The Lord Douglas-Miller OBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Douglas-Miller's full title is The Lord Douglas-Miller OBE. His name is Robert Peter Douglas-Miller, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,194
14 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£630
Travel claims
£1,056
Attendance £1,056
Total claimed
£6,880
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
5
3 meetings ·
1 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
1 overseas trip
· 2023-10-01 → 2024-03-31
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | Alice Holt | A visit to see forests and discuss Forestry England | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2024-01-31 | Nuffield Council | Bioethics 2024-2028 Strategy Launch, presentations as well as network with decision makers about the government's bioscience and innovation agendas | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2024-01-31 | Environment Improvement Plan One Year on Reception | Celebration of acheivements so far and hear from the Secretary of State on department's goals for the year ahead. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | — | Nil Return | — |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Nil Return
Nil Return
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Nil Return | — |
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
49 Content(25.9%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
137 didn't vote(72.5%)
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
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
2026-07-21
Natural England: Gamebird Release Licensing
My Lords, in relation to the current chair of Natural England, who was appointed for his third consecutive term last year, is it the normal process and procedure for people to have three terms in office, and does the Minister still have confidence in him
2026-06-23
Carbon Budget Order 2026
My Lords, I declare my farming and forestry interests as set out in the register and will speak in support of the amendment from my noble friend Lord Moynihan. I also associate myself with the comments made by my noble friends Lord Harlech and Lord Robor
2026-06-11
Rural Economy
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Taylor of Holbeach, whose knowledge in this area, as we heard, is very considerable. I also declare my farming interests as set out in the register.
So often, Labour Governments present t
2025-06-03
Reservoirs: Protection from Contamination
I apologise to the House and to the Minister that in my earlier question, I did not declare my farming interests as set out in the register, and I do so now.
2025-06-03
Farmers: Competitiveness
My Lords, within the senior Defra team—and, sadly, I include all the Defra Ministers—we do not have a single farmer or land manager. If we did, they would explain that the last Budget and recent policy changes have created a lose-lose outcome for British
2025-04-03
Farming and Rural Communities
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Shrewsbury. I declare my farming interests as set out in the register.
In a few short months, this Government have achieved something rather remarkable—they have made those of us who farm
2025-02-27
Beaver: Reintroduction in England
My Lords, it is often the unplanned and unbudgeted aspects of species reintroduction that cause the conflict. In Scotland—where, like my noble friend Lord Forsyth, I live—the original beaver reintroduction study concluded that there was little impact on
2024-12-12
Small Farms and Family Businesses
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Leicester for bringing forward this important debate. I declare my farming interests, as set out in the register.
The lack of any engagement or consultation with those impacted by the Chancellor’s APR and BPR Bud
2024-11-05
Crown Estate Bill [HL]
My Lords, briefly, I support my noble friend Lord Forsyth’s amendment, which I fully concur with—although I did feel rather left out not to be included in his elite triumvirate of supporters.
At previous stages of the Bill, we have heard many noble Lo
2024-10-22
Crown Estate Bill [HL]
My Lords, in addition to the amendment standing in my own name, I support my noble friend Lord Leicester in his amendment. I would add to it the requirement of the offshore wind industry to provide adequate funding to research and understand the cumulati
2024-10-09
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty. I congratulate the Government and the Minister on making such a prompt start in addressing some of the long-standing issues associated with pollution emanating from the water sector.
2024-09-12
Wild Atlantic Salmon
My Lords, I start by putting on record my congratulations to the Minister on her appointment. I wish her all the best in navigating her way through an interesting, diverse and sometimes thorny portfolio. I declare my interests, as set out in the registe
I wonder if I might comment. I absolutely agree that anybody from Romania or Poland, or indeed any other country in the world, has the right to be treated in a dignified way. But the fact of the matter is that, in Romania, African swine fever is running
It is absolutely a delight to be here this evening and to get such a warm and thoroughly lovely reception from everybody. I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for the privilege of standing at the Dispatch Box in this important debate, and a
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
I completely concur with those statements, because it is absolutely unacceptable that those who are sent out to sort a problem end up being abused and given a tough time for something which cannot conceivably be their fault. I totally accept that and wil
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
The noble Lord is quite right that the Canadian pension fund’s owners wrote down the value of its shareholding in Thames Water to zero, but that of course does not mean that it is zero. I am not sure that would help him in terms of its privatisation.
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
I completely concur with my noble friend that it is critical that we get to the bottom of what has happened to have generated this outbreak of cryptosporidium. It is currently far too early to know the exact cause of the outbreak. South West Water is con
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
The noble Lord has some very impressive statistics on Scottish Water. I happen to be the beneficiary of Scottish Water because I live up there. It is not quite as rosy as he tells us, because one area on which we have made great progress in England has
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
My noble friend must have the same pack as I have in front of me because he has virtually said word for word what is in mine. We have discussed the issue of privatisation many times both in this House and in other debates and that is not a route that thi
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
I am always nervous of taking as fact what I read in the papers or listen to on the news. I have spent the morning speaking to the chief inspector of the Drinking Water Inspectorate and he is not able to tell me what the noble Baroness has told me. I am
2024-05-22
South West Water: Brixham Contamination
I thank the noble Baroness for her question. We have debated a number of times the issue of special measures, and I think I have been clear in the House every time I have stood at the Dispatch Box that the Government will use special measures when the cr
That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 April be approved.
Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee on 20 May.
2024-05-21
Water Companies: Failure
The noble Lord makes a very good point, which was touched on by the noble Lord, Lord Grade, on the behaviour of some of the previous shareholders and owners of water companies. I apologise for their behaviour—as do the Government—because I wholly agree w
2024-05-21
Water Companies: Failure
The noble Baroness raises a very serious point, despite all the laughter. One recent example of contaminated water has been extremely challenging, but the water company has responded pretty well. The Defra team went down there, and we have been in consta
2024-05-21
Water Companies: Failure
I will just drink this glass of water—bottled water. I assure the noble Baroness that it is very good.
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Register of Interests · 9 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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The member receives a management fee as a trustee of Cakemuir Castle Pension Fund
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Moorfoot Capital Management Limited (farmland in Scottish Borders)
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Strathoykel Holdings Limited (holding company owning Abbotsford Property Group Limited, Moorfoot Capital Management Limited, Mount Royal Property Group Limited and Rose Street Properties Limited)
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rose Street Properties Limited
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Mount Royal Property Group Limited (commercial property in Edinburgh)
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Moorfoot Capital Management Limited (farmland in Scottish Borders)
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Abbotsford Property Group Limited (commercial property in Edinburgh)
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Ardohr Limited (trading as Credec Limited) (payment services)
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Farm in Perthshire, Scotland
registered 2023-12-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
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for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2023-12-15 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-12-01 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
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) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
1
of 1 tabled
1 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-12-04 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.