The Rt Hon. the Lord Jack of Courance KBE DL
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Jack of Courance's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Jack of Courance KBE DL. His name is Alister William Jack, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£4,452
12 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£567
Travel claims
£1,298
Attendance £1,298
Postage / secretarial / family travel
£445
Total claimed
£6,762
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
56 Content(29.6%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
129 didn't vote(68.3%)
2026-07-22
Content
64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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 9
I welcome the Minister to his place. I know him well and I have done business with him in the past, and he is very welcome in this House. Does he agree that increasing taxes is a drag not only on job creation but also on growth?
2026-07-08
Lord Advocate
In the spirit of good will, I start by agreeing with the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. If we are to look again at this Scotland Act, that requires primary legislation, and if we are going to have primary legislation opening up the Scotland Act again, which I
2025-09-04
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
My Lords, our membership of CPTPP is facilitated by our ownership of the Pitcairn Islands. Can the noble Baroness confirm that the Government are not planning to give that island away as well?
2025-09-04
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
My Lords—
2025-07-03
Grangemouth Oil Refinery Closure: Job Losses
My Lords, I think the Minister said that there had not been a ministerial visit to Grangemouth in the last 13 years; I certainly went to Grangemouth as Secretary of State for Scotland. Let me give him an easy question: to add to the factors creating unce
2025-06-18
Child Sexual Abuse and Rape Gangs Inquiry
Will the grooming gangs inquiry include Scotland, and, if not, why not?
2025-06-16
Defence Industrial Base
My Lords—
2025-06-16
Defence Industrial Base
My Lords—
2025-06-12
Wildfires
My Lords, it is a very great honour for me to be standing here today. I thank my noble friend Lord Caithness not only for proposing this debate but for his excellent speech. I agree with every word he said. I also thank my two noble friends who supporte
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Register of Interests · 11 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, Third Farming Partners LLP
registered 2025-11-04
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Partner, Courance Farms
registered 2025-05-12
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Mollin HEP Limited (micro-hydroelectricity generation)
registered 2025-05-12
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NSM Farms Limited
registered 2025-05-12
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Jackal Underwriting Limited
registered 2025-05-12
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Edinburgh Self Storage Limited
registered 2025-05-12
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Lockhouse Systems Limited (artificial intelligence for law enforcement)
registered 2026-06-08
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Thomas Murray Network Management Limited (corporate risk advice)
registered 2025-05-12
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Big Yellow Self Storage
registered 2025-05-12
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Atlantic Solway Holdings Limited (investment holding company)
registered 2025-05-12
Category 3: Land and property
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Farms in Dumfriesshire
registered 2025-05-12
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
2017-06-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2019-07-24 → 2024-07-05
Secretary of State for Scotland
2019-04-23 → 2019-07-24
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2019-02-20 → 2019-04-23
Assistant Whip
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2017-09-11 → 2018-10-29
Treasury Committee
2017-09-14 → 2018-10-29
Treasury Sub-Committee
2026-01-27 → present
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@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)
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
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)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences etc.) (No. 2) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2018-05-01 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.