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The Lord Walker of Broxton OBE

Labour Member of the House of Lords M
Lord Walker of Broxton's full title is The Lord Walker of Broxton OBE. His name is Richard Malcolm Walker, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Allowance claims · 2026

Daily attendance allowance £0
6 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed £0
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.

Lords votes · 2026

189 divisions 4 Content(2.1%) 36 Not-Content(19.0%) 149 didn't vote(78.8%)
2026-07-20
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232–146 Content
2026-07-20
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2026-07-08
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2026-04-22
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2026-04-22
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2026-04-22
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2026-04-16
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2026-04-16
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2026-04-16
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2026-04-16
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2026-04-16
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2026-03-23
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2026-03-18
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2026-03-04
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2026-03-04
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2026-03-04
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2026-02-25
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2026-02-25
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2026-02-25
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2026-01-28
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2026-01-28
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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 9

2026-09-03 Government Political Priorities and Legislative Agenda
My Lords, I declare an interest as executive chairman of Iceland Foods and of Bywater. As the former Prime Minister’s cost of living champion, I advocated targeted help for families who could not absorb soaring bills, and it is good to see some of those
2026-07-14 Violence Against Retail Workers
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle rising violence against retail workers.
2026-07-14 Violence Against Retail Workers
My Lords, needles, knives and hammers are weapons regularly used by violent criminals—let us stop calling them shoplifters—against retail staff on our high streets. These incidents are now routine. For the next month, I will publish weekly summaries of v
2026-06-16 Environment Act 2021 Targets
My Lords, I declare my interests as an ambassador for the Wildlife Trusts. Its analysis shows that ending bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas would not only conserve and restore natural habitats but deliver up to £3.5 billion in net econom
2026-06-11 Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Evans, and I congratulate him on securing this debate. I must declare an interest as the executive chairman of Iceland Foods. Hanging on the wall in our boardroom is a framed version of the com
2026-05-20 2026 FIFA World Cup: Replica Kit Pricing
I thank my noble friend the Minister. Many families are now being forced to turn to counterfeit kits because the official versions have become completely unaffordable. This raises serious issues, not only of consumer protection because of poor quality bu
2026-05-20 2026 FIFA World Cup: Replica Kit Pricing
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase in price of replica football kits for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, particularly in children’s sizes; and what plans they have to ask the Competition and Markets Authority to ex
2026-03-18 High Streets and Towns: Regeneration
My Lords, I declare my interest as the executive chairman of Iceland Foods. Does the Minister accept that it is retail businesses which are the catalyst that make a high street thrive? Yet many fail to survive because of the outdated Victorian taxation s
2026-03-12 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
My Lords, it was once pointed out to me that this place was designed to intimidate and I am indeed terrified right now, especially given the fabulous maiden speeches before me. That could not be more at odds with the kind and helpful welcome that I have
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 · 15 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.

  • Chairman, Bywater SFC Management Limited (property development)
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Chairman, Iceland Foods Limited
    registered 2026-01-26

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

  • Bywater Lignum Limited (property)
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Bywater Gamma UK Property I (No.3) Limited
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Bycap Limited (property)
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Bywater Properties Limited
    registered 2026-01-26
  • 694 Properties Limited
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Strahan III Limited (investment company)
    registered 2026-01-26
  • WD FF Limited (holding company for Iceland foods and restaurant group) (the member has a registrable shareholding and is beneficiary of a trust in which there is a registrable shareholding)
    registered 2026-01-26

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (d)

  • Individual Restaurants (IRC) Limited
    registered 2026-01-26

Category 3: Land and property

  • Flat in south-west London from which rental income is received
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Share of three properties in Spain
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Share of house in Cheshire
    registered 2026-01-26
  • House in Cheshire
    registered 2026-01-26
  • Cottage in Cheshire
    registered 2026-01-26
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly. Read the full Lords Code of Conduct for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.

Party history

2026-01-20 → present
Labour current

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

None recorded.

Contact

Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
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 — if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different form, the join may miss; check /appgs directly.)

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

Showing 10 of 10 tabled 7 answered(70.0%) 3 flagged: member has interest 5 departments
2026-09-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme: Supermarkets interest
Pending
2026-09-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme interest
Pending
2026-09-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme interest
Pending
2026-04-14
Treasury
Money Lenders
Answered
2026-04-14
Treasury
Mileage Allowances
Answered
2026-04-14
Home Office
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
Answered
2026-02-26
Treasury
Interest Rates: Cost of Living
Answered
2026-02-26
Treasury
Inflation: Cost of Living
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Price Caps
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
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)

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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