The Lord Wood of Anfield
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Wood of Anfield's full title is The Lord Wood of Anfield. His name is Stewart Martin Wood, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
140 Not-Content(74.1%)
46 didn't vote(24.3%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
27–89
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
30–130
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
46–117
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
135–154
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65–173
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
64–140
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
70–132
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
210–131
Content
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
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I thank my noble friend. I have raised the issue on LGBT activists with my Turkish counterparts. On the general question, I do not think it is appropriate to respond to individual comments of politicians in other countries. At this stage, I will leave it
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I thank the noble Lord for that. I am a “Fauda” fan, and I have not got to the fifth season yet, but I will do; I appreciate the pointer. On establishing freedom for artistic expression and freedom of speech in the West Bank and Gaza, there is, unfortuna
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I thank my noble friend for that. She is absolutely right that attacks on all journalists are a matter of grave concern. We are very concerned by the high death toll of journalists in Gaza. Reporters covering conflicts should be and must be afforded pro
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I thank the noble Lord for that. I am not sure whether he remembers the announcements made last week about taking extremely robust action: sanctions against the financing arm of Hezbollah, and further sanctions actions against Iran in the transport, ener
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
The noble Lord raises a number of complex hypothetical issues around this, and they may or may not transpire, but they are matters for Israeli courts, Israeli politics and Israel in general rather than for me.
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I thank the noble Baroness for that. I will have to return on the question of participation in future conferences. On the broader question of government action on antisemitism, I explained in the House last week that over £300 million has been committed
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I start by wishing the noble Lord and all other Jewish Members of our Chamber a happy new year. He is right that Israel, for example, is a signatory to both the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 UN Convention on the
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I thank my noble friend for that question and pay tribute to her long-standing commitment to rights, freedoms and the rule of law for many years. She is absolutely right that dissent is the test of the health of democracy, and we remain concerned about r
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
My Lords, we support freedom of expression, including artistic freedom. We have not made representations to the Government of Israel, but we expect any action affecting an individual’s citizenship or civil rights to be conducted in accordance with the ru
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, for securing this debate. I pay tribute to his work on strengthening global health partnerships and championing collaboration, as well as to his role as a patron of Global Health Partnerships; I wil
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Baroness for those questions; she has raised an important point. Down the line, I would be interested to find out whether the Conservative Party agrees with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in 2024. We have mad
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Baroness for her question; she has great interest and expertise in this issue. The two-state solution is expected on all parties—Palestinians and Israelis. It is something we expect the leaders of the Palestinian Authority and of Israel
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
The noble Lord, Lord Hannay, knows much more about this than I do; I feel like I am in my introductory day at the Foreign Office, trying to work out difficult questions. He may have a point; it is an interesting point on the legality. De facto, Israel ca
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Lord for those questions. He is absolutely right that the cause of the overwhelming majority of decent Palestinians has been neglected for too long. I hope this starts to correct some of that. On global human rights reforms, we are beef
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
Absolutely not. There is and must be no connection between the actions of the Israeli Government and any attribution of responsibility to British Jews. That is a connection that we totally deny. The new Prime Minister has shown his commitment. The reason
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the most reverend Primate for those comments. He is right that the E1 settlement tender process finishes on 19 October. Our announcement yesterday is a signal that any company which wants to take part in any of the construction-related processes
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank my noble friend for that question. It is absolutely right that the action we took yesterday, in announcing a new policy on sanctions with regard to the West Bank, was accompanied by further strong action against Iran, in particular by taking acti
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Lord for that question. Dialogue is, of course, fundamental to the way forward in this as in any comparable crisis, and in any complex situation like this. President Herzog urged dialogue. When it comes to the expansion of settlements,
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Lord for those comments. He obviously speaks with great authority and passionate interest in this subject. I agree that we should be supporting moderates—not intervening politically to support them, but supporting moderate voices across
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Lord for that question. He is right that we were disappointed that the Israeli response was to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem, with a 30-day notice period. We will continue to endeavour to provide in other ways the kind of act
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Callanan and Lord Purvis, for their comments. I will answer their questions in a minute, but I think it might be helpful to give a little bit of context that will help me provide some of the answers they are looking for.
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
I thank the noble Lord for that statement, which I agree with, and for raising the issue of China. This has been discussed as a Nepalese issue but, as we know, partly because of the pilgrimage that a lot of people were on, this is a passage that goes acr
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
I thank the noble Baroness for that example; I do join her in that. Like other noble Lords, I have been struck by the extraordinary human stories over the past week. I think it is worth saying again that we can only imagine the horror and terror of famil
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
I thank the noble Lord. I think this is a good opportunity for me to say a little bit about the kind of support we are providing. We are providing up to £750,000 through the Red Cross movement for emergency humanitarian assistance—for clean water, shelte
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
I thank the noble Lord for that. Part of bilateral assistance includes climate support across the piece regularly, including to India and Pakistan. I think it is fair to say that as a result of this catastrophe, which is what it is, there will have to be
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.
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.
-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
registered 2026-08-03
-
Speaking engagement, 23 July 2026, Bank of America, London
registered 2026-08-03
-
Speaking engagement, 22 July 2026, online event for Elgin Advisory
registered 2026-08-03
-
Non-executive Director, Bradshaw Advisory Ltd (economics consultancy) (interest ceased 28 February 2026)
registered 2025-03-05 · amended 2026-03-02
-
Occasional contributor to BBC current affairs programmes
registered 2024-10-23 · amended 2026-02-03
-
Member, Advisory Board, Cera (digital home care) (unremunerated but member receives shares)
registered 2024-05-13 · amended 2026-02-03
-
Lecturer, New York University in London
registered 2024-02-01 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Lecturer, University of Virginia in London
registered 2024-02-01 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
-
Visit to Doha, Qatar, 6-7 December 2025, to attend 23rd Doha Forum, “Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity”; travel and accommodation costs paid by the Doha Forum
registered 2026-01-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2011-01-15 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2026-07-23 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Opposition posts
2011-10-17 → 2012-09-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2011-10-17 → 2015-05-27
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Committee memberships
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
International Relations and Defence Committee
2016-05-25 → 2019-07-01
International Relations and Defence Committee
2018-09-04 → 2019-04-30
SLSC Sub-Committee A
2019-07-01 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Goods Sub-Committee
2021-04-14 → 2024-01-31
European Affairs Committee
2025-01-30 → 2026-07-24
Economic Affairs Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
stewart.wood@parliament.uk
020 7219 5854 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5854 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
X (formerly Twitter)
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | British American Security Information Council | 8 | 2024-05-30 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taxation
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Stewart Public Affairs Ltd | 4 | 2024-06-04 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
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.