The Earl of Kinnoull
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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The Earl of Kinnoull's full title is The Earl of Kinnoull. His name is Charles William Harley Hay, 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
17 Content(10.5%)
10 Not-Content(6.2%)
135 didn't vote(83.3%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65–173
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-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
2026-06-03
Access to Nature Green Paper
My Lords, the current 2p piece has an image on the back of a red squirrel. I wonder, as a serious point, whether the Green Paper could look at the establishment of red squirrel enclosures as one way of getting people access to nature. There are one or tw
2026-05-13
Senior Deputy Speaker
My Lords, on behalf of the Cross Benches, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, on his appointment as Senior Deputy Speaker, and most importantly, actually, as Chairman of Committees, which is sometimes forgotten. I wish the names were reversed i
2026-05-13
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow on from the speeches of the noble Lords, Lord True and Lord Purvis. It was, if they do not mind me saying so, an even greater pleasure to hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Crawley, and the noble Lord, Lord Roe—
My Lords, flood prevention still requires affordable insurance to back it up, because floods still happen when you try to prevent them. The eligibility criteria of Flood Re mean that for the outbuildings of small farms, if the farm office is inside the f
2026-04-13
Clerk of the Parliaments
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and indeed to hear the wonderful remarks from the Leader and from the noble Lord, Lord True, earlier on. I am in the rare and happy position of agreeing with every word that has been
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, has graciously allowed me to intervene briefly. Earlier today during Question Time there were two Questions which involved insurance. I forgot to mention my insurance interests in the register. I would like to u
My Lords, Network Rail—being, of course, a state entity—does not buy third-party insurance from anywhere, but the insurance industry has an amazing number of modellers and information about the natural perils in the United Kingdom, particularly the sweet
My Lords, no matter how good one is at detection and prevention, there will always be floods. That is why it is important to have insurance. The Flood Re scheme, which was generated some years ago and was time-limited, applies only to buildings that were
2026-03-18
Strait of Hormuz
My Lords, one of the precursors to the reopening of the commercial shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz would be the availability of reasonably priced insurance—and lots of it. The main marine insurance markets for the world are based in London. What d
2026-03-10
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I will be brief. Finding the balance between, first, the Government’s 2024 manifesto, secondly, the maintenance of the separation of powers among the three legs of our constitutional stool—the Executive, Parliament and the judiciary—and, thirdl
2026-02-26
New Housing: Flood Risk
My Lords, does the Minister agree that the time is right for a review of the Flood Re programme? As we heard from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, it does not apply to buildings which were built after 1 January 2009; it also does not apply to blocks of f
2026-02-12
Changing Weather Patterns and Floods
My Lords, Flood Re is a temporary system that will run out in 2039 and is aimed only at domestic dwellings, which is a great disadvantage to owners of microbusinesses and small businesses in affected areas. It would be hugely helpful if Flood Re could be
2026-02-05
US Department of Justice Release of Files
My Lords, I have spent some of this morning looking at the US Department of Justice’s Epstein library. I note that the emails have a very matey tone and therefore obviously sit in a sea of emails over an extended period of time. Although these emails ar
2026-02-05
Construction Industry: Timber
My Lords, the level of afforestation in Great Britain is about 13% and the average in the EU is mid-30%, so it is good to hear about planning for the planting of more trees. The biggest danger to tree-planting remains the grey squirrel. Recently, there w
2026-02-03
Tributes: Lord Wallace of Tankerness
My Lords, with a heavy heart, I rise on behalf of these Benches to pay tribute to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, and to extend our condolences to his wife Rosie and family. His courtesy and genial nature were at the core of his a
2026-02-02
Tributes: Lord McFall of Alcluith
It is a great pleasure to follow three warm and special reflections on the noble Lord, Lord McFall. I agree with every word and sentiment that has been expressed. On behalf of these Benches, I will just add a little bit of early history of one of our mos
2026-01-19
Greenland: Proposed US Tariffs
My Lords, much of what has been said so far is of the respectful and firm way in which the intergovernmental dimension of the relationship is reacting to this news. Tomorrow, of course, we have the opportunity for someone from the interparliamentary dime
2026-01-19
High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
My Lords, can the Minister update the House on the plans to replace Russia in the nuclear fuel supply chain, given that it has a very dominant place there at the moment?
2026-01-12
Election of Lord Speaker
My Lords, I will be very brief. I am very much looking forward on the commission to seeing the forensic skills of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, as he questions the many people we have to question. I dare say that matters such as the door will have a very
2025-12-18
Tributes
My Lords, I associate myself with all the warm comments made by my fellow members of the usual channels about the staff of the House. I note the kindness, the courtesy and the huge help that those staff provide to Cross-Bench and all Members, and I am ve
2025-12-09
Tropical Forest Forever Facility
My Lords, the Minister mentioned earlier the tree planting that has been going on in the United Kingdom. Is he aware that the biggest threat to those trees reaching maturity and helping with the net-zero calculation is the grey squirrel? Can he give sig
2025-11-10
River Pollution
My Lords, the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs last met in June this year; it was very high level and all the top Ministers from the various nations were there. An extensive communiqué was issued in September, but it made n
2025-10-23
Jobcentres: Staffing Levels
My Lords, I declare my interest as the chairman of the charity that runs the libraries and museums in Perth and Kinross. In Perth and Kinross, there is a feeling that libraries have a part to play here, and that is because sometimes a certain amount of s
2025-10-15
Modular Nuclear Programme
My Lords, can the Minister update the House as to the efforts and timetable for removing Russia from the supply chain for nuclear fuel?
2025-10-14
Business of the House
My Lords, I do not represent a considered view of the whole Cross Bench, but I will make one or two points. The first is that what the noble Lord, Lord True, said about making sure that we reaffirm the various conventions that operate this House would be
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Register of Interests · 7 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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Partner in family farming partnership
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Truedose Technologies Limited (soft drinks)
registered 2023-06-27 · amended 2025-04-05
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Resolution Underwriting Holdings Limited (insurance underwriting agency)
registered 2023-06-27 · amended 2025-04-05
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Schroders plc (non-voting) (fund management)
registered 2015-02-23 · amended 2025-04-05
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Hiscox Ltd (insurance)
registered 2015-02-23 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Farmland and associated cottages in Perthshire from which rental income is received and a farm subsidy is received
registered 2015-02-23 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 4: Sponsorship
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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 2022-10-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2021-04-30 → present
Crossbench
current
2019-09-09 → 2021-04-29
Non-affiliated
2015-02-06 → 2019-09-08
Crossbench
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2015-06-11 → 2016-03-16
Social Mobility Committee
2016-01-28 → 2016-02-29
Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee
2019-09-09 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
Chair
+£15,509/yr
2016-05-25 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
2016-05-26 → 2019-09-09
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2021-04-14 → 2023-06-12
European Affairs Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2023-04-27 → present
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2023-04-27 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2023-04-27 → present
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2023-04-27 → present
Services Committee
2023-04-27 → present
House of Lords Commission
2024-07-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-04-27 → 2024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-04-28 → present
Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
Contact
Parliamentary office
kinnoull@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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.