Field Marshal the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Richards of Herstmonceux's full title is Field Marshal the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL. His name is David Julian Richards, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£1,484
4 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£250
Travel claims
£186
Attendance £186
Total claimed
£1,920
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
4 Content(2.1%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
182 didn't vote(96.3%)
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 1
2023-09-07
Armed Forces
My Lords, the Government talk of the UK having military effect globally and of Britain being a global power, yet our Armed Forces have never been weaker or less credible. We have no discernible grand strategy on which to base our defence strategy, other
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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.
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Adviser, Ark Robotics (technology company specialising in unmanned ground vehicles for civilian and military use)
registered 2026-08-25
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Speaking engagements, 25 February to 5 March 2026, at Royal Geographical Society (Hong Kong) events, Hong Kong (fee and costs of travel and accommodation met by Royal Geographical Society (Hong Kong))
registered 2026-03-12 · amended 2026-03-17
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Speaking engagement, 4 December 2025, Elston Consulting, London
registered 2025-12-08
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Chairman of Advisory Board, Trypillian Ltd (AI-focused defence manufacturer)
registered 2025-12-08 · amended 2026-06-24
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Adviser on defence applications and growth opportunities, Ubisense (manufacturer of location-based technology)
registered 2025-09-08
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Adviser on drone doctrine and operational deployment, FAC Technology (drone manufacturer)
registered 2025-06-03
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Chairman of Advisory Board, Anglo REM Exploration Mining Ltd
registered 2025-05-01
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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The member and his wife received accommodation, travel and subsistence from the Carlyle Group when participating in an unremunerated speaking engagement, London, 17–18 November 2025
registered 2025-11-25
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As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Defence and Security Issues the member attends regular meetings at which the value of the hospitality received in a calendar year exceeds £300
registered 2016-11-22 · amended 2025-09-08
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
2014-02-24 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
Tel: 020 7219 5353 · House of Lords , London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353 · House of Lords , London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rearmament
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-07-09 |
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
Showing
1
of 1 tabled
1 answered(100.0%)
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departments
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)
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.