The Lord Leong CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Leong's full title is The Lord Leong CBE. His name is Sonny Leong, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£1,260
Total claimed
£8,680
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
8
8 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2024-10-01 → 2025-12-31
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | Keidanren (Japanese Business Federation) | Hosted senior business leaders from Japan and gave a tour of the Palace of Westminster. As part of his role as a DBT whip, stepping in due to no Ministers available. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-09-25 | Small Business Britain | Spoke at Round table on Side Hustles & Growing Entrepreneurship in the UK | cabinet-office |
| 2025-02-11 | Lord Lansley, Robert Pocknell - CEO, N&M Consulting & Ana-Mariya Madzhurova - Fair Standards Alliance | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill discussion. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-01-15 | L Foster, Lesley Rudd - CEO Electrical Safety First, Wayne Mackay - Head of Policy and Public Affairs- Electrical Safety First, Charlie Pugsley - London Fire Brigade - Deputy Commissioner & Alison Trew - London Fire Brigade. Public Affairs Manager | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill discussion. | cabinet-office |
| 2024-11-14 | Which? | Meeting with Which? in relation to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - Engagement Meeting | cabinet-office |
| 2024-10-29 | Ravas Global | Meeting with Ravas Global in relation to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - Engagement Meeting | cabinet-office |
| 2024-10-29 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | Meeting with Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in relation to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - Engagement Meeting | cabinet-office |
| 2024-10-24 | Office for Product Safety and Standards | Ministerial visit to Office for Product Safety and Standards laboratory with Minister Madders in realation to Product Regulation and Metrology Bill | cabinet-office |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
6 Content(3.2%)
174 Not-Content(92.1%)
9 didn't vote(4.8%)
2026-07-22
Not-Content
64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
41–118
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
142–138
Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-06-09
Not-Content
13–66
Not-Content
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
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
30–130
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
46–117
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
135–154
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65–173
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
64–140
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
70–132
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Teller
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
198–139
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
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
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
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for his amendment regarding turnover and financial penalties. These amendments raise an important question about how turnover should be calculated for financial penalties under the payment reporting regime foll
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, once again, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for Amendments 27 and 34, and the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, who is not in this place, and the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Sharpe, for Amendments 28 and 29. First, I recognise the constructive spir
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, first, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and Lord Hunt, for the amendments in this group.
I will take Amendment 22 first. I reassure the noble Lords that the Bill does not prevent parties in any sector, including construction firms, makin
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Hunt of Wirral and Lord Sharpe of Epsom, and the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, who is not in his place today, for Amendments 20, 21 and 23. I am really grateful to both noble Lords for our recent meeting coveri
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the noble Lords for Amendments 11, 12, 13, 14, 35 and 46. I recognise the concerns raised by the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and Lord Fox, in Committee regarding the number of existing definitions of company sizes on the statute book and t
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for Amendment 7 and thank him for it. I recognise that it was tabled in a constructive spirit, and I thank him once again for the engagement we have had on this matter, both in person and by correspond
2026-09-15
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, prior to introducing the government amendments, I wish to express my personal thanks for the positive engagement across the House, and particularly to the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Sharpe, on the Opposition Front Bench, and the noble Lord
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, my noble friend rightly reminds us that cyber attacks affect companies of all sizes, and this is a stark reminder that JLR is not only the manufacturer but also the anchor of the supply chain. We are working with JLR, lenders, local partners an
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
I assure my noble friend that in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, all our ministerial cars are manufactured in the United Kingdom. I am sure that I speak for other departments as well.
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, the United Kingdom is a trading nation—we trade with every country across the world. We are doing free trade deals right across the globe, the recent one, obviously, being with India and with the Gulf countries. We are a trading nation, and we
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, with due respect to the noble Lord, I think that is a really simplistic point. The scale and speed of global transformation in this sector is being faced by every automotive manufacturer, not only in this country but elsewhere in the world. Man
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, the Government have no intention of intervening in individual business decisions. What Jaguar Land Rover decides and who its partners are is entirely the responsibility of Jaguar Land Rover. Having said that, we work very closely with JLR, the
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, our position is very clear: we are where we are and we are not joining the customs union. The Government will defend the interests of British manufacturers and our deeply integrated UK-EU automotive supply chains. Where the proposed IAA “Made i
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, we are closely monitoring the growing presence of Chinese electric and hybrid vehicles and are engaging directly with UK manufacturers. My loyalty lies with Range Rover: mine is almost five years old now, so I am waiting for the electric versio
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, we understand the anxiety that this announcement causes among workers, families and communities in the area where JLR is based. We are determined that Britain will remain a world-leading automotive nation. Our industrial strategy reduces electr
That the draft Code of Practice laid before the House on 22 June be approved.
Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
That the draft Order laid before the House on 22 June be approved.
Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
My Lords, I shall also speak to the accompanying Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots. I also note the regret amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, and I am glad of the opportunity to
My Lords, I am very grateful for the support across the House, especially from the noble Lords, Lord Balfe and Lord Fox, for the Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 and the Code of Pr
2026-07-22
Category 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free Quotas
I thank the noble Lord for those kind words. We do not import steel only from India. In fact, the largest import of steel is actually from the EU, followed very closely by Vietnam, then India, and not forgetting South Korea. Those are the principal impor
2026-07-22
Category 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free Quotas
I remember our exchanges across the Dispatch Box. As I said then, I will say now that we are mindful of the specialised steel used in any of the industries that require a speciality type of steel. We will monitor the usage but, as it stands, any steel th
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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 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Enterprise), Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (formerly Department for Business and Trade)
registered 2026-06-15 · amended 2026-09-04
Category 3: Land and property
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Two residential properties in Malaysia
registered 2022-11-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Residential property in London NW1 from which rental income is received (interest ceased 13 March 2026)
registered 2022-11-15 · amended 2026-06-05
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Party history
2022-10-31 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2026-07-22 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
2026-06-12 → 2026-07-22
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2024-07-11 → 2026-06-12
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Business and Trade)
Committee memberships
2023-01-31 → 2023-06-12
Industry and Regulators Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-07-12
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 5 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 5 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Payments Bill [HL] | Lead | Report stage | 2026-05-19 |
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)
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Payments Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2026-05-19 | |
| Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-09-04 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.