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The Lord Nash

Conservative Member of the House of Lords M
Lord Nash's full title is The Lord Nash. His name is John Alfred Stoddard Nash, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Allowance claims · 2026

Daily attendance allowance £0
5 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed £0
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.

Political donations made

Total donated (all years on record) £3,000
1 donation across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name: Lord John Nash
Date Recipient Type EC Ref Amount
2025-08-19 Mrs Laura Trott Cash C0833258 £3,000
Showing the 1 most recent donations on record. Source: Electoral Commission donations register (search.electoralcommission.org.uk). Match confidence: unique-surname.

Ministerial activity

Records on file 181
175 meetings · 4 hospitality · 1 gift · 1 overseas trip · 2015-03-01 → 2026-09-01

Recent meetings · latest 20 of 175

Date Met with Purpose Source
2026-09-01 — Discuss inspection of schools department-for-education
2026-09-01 — General discussion department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Discuss business education engagement department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Introductory meeting with new Chair department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Discuss IAA’s manifesto department-for-education
2026-09-01 — General update department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Discuss the inspection of Jewish independent schools department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Discuss risk protection arrangement department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Results stocktake and overall update department-for-education
2026-09-01 — New governmental priorities department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Regular update department-for-education
2026-09-01 — New governmental priorities department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Discuss governance and staffing arrangements department-for-education
2026-09-01 — General catch up department-for-education
2026-09-01 — London Leadership College /Powerlist department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Childcare Bill department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Briefing on proposal to bring more outstanding Governors in to education department-for-education
2026-09-01 — NAHT paper on groups of schools department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Intention to terminate the Funding Agreement of Stisted Church of England Primary Academy Trust department-for-education
2026-09-01 — Discuss the MAT CEO Executive Leadership course department-for-education

Recent hospitality

Date Host Type Value
2015-09-01 — Dinner —
2015-07-02 — Breakfast —
2015-03-05 — Lunch —
2015-03-05 — Breakfast —

Recent gifts

Date Gift From / To Outcome Value
2026-09-01 —

Recent overseas travel

Dates Destination Purpose Total cost
— France Informal meeting of ministers of the European Union on promoting citizenship, freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education. —
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage: HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.

Lords votes · 2026

189 divisions 79 Content(41.8%) 2 Not-Content(1.1%) 108 didn't vote(57.1%)
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2026-01-06
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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

2026-06-16 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
But, given that apart from in relation to VPNs the Government have gone further than I was asking for, I commend their approach and particularly like its dynamic nature, which enables them, under the powers taken in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools A
2026-06-16 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
My Lords, I express my gratitude to the Government, including our Minister, the Secretary of State for DSIT and Minister Narayan, for coming to the conclusions that they have as a result of the consultation. They have listened and are clearly determined
2026-04-28 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her kind words and for the statement. I thank the Government for their active engagement in the matter of social media, albeit rather last-minute, and for making a binding commitment to impose some form of age or functi
2026-04-27 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendments 38V to 38X to Commons Amendment 38J.”
2026-04-27 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, who really does know what she is talking about. I remember that, during the debates on the now Online Safety Act, it was she who first drew the attention of your Lordships’ House to the dangers
2026-04-27 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Motion A1 and my amendment on social media. Discussions have taken place with the Government and I thank them for their engagement, but we have not yet reached an agreement and I will put this matter to a vote today. I note t
2026-04-20 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I wish to test the temperature of the House.
2026-04-20 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
At end insert “, and do propose Amendments 38V, 38W and 38X as amendments to Commons Amendment 38J—
2026-04-20 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I too welcome the Minister back to her place, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed, for his remarks. I will speak to my Motion A2. For anyone who has studied them, the verdicts in the two US cases are clearly game-changers. The evidence fr
2026-03-25 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
It is a long way from a ban on all teenagers going on the internet. It is highly selective for those apps that are clearly harmful.
2026-03-25 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I have listened to what the Minister has to say, but I have also read the consultation very carefully and listened to the statements made publicly by the DSIT Secretary of State. I can only conclude from those that the Government have no real c
2026-03-25 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, in moving Motion G1, concerning my social media amendment, as an amendment to Motion G, I will support the spirit of the Motion tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I believe we need a dual-track approach. I pay tribute to those noble
2026-03-25 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Leave out from “its” to end and insert “Amendment 37, do insist on its Amendment 38 and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 38A, 38B, 38C and 38D in lieu.”
2026-03-18 Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I support the amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and others; I commend them on bringing them forward. Social media companies have captured our children’s attention, and now AI chatbots are coming for their affection—an
2026-03-02 Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-02 Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, as this is the first time I have spoken on Report, I draw attention to my interests in the register, particularly the fact that I am—and have been for many years—an investor in many technology companies, mainly software companies. I do not t
2026-03-02 Crime and Policing Bill
I am grateful to the Minister for his answer and to the other Members who have spoken today. I am satisfied that the Government are seized of this issue. I do not think it will be difficult to satisfy them and Members of this House and the other place th
2026-02-03 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
I rise to support this amendment. The Government have, as I understand it, proposed non-statutory guidance that all schools should prohibit smartphone use by pupils in schools. This is indeed a move from their previous position, that most schools are alr
2026-02-03 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I will talk to Amendments 198 and 199, to which I have added my name. Inclusion is very important but, at the moment, some children—too many, frankly—who should not be in maintained education are being admitted to maintained schools because of
2026-01-28 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I support Amendment 114 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed, and my noble friend Lord Young’s Amendment 117. It is clearly a better solution to have a monetary limit than a number—that just seems obvious. As for gifted items, I could n
2026-01-21 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
I beg to move.
2026-01-21 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-01-21 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-01-21 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 92, 93 and 94A, in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Cass, Lady Benjamin and Lady Berger. As this is the first time I have spoken on Report, I should draw attention to my registered interests, particular
2026-01-21 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
I am interested to hear from a Labour politician, for whom I have a great deal of respect, that there are parents who can control their kids, but it is the most vulnerable kids and the least advantaged kids who live in households in which there is no dis
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 · 42 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 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

  • LoPay (payments)
    registered 2026-05-01
  • HubBox (delivery software)
    registered 2026-05-01
  • Disruption House (data management)
    registered 2026-05-01
  • AppFactor (software)
    registered 2026-05-01
  • Phoenix (financial services)
    registered 2025-05-01
  • Lindus Health (software)
    registered 2025-05-01
  • Pulsar (software)
    registered 2024-11-20 · amended 2025-04-05
  • World Pool Systems (software)
    registered 2024-11-20 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Poolhouse (leisure)
    registered 2024-11-20 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Faculty Science (software) (interest ceased 12 March 2026)
    registered 2024-11-20 · amended 2026-03-13
  • EDX Medical (healthcare diagnostics) (interest ceased 1 April 2026)
    registered 2024-02-26 · amended 2026-05-01
  • Ellipses (biotechnology) (interest ceased 1 April 2026)
    registered 2024-01-02 · amended 2026-05-01
  • Unum (aircraft seating)
    registered 2023-11-30 · amended 2025-04-05
  • PopMeals (restaurants)
    registered 2023-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Clearly (software)
    registered 2023-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
  • F1 Arcade( hospitality)
    registered 2023-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Abingdon (software)
    registered 2023-09-08 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Relay (software)
    registered 2023-08-16 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Hurdle (software)
    registered 2023-08-16 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Y Tree (software)
    registered 2023-07-10 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Uplearn (software)
    registered 2023-07-10 · amended 2025-04-05
  • SeatUnique (software)
    registered 2023-07-10 · amended 2025-04-05
  • DrDoctor (software)
    registered 2023-04-25 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Kavida (software) (interest ceased 24 November 2025)
    registered 2022-07-08 · amended 2025-11-24
  • MWS Technology (software)
    registered 2022-07-08 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Gymfinity (health and fitness/childcare)
    registered 2022-06-15 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Valedor Partners (financial)
    registered 2022-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Just Move In (software)
    registered 2022-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Impress (healthcare)
    registered 2022-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Zeotap GmbH (software)
    registered 2021-07-22 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Checkfer (software) (in administration 31 January 2026)
    registered 2021-04-26 · amended 2026-05-01
  • Cogniteam (robotics)
    registered 2021-04-07 · amended 2025-04-05
  • PiTop (STEAM learning) (interest ceased 24 November 2025)
    registered 2019-10-08 · amended 2025-11-24
  • Radar Leisure Tech Limited (student information service)
    registered 2019-08-30 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Oritain (product origin verification)
    registered 2019-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Cambridge Mechatronics (actuator technology)
    registered 2018-09-07 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Attest (market and brand intelligence)
    registered 2018-09-07 · amended 2025-04-05
  • RapidSoS Inc (emergency response data)
    registered 2018-02-28 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Softcat plc (software and hardware distribution)
    registered 2017-12-13 · amended 2025-04-05
  • The Motorist's Organisation Limited (internet automotive applications)
    registered 2017-04-27 · amended 2025-04-05
  • Artorius Wealth Limited (funds management) (interest ceased 23 December 2025)
    registered 2016-07-04 · amended 2026-05-01

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (c)

  • Sovereign Capital (private equity)
    registered 2024-02-26 · amended 2025-04-07
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

2013-01-21 → present
Conservative current

Government posts

2013-01-21 → 2017-09-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

None recorded.

Contact

Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)

No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name — if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different form, the join may miss; check /appgs directly.)

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

Showing 21 of 21 tabled 21 answered(100.0%) 4 departments
2026-07-20
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Pornography: Children
Answered
2026-07-14
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-14
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-14
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-14
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-14
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Education
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2026-07-13
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Education
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Education
Answered
2026-06-01
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Age
Answered
2026-03-24
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
Answered
2026-03-09
Attorney General's Office
Julian Sweeney
Answered
2026-03-09
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
Answered
2026-03-05
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
Answered
2026-03-05
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
Answered
2026-03-05
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Internet
Answered
2026-01-27
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full question and the department's answer.

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)

6 bills 2 as lead sponsor 4 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 2017 Supported Royal Assent 2016-11-16
Technical and Further Education Act 2017 Supported Royal Assent 2016-10-27
Children and Social Work Act 2017 Sponsored Royal Assent 2016-05-19
Education and Adoption Act Supported Royal Assent 2015-06-03
Childcare Act 2016 Sponsored Royal Assent 2015-06-01
Children and Families Act Supported Royal Assent 2013-02-04
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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