba House, 622 Western Avenue, London, W3 0TF
External or private office
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the United Nations Global Goals
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Bond · Coalition for Global Prosperity | 4 | 2026-11-23 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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