The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Porter of Spalding's full title is The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE. His name is Gary Andrew Porter, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£1,484
6 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£300
Travel claims
£233
Attendance £233
Total claimed
£2,017
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
95 Content(50.3%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
90 didn't vote(47.6%)
2026-09-08
Content
26–63
Not-Content
2026-07-22
Content
64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
142–138
Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
27–89
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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
2026-07-23
Electricity Bills: VAT Removal
My Lords—
2026-07-21
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, it is obvious that you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs, but this seems to have left rather a lot of shell in there, if we listen to the complaints from around the country. Can the Minister confirm that, if the new Prime Minister’s
2026-04-22
Low-carbon Heat Networks
My Lords, what risk assessment did the Government undertake before they moved the regulation of social housing landlords’ heating networks from the Housing Ombudsman to Ofgem? The result is that Ofgem can launch unlimited fines based on annual turnover:
2026-04-21
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
Briefly, I make a plea to the Minister that she takes personal oversight of all those councils where the delays may have an impact on staff’s ability to step up and do the right things for the election. Clearly, they will all bust themselves to try to ma
I commend the Government on getting on with doing something on this agenda. I am a massive fan of mayoral authorities. If that is the price to pay to take power away from Whitehall and Westminster, it is a price worth paying. It could have been a bit che
2026-02-25
Local Government Reorganisation
The current Secretary of State was held in quite high regard across the whole of the sector before we started this. Let us not allow him to take the blame for this. It was not the department’s idea to cancel the elections but No. 10’s—and it was No. 10’s
My Lords, I was not going to speak on this group either, but my noble friend Lord Lansley raised some points. I need to declare a set of interests. I am a non-executive director of Norse Group, the part-owner of Porter and Verrells, a non-executive direc
My Lords, I am slightly reluctant to follow such a position on the basis that I believe that the Government—if they stick to what they say in the Title of the Bill—are doing the right thing. Unfortunately, like some episodes of “Yes Minister”, this could
2025-12-02
NHS Industrial Action
My Lords, in response to the previous question from the Benches opposite, I refer the noble Lord, Lord Watts, to a programme on Radio 4 this morning, which made it clear that, since 2015, junior doctors have had sufficient pay rises compared with other p
2025-07-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I will speak briefly, mainly to declare my registered interests before we get to the meat of Committee. I am a director and beneficial owner of Porter and Verrells, which builds one-off bespoke homes, among other functions. I am a non-executive
2025-04-01
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
I shall be brief. I apologise; I have not spoken on this Bill so far. Noble Lords who know me will know that one of the reasons is because my fantastic mother-in-law, Dorothy Ann Bray, started end-of-life care and has now passed away. This is the first t
2025-04-01
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords—
2025-02-11
Local Government: Electoral Quotas
My Lords, I bring the House’s attention to my interests in the register: primarily, that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Before I ask my question— I am probably not supposed to say this—the response that my noble friend on the
My Lords, I apologise if it is inappropriate to speak now, when I have not paid any attention to this debate previously—there is a good reason for that, which I will explain in a minute. I declare my interests as they pertain to this: there are a number,
I draw the attention of the House to my interest, as set out in the register, as a vice-president of the Local Government Association.
I have nothing but sympathy for the Minister. She is having to do a very difficult job in very difficult circumstanc
2024-12-19
English Devolution
I bring Members’ attention to my registered interests, and I thank the Minister for the briefing yesterday. Can she confirm, now that we are in a public session, that the intention for 500,000 as a guide size for reorganisation is not a hard and fast rul
I rise briefly to take part in this debate. Before doing so, I draw Members’ attention to my register of interest: I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a director of a fully privately funded affordable housing provider that activ
2024-12-05
Housebuilding: Regional Mayors
My Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my registered interests. It is quite interesting for me to debate this with the Minister, because we used to spend a lot of time arguing about this in our conversations in local government. The 1.5 million t
2024-11-22
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report
My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my register of interests. For the avoidance of any doubt, I was the chairman of the Local Government Association on the morning of the fire, when I was with the Secretary of State. I attended all the COBRA meetin
2024-05-21
Internal Drainage Boards: Levies
My Lords, I declare my interests on the register. Up until May last year—as some noble Lords and certainly the Minister will be aware—when the electorate unceremoniously but quite wisely decided I should have more time in my diary, I used to lead a counc
2024-05-14
Prepayment Meters
That is strictly not true. The tenants in rented property are responsible for their own gas, electricity and water supplies; the landlord is not.
2024-05-14
Prepayment Meters
On the basis of that answer, can my noble friend confirm for the public at large, so that there is no doubt, that any tenant who has occupied a property that had a bad credit history before the tenant moved in should have been entitled to have that meter
2024-03-27
Student Loan Interest Rates
My Lords, I declare that I have a number of children and grandchildren who are suffering from the ridiculous regime of charging students interest at a stupid rate, when the Government could have controlled that debt book. Does my noble friend not agree t
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the register of interests. Does my noble friend agree that local government needs not so much a duty as praise for what it does? Most councillors across the country take this issue very seriously: it is not som
2023-09-19
Local Authorities: Budgets
My Lords, the scrapping of the Audit Commission was one of the best functions of the previous coalition Government. The Audit Commission wasted billions of pounds of public money.
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Register of Interests · 13 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, Harmony Fire Ltd (provides advice, training and fire safety products) (the member provides high level strategic advice on engagement with local authorities) (interest ceased 1 August 2026)
registered 2025-11-10 · amended 2026-09-01
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Strategic adviser on engagement with local government, Peopletoo Limited (consultancy)
registered 2025-04-08
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Strategic Adviser on engagement with local government to Prodo (digital software and consultancy company supporting resident engagement and service delivery in UK social housing sector)
registered 2025-03-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Director, Elixr Earth (mission to improve existing cities and towns using technology, finance and data)
registered 2025-02-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Board member, Rentplus Homes (affordable housing provider)
registered 2023-09-27 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director and joint beneficial owner, Porter and Verrells Limited (construction, advice on rental property capacity and local government consultancy) (personal service company; current clients are Inspire Limited (private sector affordable housing), HG Innovation (vape manufacturer in Hong Kong), Efficio (procurement advice on engagement with local government) and Kinscape Group (affordable housing))
registered 2023-05-24 · amended 2026-03-02
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Adviser, Heartland Solutions Group (American public affairs and strategic communications firm) (member provides advice on strategy and engagement with local government in the UK)
registered 2023-03-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Cleanstreets CIC (vehicle for work to tackle smoking-related litter across United Kingdom)
registered 2021-12-06 · amended 2026-06-02
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Self-employed policy consultant (client was Zellar (smart sustainability company (interest ceased 15 May 2026)) (the member provided strategic advice on engagement with local government))
registered 2019-11-06 · amended 2026-06-02
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Commissioner, APSE Local Government Commission 2030
registered 2019-11-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Director, Norse Group Ltd (facilities management, property and care provision)
registered 2019-11-06 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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The member has a beneficial financial interest in Porter and Verrells Limited, a company in which his wife is a Director and controlling shareholder
registered 2016-04-12 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residential property in South Holland, Lincolnshire, from which rental income is received
registered 2015-11-20 · amended 2026-02-23
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Party history
2015-10-15 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2019-10-30 → 2019-11-05
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords)
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Public Services Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Built Environment Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Darts
Subject Group
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Co-Treasurer | — | 11 | 2022-06-05 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for UK Innovation Startups and SMEs
Subject Group
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Officer | Capital Counsel | 4 | 2027-07-18 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pancreatic Cancer
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Pancreatic Cancer UK | 7 | 2022-01-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Warm Homes
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-07-03 |
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Future Homes, Skills and Innovation All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Officer | Devo Agency | 3 | 2027-02-13 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
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the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
6
of 6 tabled
6 answered(100.0%)
1
flagged: member has interest
3
departments
2026-09-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Estate Agents: Client Money Protection
interest
Answered
2026-06-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Materials
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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.