The Rt Hon. the Lord Blencathra
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Blencathra's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Blencathra. His name is David John Maclean, 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.
Party history
1983-07-28 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1993-05-27 → 1997-05-01
Minister of State (Home Office)
1992-04-14 → 1993-05-26
Minister (Department of Environment) (Environment and Countryside)
1989-06-26 → 1992-04-15
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
1988-07-27 → 1989-07-24
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1987-06-18 → 1988-07-25
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2001-09-18 → 2005-05-10
Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
1985-12-06 → 1987-05-15
Agriculture
2004-01-29 → 2010-05-06
Members Estimate Committee
2006-06-14 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2006-06-12 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2006-06-14 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2006-06-12 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2006-06-14 → 2010-05-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2012-05-16 → 2015-03-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2012-06-28 → 2012-11-28
Draft Communications Data Bill (Joint Committee)
2017-09-07 → 2022-01-19
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
Public Services 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) · 2 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Health and the Natural Environment
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | National Academy for Social Prescribing | 10 | 2023-08-27 |
|
Parks and Green Spaces All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Keep Britain Tidy | 4 | 2027-04-04 |
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)
8 bills
7 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair Access Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-12-04 | |
| Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Joint Committee on Nominations to the Supreme Court Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-16 | |
| Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) (Disabled Access) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-06-27 | |
| Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-11 | |
| Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-06-09 | |
| Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-05-20 | |
| Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2006-12-18 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.