The Viscount Stansgate
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Viscount Stansgate's full title is The Viscount Stansgate. His name is Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
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
161 divisions
5 Content(3.1%)
151 Not-Content(93.8%)
5 didn't vote(3.1%)
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
27–89
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2026-04-13
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30–130
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2026-04-13
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46–117
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2026-04-13
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135–154
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2026-04-13
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65–173
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2026-04-13
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178–231
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
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2026-03-26
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64–140
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-24
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70–132
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2026-03-24
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80–166
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
Content
2026-03-05
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214–142
Content
2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
Not-Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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2026-01-05
Not-Content
210–131
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
2026-04-28
UK Biobank Data
It was about the Information Commissioner’s Office.
2026-04-28
UK Biobank Data
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for coming to the House about this very serious incident, and I welcome what the Government are doing to try to prevent it happening again. I echo what has been said about the vital importance of UK Biobank. Nev
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for reassuring the House that the next tranche of documents will be provided to Parliament as soon as practicable after State Opening. In addition to the 300 documents which have already been released to the Int
2026-04-27
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I should remind the House that, if Motion A1 is agreed, it will pre-empt Motion A2.
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords—
2026-04-21
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is taking part remotely, and I now invite her to speak.
2026-04-21
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I apologise to the House for denying the Chief Whip the audience that his message deserved.
2026-04-21
Sudan
My Lords, that concludes Oral Questions for today. When I sit down, any Members who wish to leave before the next business are invited to do so quickly and quietly.
My Lords, one of the advantages of having volunteered to stay beyond the Whip issued to these Benches tonight—and it is 12.50 am—is that it gives me the opportunity briefly to comment on Amendment 318B, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth. Ther
2026-03-26
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan
My Lords, my apologies. That will teach me not to believe the Whips when they say there will be another vote straightaway. The debate continues.
2026-03-26
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan
My Lords, the debate we were due to hold on the UK’s civil preparedness for war has had to be postponed, because we have run out of time. I take this opportunity to wish all Members, clerks, doorkeepers and our Hansard writers a peaceful and restful East
2026-03-18
Digital ID: Public Consultation
My Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s points about the consultation process; there is a great deal to consult about. As one Tesco consumer to another, can my noble friend confirm that, almost irrespective of the consultation, the Government are determine
2026-03-18
Strait of Hormuz
I thank my noble friend for that Answer. The House knows how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz poses a real risk to the world economy, not only because one-fifth of global oil supplies cannot be moved but because of the growing risk of fertiliser short
2026-03-18
Strait of Hormuz
My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I hope the House will understand why it is being asked.
2026-03-18
Strait of Hormuz
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take steps to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping.
2026-03-13
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The noble Baroness has moved her amendment.
2026-03-11
UK Space Economy
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the UK space economy.
2026-03-09
Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
I have been advised that we are expecting back-to-back votes on Amendments 369 and 369A to the Crime and Policing Bill, which are currently under discussion in group 1 in the Chamber. The Minister is on his feet, and it is quite possible that we will be
2026-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Lords—or can I just say “Colleagues”?—I am very glad to have the opportunity to contribute to today’s debate, and what a pleasure it is to follow my noble friend Lady Thornton. I congratulate all the maiden speakers today. They were all excellent. The
My Lords, I will be brief. I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations, which I support, and for the way in which he did so.
In the interests of transparency, I should declare the interest that some Members of this Committee have already he
2026-03-02
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, welcome to a debate on a melange of statutory instruments. If there is a Division in the Chamber, the Committee will adjourn when the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes. Usually this is a standard thing to say, but I can advise
I thank members of the Committee for the expeditious way they have dealt with this Bill in one sitting. I also extend our thanks to our colleagues from Hansard, who have been able to stay until we concluded. The Committee’s proceedings on the Bill have b
Allow me to offer my help to the Committee. As I understand it, it is possible for this Sitting to continue until 8 pm.
2026-02-12
Flour Milling Sector
My Lords, this has been an interesting, if short, debate. I hope that the Committee will join me in wishing the noble Lords, Lord Rooker and Lord Vaizey of Didcot, a happy joint birthday on 5 June; I wish everyone else a good February Recess. In the mean
2026-02-11
Court Reporting Data
My Lords, I read the exchanges yesterday in the other place and I welcome what the Minister has said about this. Out of interest, what reason—or should I say, what excuse—did Courtsdesk give when it was revealed that it was passing personal, private and
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 · 3 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 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Informa plc (British publishing, business intelligence and exhibitions group)
INFORMA PLC CH 08860726 EC £5,949 / 1 donationregistered 2021-10-01 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Co-owner of a house in France
Co-owner of a house in Franceregistered 2021-10-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Part-owner of house and small nature reserve in Essex
Part-owner of house and small nature reserve in Essexregistered 2021-10-01 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
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for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2021-07-15 → 2026-04-29
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-09-05 → 2025-01-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2023-04-27 → 2026-01-27
Science and Technology Committee
2023-06-08 → 2023-07-07
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL]
2024-11-18 → 2025-02-03
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-10-20
UK Engagement with Space Committee
2026-01-27 → 2026-04-29
Numeracy for Life Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-06 |
|
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (an All-Party Parliamentary Group)
Subject Group
|
President | Clay Mathematics Institute · I/Relx Finance Limited · Institute for Biomedical Science · Institute of Biomedical Science · London Mathematical Society · Nutrition Society · Parliamentary Scientific and Technical Information Foundation · Physiological Society · Royal Academy of Engineering · Royal Society of Chemistry · Society of Chemical Industries · UK Research and Innovation · University of Warwick | 4 | 2026-11-30 |
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
Showing
8
of 8 tabled
8 answered(100.0%)
4
departments
2026-03-16
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mathematics: Research
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mathematics: Research
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Business Plans
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Business Plans
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers of Attorney Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.