The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Stirrup's full title is The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC. His name is Graham Eric Stirrup, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
5 Content(3.1%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
153 didn't vote(94.4%)
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figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-11
Bosnia and Herzegovina
My Lords, if you have ever seen a ballerina stationary en pointe, you will know that, unaided, she can hold the position for only a couple of seconds. It is simply too unstable. To sustain it for longer, she must be supported by others. This, it seems to
2026-06-08
UK Defence Capability
My Lords, the focus has been on the defence investment plan, which is, of course, crucial, but does the Minister agree that capability is not just about capital investment? Resources expenditure, which is treated differently, is crucial. It pays for the
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, in his speech at the Munich Security Conference in February, the Prime Minister warned of the dangerous time in which we live. He went on to say:
“In the 1930s, leaders were too slow to level with the public about the fundamental shift in mi
2026-05-21
Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
My Lords, signals matter, to friends as well as to enemies. No matter how the Government now seek to parse this decision, they have created the perception that their appetite for sanctions will be limited by the degree of pain the measures cause us. Does
2026-05-19
Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
My Lords, does the Minister recognise that, when we refer to the defence industry these days, we are talking not about the traditional defence companies but about industry much more widely? We have seen clear examples of this in the Ukraine war. Will he
2026-04-28
National Emergency Plan for Fuel
My Lords, can the Minister confirm that sufficient consideration is being given to the maintenance of adequate stocks of petrol and jet fuel for the military, for their ongoing military operations and their essential training, and that consideration is a
2026-04-27
Online Challenger Banks
My Lords, has the Minister seen reports that members of defence companies are being refused accounts with challenger banks? The whole issue of de-banking, the difficulty that defence companies are having in finding suitable accommodation to rent, and the
2026-04-21
Sudan
My Lords, we have spoken before in this Chamber about the link between the war in Sudan and instability more widely in the Horn of Africa. Does the Minister agree that we need to do much more to persuade and convince the people of this country that this
2026-04-16
Strategic Defence Review: Funding
My Lords, I offer my sympathies to the Minister for being put up, once again, to defend the indefensible. Would he agree that the people of this country have a right to expect their leaders to, well, lead? The need is not in doubt. The Prime Minister goe
2026-03-26
HBOS: Fraud Investigation
Does the Minister accept that some of the difficult political challenges facing western societies today are a consequence of the destruction of the faith that people have in the effectiveness and fairness of the socio-political economic model following t
2026-03-23
UK Homeland Defence
My Lords, surely the point here is not the threat from Iranian missiles, which would be operating at extreme range with limited payload and very poor accuracy. The lessons to be drawn from this conflict are the vulnerability of military and civilian site
My Lords, we have talked a lot about cyber defence, and of course that is extremely important, but you do not win a war purely through defence and, be in no doubt, we are at war in cyber space. I do not expect the Minister to give us any details, but cou
2026-03-11
UK Space Economy
My Lords, following on from the previous question, there is a clear and urgent strategic demand for a robust, Europe-based polar satellite constellation. This is an area where the UK should be taking a lead, but at the moment it is not. This requires urg
2026-03-04
Security Update
My Lords, does this not reflect the flaw in the approach of successive Governments to China? They have all said that we will engage with China where it is appropriate, trade with it where it is appropriate and contest it where it is appropriate. That wou
2026-03-04
Taiwan
My Lords, China is deterred from taking military action against Taiwan not by the rules of an international order with which it fundamentally disagrees but by the prospect of the hard power retaliation that it would face in such circumstances. Given that
2026-03-03
Gibraltar Treaty
Can I ask the Minister a point of clarification? I think I understood him to say this in his opening statement. Is it the British Government’s legal position that the nature of entry requirements to Gibraltar is a matter for the Gibraltar Government and
My Lords, the defence industrial strategy will have no economic effect. What might make an impact is a defence investment plan, backed up by the necessary level of resources. The absence of such a plan is undermining business confidence and investor con
My Lords, I add my thanks to all the witnesses who contributed to this report, to the committee staff who worked so hard to bring it together and, not least, to the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, for his excellent chairmanship and clear and comprehensive int
My Lords—
My Lords, the fact that 85% of all drone components worldwide come from China illustrates the urgent need for a more resilient supply chain. The development of such a supply chain depends on the placing of orders in the appropriate industries to build up
2026-02-12
Changing Weather Patterns and Floods
My Lords, it is not just the question of flooding. The increased rainfall will lead to increased run-offs and will put increased pressure on combined sewage systems, which will lead to excess pollution being poured into our seas and rivers, which is alre
2026-02-09
Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence
My Lords, the Minister said that the decision on the Chinese embassy was an unrelated issue. Does this not reveal a gulf in understanding, about which we should be very worried? Nothing, in the eyes of the Chinese Communist Party, is unrelated and if we
2026-02-09
Royal Navy: Caribbean
On a slightly wider point, the Joint Interagency Task Force South is acknowledged in America as the gold standard of interagency co-operation—something that is not necessarily all that common there. Have the Government conducted any analysis of whether t
2026-02-05
Civil Service Pensions: Capita
My Lords, the transfer of British Army recruiting to Capita was a total shambles. What lessons were drawn from that experience and what precautions were put in place before handing Capita the responsibility for the administration of Civil Service pensio
2026-02-02
China: Human Rights and UK National Security
My Lords, in conducting international negotiations, it is always worth reflecting on the probable strategic objective of the other side. In the case of China, I doubt very much that it is about increasing trade with the United Kingdom. It is much more li
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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The member receives research support from a PhD student from King’s College London, as part of a training scheme for which the student receives a stipend
registered 2024-10-01 · amended 2025-11-04
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Party history
2011-01-28 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2013-05-16 → 2016-08-31
House Committee (Lords)
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-01-30 → 2021-01-28
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
International Relations and Defence Committee
2026-01-27 → present
European Affairs Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
2024-01-31 → present
European Affairs Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group
Subject Group
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Treasurer | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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2026-01-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
National Security: Social Media
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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