The Lord Duncan of Springbank
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Duncan of Springbank's full title is The Lord Duncan of Springbank. His name is Ian James Duncan, 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
89 Content(54.9%)
3 Not-Content(1.9%)
70 didn't vote(43.2%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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
2026-06-04
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, welcome. If there is a Division in the Chamber, although we are not expecting one, the bell will ring and we will act accordingly. Let us begin.
2026-03-17
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, no votes are anticipated so the Bell really should not ring, but if it does, noble Lords know the drill already, so let us kick off.
I call the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Malvern—sorry, I see it is the noble Baroness, Lady Blake of Leeds.
2026-02-24
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, I will let the Committee know and we will adjourn for 10 minutes. We are anticipating a Division at around 5 pm.
2026-01-28
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, Amendment 117 has been superseded by pre-emption, so it cannot be called.
2026-01-06
Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)
Before democracy so rudely interrupted us, we were hearing from the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan.
2026-01-06
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I begin by wishing all a very happy new year. Noble Lords will be aware that, if a Bell rings, we will all be summoned to vote, but it may not happen for a little while yet.
2025-07-16
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, welcome. Your Lordships know the drill, but if there is a vote, a bell will ring and we will adjourn proceedings for 10 minutes. Then we will come back here and kick off once again.
My Lords, the Bells are ringing for us. We will adjourn the Committee for 10 minutes.
2025-07-15
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, there is expected to be a Division shortly. When it happens, I will let your Lordships know; we will have a 10-minute break, gallop back here quickly and just keep on going.
2025-03-25
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, shall we kick off? You know the drill, but if there is a Division in the Chamber, I will let the Committee know and we shall adjourn for 10 minutes to allow noble Lords to vote.
2025-03-11
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, you know the drill. If there is a vote in the Chamber, we shall adjourn the Committee to allow you to take part.
2025-03-04
Grand Committee
My Lords, it is the usual drill: if there is a vote in the Chamber, a bell will ring and we shall adjourn for a time to allow your Lordships to go and vote. So let us begin.
2025-02-11
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
I call the noble Lord, Lord Moylan.
2025-02-11
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber, we shall adjourn when the Bells ring and resume after 10 minutes. We do anticipate some Divisions in the Chamber at certain points.
2025-01-07
Flooding
My Lords, I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Young—she can have another go next time—but the time allowed for this Statement is over.
2024-11-21
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, noble Lords know the drill by now. Were there to be a Division in the Chamber, we would go through the normal process, but I do not anticipate one.
2024-11-18
Great British Energy Bill
My Lords, it is a privilege and a pleasure to follow the powerful words of the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I declare my interest in both decentralised and nuclear energy.
When I first picked up the Bill, I was surprised at how slight it appeared to be. As
2024-11-13
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, we seem to have the hard core gathered here this afternoon. The Committee knows the drill: we are not expecting any votes but, if there is one, we will suspend the sitting and dance off to the Chamber, so let us kick off.
2024-02-29
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber, which we are not expecting, I will let you know, and we will adjourn for the time it takes to allow you to vote.
My Lords, I am slightly troubled by some of the remarks made by the Home Secretary, to be perfectly frank. There is a phrase, “performative utterance”. By creating a space in which it is possible to doubt and to sow that doubt you are therefore making it
My Lords, the Division Bell is ringing, so let us suspend proceedings for eight minutes. Scamper off, rush back, and we will carry on.
2023-07-19
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, welcome. Noble Lords know the drill by now, but if there is a vote in the Chamber we will suspend proceedings and allow noble Lords to vote. Let us kick off.
I will leave it in the Minister’s hands.
Unless the Minister can finish in the next two minutes.
My Lords, I understand that another vote is coming, so I do not think there is any point in having another few minutes of the Minister—fun though that may be. Shall we twiddle our thumbs until the next vote?
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 · 8 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 on global energy trends to RES Capital (venture capital)
registered 2026-04-01
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Adviser on policy landscape for cybersecurity in EU and UK to Zigguratum (cyber security company)
registered 2024-02-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Plum Duncan Ltd (company owned 100% by member; payment for certain work listed in this category is made to the company)
registered 2021-04-14 · amended 2025-04-07
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Senior Counsel, Terrestrial Energy
registered 2020-09-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chair, Confederation of Forest Industries, and director of associated company
registered 2020-09-01 · amended 2025-06-25
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Honorary President, Association for Decentralised Energy
registered 2020-09-01 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Plum Duncan Ltd (company owned 100% by member)
registered 2021-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Flat in Glasgow from which rental income is received
registered 2017-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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
2017-07-14 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2019-07-26 → 2020-02-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2017-10-27 → 2020-02-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2017-06-20 → 2019-07-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
2017-06-20 → 2017-10-27
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2020-06-11 → 2021-05-13
COVID-19 Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Science and Technology Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
duncani@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Resources
Subject Group
|
Officer | Policy Connect | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
Subject Group
|
Officer | Brunel University London · Imperial College London · Policy Connect | 4 | 2025-05-27 |
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
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)
11 bills
1 as lead sponsor
10 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Budget Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-10-29 | |
| Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2019-10-16 | |
| Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-07-04 | |
| Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-02-28 | |
| Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-02-28 | |
| Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-10-18 | |
| Northern Ireland Budget Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-06-27 | |
| Northern Ireland Assembly Members (Pay) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-03-21 | |
| Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-03-21 | |
| Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-03-20 | |
| Northern Ireland Budget Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-11-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.