The Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Collins of Highbury's full title is The Lord Collins of Highbury. His name is Raymond Edward Harry Collins, 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.
Party history
2011-01-20 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-07 → present
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2024-10-08 → present
Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2024-07-09 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2024-07-09 → present
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2024-07-09 → 2024-12-31
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2021-10-20 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2020-09-02 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
2020-04-15 → 2020-09-29
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2015-09-18 → 2020-09-02
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2013-03-18 → 2020-09-02
Shadow Spokesperson (International Development)
2012-09-06 → 2013-03-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
2011-10-17 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2016-09-01 → 2021-11-08
Finance Committee (Lords)
2021-11-03 → present
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2022-02-22 → 2025-01-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2023-02-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
Contact
Parliamentary office
collinsr@parliament.uk
020 7219 1675 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 1675 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Elton John AIDS Foundation · Gilead · IAVI · STOPAIDS | 16 | 2024-05-14 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 5 | 2023-01-16 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Growth
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | RESULTS UK | 7 | 2022-05-29 |
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.