The Lord Khan of Burnley
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Khan of Burnley's full title is The Lord Khan of Burnley. His name is Wajid Iltaf Khan, 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
2 Content(1.2%)
69 Not-Content(42.6%)
91 didn't vote(56.2%)
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
64–140
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Not-Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
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
My Lords, I begin with a few words of thanks, first to my honourable friend in the other place, the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith, who has worked very hard in bringing this important Bill through the other place and to this noble Chamber. I also e
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I was beginning to feel a bit of déjà vu before the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, spoke in place of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson.
Amendment 94F, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, seeks to ensure that where an energy infrastructure pr
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, Amendment 94D tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, seeks to prohibit the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority—GEMA—from granting or considering early construction funding or accelerated strategic transmission investment unless planning c
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, Amendment 94C, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, would create a new local area test, designed to limit the consenting of electricity infrastructure by reference to a percentage of the national total. In other words, it is addressed at
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I take note of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, complementing the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and I recognise that there is a lot of work to do. I appreciate that the noble Lord has raised this before, but now we actually have a Planning and Infrastructure
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I appreciate the noble Earl’s contribution, but I politely disagree in that there is a lot of advice and support from local net-zero hubs funded by DESNZ. I understand and sympathise with what he is saying. We have all said today that we want to get movi
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I start with Amendments 90 and 177, which relate to local area energy plans. I thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and the noble Lords, Ravensdale and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for tabling these amendments.
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, let me take this opportunity to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, to her place on the Front Bench. I look forward to the exchanges ahead.
I turn to Amendments 78 and 79A, tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Russell, the noble Lord, Lor
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Let me reassure my noble friend that transparency is absolutely important in this situation. Both my noble friend and the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, provided examples; of course, it would be remiss of me to comment on them, but I am sure there will be som
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, Amendment 82A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, seeks to require long-duration electricity storage—LDES—operators to consult local fire authorities to assess the project’s fire risk before installation. I want to assure the noble Lord tha
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I turn to Amendments 80, 81, 82, 85A, 88B and 88C, which relate to Clause 18 and consents for electricity infrastructure in Scotland and delegated powers in the Bill. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for tabling the amendments on consent
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
We all share the opinion that we need to get this Bill on to the statute book speedily and to ensure that we have the growth to which the noble Baroness alludes. However, we need to do this by reflecting on and responding to the consultation, and for tha
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, the rules that determine whether a turbine can be classed as permitted development and not require a full planning application have not been updated for over a decade. With advances in technology and increased demand for small-scale generation,
2025-09-01
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for raising this important issue through Amendment 77. The Government fully recognise the need to accelerate electricity network upgrades to support the transition to net zero. We agree with the intent behind this am
2025-07-24
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, before I speak to these amendments, I declare my registered interests, including shareholdings in companies involved in renewable energy. These interests are not directly affected by the amendments under discussion. I thank the noble Baroness,
2025-07-24
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, Amendment 53B would have the effect of removing the need for nuclear technologies that generate electricity or heat to undergo regulatory justification. Regulatory justification is derived from international standards. Its purpose is to ensure
2025-07-24
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, Amendment 53A, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, seeks to insert a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to establish an independent body to receive and investigate whistleblowing disclosures relating to nationally signi
2025-07-24
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hunt of King’s Heath for tabling these amendments, which relate to carbon capture and storage designation. Amendment 51 would amend the Planning Act 2008 to enable the designation of
“carbon dioxide spur pipeline
2025-07-24
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, Amendment 50 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, seeks to create a national policy statement for livestock markets and abattoirs.
The Government are committed to a resilient food supply chain. A thriving abattoir network is vital to this,
2025-07-24
Voting at 16
My Lords, my noble friend makes a very interesting point. In relation to this, my department is working with the electoral administration sector and those in the further and higher education sector to explore approaches to help people register. We will,
2025-07-24
Voting at 16
My Lords, more widely, a programme of work, including engagement with the Electoral Commission, local authorities, think tanks, academic and civil society organisations, is being done to identify the barriers to participation, along with potential interv
2025-07-24
Voting at 16
My Lords, I am just going to repeat the fact that there are places, both across the United Kingdom—Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey—and other places such as Austria, where they have successfully lowered the voting age to 16. Let m
2025-07-24
Voting at 16
My Lords, I am going to repeat the answer I gave to my noble friend. Education in our schools is a vital part of implementing this policy. In relation to knowledge and skills, we will work with all stakeholders, including schools, colleges and universiti
2025-07-24
Voting at 16
My Lords, the noble Baroness makes a very strong point. I will take it away, because ultimately we want to get more people registered and able to take part in our democracy. We anticipate that there are between 7 million and 8 million eligible individual
2025-07-24
Voting at 16
My Lords, let me say first that I always welcome encouragement from the noble Lord, and I will take that back. To address his question directly, we intend to actively explore and test new and more automated methods of registration, including better use o
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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University Advocate, University of Lancashire
registered 2026-04-14
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (interest ceased 6 September 2025)
registered 2024-08-06 · amended 2025-09-08
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Party history
2021-02-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Opposition posts
2021-12-04 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 9 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 15 | 2024-01-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Lancashire
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
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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.
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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)
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-11-13 | |
| Holocaust Memorial Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-02-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.