The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Beith's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith. His name is Alan James Beith, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,307
17 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£882
Travel claims
£1,235
Attendance £1,235
Total claimed
£8,424
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
106 Content(56.1%)
27 Not-Content(14.3%)
56 didn't vote(29.6%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
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2026-07-13
Not-Content
142–138
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2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
Content
208–142
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2026-03-05
Content
214–142
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2026-01-05
Content
131–127
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2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
Not-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
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My Lords, if I intervene at this point, it might enable the occupant of the chair to be free to speak to his own amendment. As the Committee can see, we are doing a bit of a Box and Cox exchange here. I must first declare an interest as a vice president
2026-09-08
Criminal Justice Reform
My Lords, we have more of our population in prison than most other countries. Will that situation not continue and get even worse, and promote even more crises, until the Government explain to the public that enormous resources are spent building and sta
2026-09-08
Railways Bill
My Lords, I did not add my name, but there is a limit to the number of names you can add. Many of us feel very supportive of the recommendations from my noble friend Lady Leaman in those two amendments.
I simply want to give some context to the reason
My Lords, there has been unanimity around this Chamber in welcoming the fact that we are debating the rule of law in the week in which we honour and commemorate a great upholder of the rule of law, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. There is also a degree of unit
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
Just to be clear, the noble Lord is moving Amendment 83. Amendment 86 is in this group, and the noble Lord is free to speak to it, but he is moving Amendment 83.
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
Before the noble Lord can withdraw his amendment, we need to give the noble Baroness the opportunity to indicate what she wants to do with her amendment to his amendment.
2026-06-18
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.
2026-03-09
Energy Markets
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, is taking part remotely and I invite him to contribute now.
My Lords, there is a Division in the Chamber. The Committee will adjourn and return in 10 minutes.
2026-03-04
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.
My Lords, the process leading up to advising on Royal Assent is one in which the UK Government examines island legislation to see if it has unintended effects in the United Kingdom. Is that process being gone through and, if so, how, given that we do not
2026-02-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I will speak briefly to my amendment in this group because it is my duty shortly to chair the Committee. To broaden the debate that the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, introduced, I simply say that there is clearly a need to establish that this post can have
2026-02-25
Crime and Policing Bill
I call the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, to move Amendment 13. I must advise that if it is not moved, I cannot call Amendment 14.
Clause 9: Guidance on fly-tipping enforcement in England
Amendment 13
2026-02-02
Nationalised Passenger Rail Services
Has the Minister assessed the impact of the new timetable on east coast main line punctuality? There have been some very severe delays, which are mainly infrastructure-related and therefore the responsibility of Network Rail, a different nationalised com
2026-01-23
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, and the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell of Surbiton, will be taking part remotely. I remind the Committee that unless they are leading a group, remote speakers speak first after the mover of the lead amendment in a
2026-01-20
Railways: East Coast Main Line
My Lords, does the Minister realise that, since the new timetable was introduced on the east coast main line, there has been no room to deal with delays such as those caused by broken rails, signal failures and points failures, none of which can be blame
2025-12-17
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, the noble Lord has moved the amendment, and the opportunity is there for other Members to speak to it.
2025-12-05
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
What I am talking about is a group of people who live in England, are ordinarily resident in England, but who happen to be registered with a general practice in Scotland. That has no impact on what the Scottish situation would be in other respects—that i
2025-12-05
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The noble Lord talked about bureaucratic impediments. A later amendment of mine addresses the bureaucratic impediment that if you are a resident in England and Wales who lives a few miles from a general practice in Scotland, and you are registered with t
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, has raised an interesting and very debatable question, which is what the role of the judiciary should be in allotting rehabilitation time and activity and what the role of the probation officer can
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, the Minister has made a good case for his reliance on Clause 4 in its reference to victims. The wider issues raised in Amendment 45A ought still to attract the Government’s interest as we proceed with the Bill, but on the basis of what has been
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
On behalf of my noble friend Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, I beg to move Amendment 45. The purpose of this amendment, and indeed of Amendment 45A which is grouped with it, is to get the focus right. We believe the focus on the victims of crime should b
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, there is a curious diffidence over so important a part of the Bill as Clause 1. I shall not say much about it, except that, although the amendments are worth studying to see whether they do improve how Clause 1 can operate, they seem to stem fr
My Lords, if this amendment is agreed to, I will be unable to call Amendment 7 by reason of pre-emption.
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Nil
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No registrable interests
registered 2025-04-07
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Party history
1988-03-02 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
1973-11-08 → 1988-03-02
Liberal
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2001-06-01 → 2002-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
1995-01-01 → 1997-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
1994-01-01 → 1999-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
1987-01-01 → 1994-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
1985-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
1976-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2000-02-14 → 2001-05-11
Procedure Committee
1978-11-01 → 1987-05-15
Procedure Committee
2010-07-21 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2003-02-04 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1983-06-09 → 1985-12-05
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1986-05-14 → 1987-05-15
Privileges
2006-10-09 → 2010-05-06
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2001-01-01 → 2005-05-24
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2001-07-30 → 2008-11-24
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2007-11-06 → 2015-03-30
Justice Committee
Chair
+£13,638/yr
2009-07-13 → 2010-05-06
Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
2010-01-13 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-01-31 → present
Constitution Committee
2016-05-25 → 2021-01-28
Constitution Committee
2016-12-20 → present
Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House
2020-11-24 → 2024-05-30
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
2024-09-05 → 2025-01-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2024-05-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-01-31
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary British-Norwegian Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-25 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Georgia
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-09 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nordic Countries
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-03-26 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the East Coast Main Line
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2024-06-25 |
|
British-Swedish All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-06-11 |
|
Channel Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | Government of Jersey and Government of Guernsey | 4 | 2027-01-03 |
|
North East All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Safety Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-05-18 | |
| Road Signs (Tourist Destinations and Facilities) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-06-09 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.