The Rt Hon. the Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Murphy of Torfaen's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Murphy of Torfaen. His name is Paul Peter Murphy, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
1 Content(0.6%)
106 Not-Content(65.4%)
55 didn't vote(34.0%)
2026-06-09
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13–66
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2026-04-27
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58–138
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2026-04-23
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152–207
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27–89
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65–173
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178–231
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-24
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70–132
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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198–139
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208–142
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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131–127
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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 25
2026-06-16
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Leong on his debut in this debate. It was a very good one as well, and we look forward to similar contributions in the future. I welcome the Bill. I welcome it because, first, there has been almost unanimity
My Lords, it is 53 years ago to the month that I was elected to my local authority in Torfaen. I fought four elections and I can honestly say that I had no abuse during the whole time I was a local councillor. There was a time I can recall knocking on th
2026-05-19
Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
My Lords, I thank the Minister for the work she has done on this hugely important issue, including in the previous Parliament, when we considered the legacy Bill, as it then was. It was very well-meaning but ultimately was not successful because it did
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
My Lords, I noticed earlier that two of my predecessors as Secretary of State for Wales talked about steel. I will touch briefly on that, although it is not the thrust of what my remarks will be about.
It is almost 60 years to the day that I attended
My Lords, it is an enormous pleasure to follow my good friend, the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, and the way in which he outlined and gave the details of his report. My report and review entirely paralleled the inquiry held by the committee. Much of it is th
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, when my noble friend was the First Minister, and slightly before that, when I was the Secretary of State, I was less of a campaigner for this issue than he was. But I recognise that times have changed over the last few years. I am told that de
My Lords, I very much welcome the report of the committee, very ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts. I particularly welcome the aspects on Erasmus, electricity and, of course, defence and security.
I want to make some reference in my brie
2025-11-27
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 283B. Schedule 8 relates to the duty to report child sex offences. Paragraph 17 of that schedule applies this duty to
“Activities of a person in connection with training, supervising or instructing a child for th
My Lords, I was not intending to speak, but it has been a fascinating short debate on a hugely serious issue. My noble friend Lady Ritchie mentioned that there were three reports on the Windsor Framework that the Government are currently looking at: the
2025-11-18
Police Reform
My Lords, bearing in mind the last question regarding Wales—my noble friend the Minister was a Welsh MP and Minister and is now a Welsh Peer—I assume that the police and crime commissioners in England will be abolished and that the Welsh commissioners wi
My Lords, it is quite difficult for a Welsh Labour politician to talk about elections dispassionately, but I will try to do that. I thank all those who have been involved in the Bill—my honourable friend Tracy Gilbert from the other place and, of course,
That the Bill do now pass.
2025-10-23
Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025
My Lords, I begin by paying tribute to my noble friend Lady Lloyd, who gave a very elegant but very modest speech. I know from my experience in Tony Blair’s Government that she played a pivotal role in the machinery of government and all the successes of
My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee. Unless, therefore, any noble Lord objects, I beg to move that the order of comm
That the order of commitment be discharged.
My Lords, it has been a short but very interesting debate, and I am grateful for the unanimous support across all Benches for this short but important Bill.
If one theme has come through, it is the theme of speed and the necessity for the Bill to go t
My Lords, in England, if you vote at any election, whether it is for Parliament, a local authority, a mayor or a police commissioner, you can apply for a postal or proxy vote online. In Wales and Scotland, you can vote having applied online only for parl
That the Bill be now read a second time.
2025-06-04
Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
That puts a different light on things.
I support my noble friend Lord Faulkner of Worcester in supporting this private Bill. I also commend the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, for explaining his points in detail, as did the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner. I under
Who knows what will happen in the future? They used to sell tickets for the Devolution Committee, which my noble and learned friend Lord Irvine chaired in 1998. They were wonderful affairs, setting up devolution right across the country—including, later,
2025-02-07
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a great pleasure, as always, to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I was trying to work out how long we have been in Parliament together—it is 38 years since we first spoke on Welsh matters in the House of Commons. On and off, we have ag
Legally—I will come to that in a moment. Therefore, these regulations are absolutely right. We need to ensure that turnout is up, and that people vote and are encouraged to vote. I am quite attracted by the suggestion of the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, abo
My Lords, I support this statutory instrument. It is very important that we try to ensure that as many as people as possible vote in Northern Ireland, and indeed the rest of the United Kingdom—
2024-12-10
Opera
My Lords, it is a great pleasure, particularly after listening to that very interesting debate on Northern Ireland, to come to a very different topic: the future of opera in this country. I tried at the time of the general election to obtain a QSD and su
2024-12-10
Opera
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support opera.
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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registered 2025-04-07
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Party history
1987-06-11 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2008-01-25 → 2009-06-05
Secretary of State for Wales
2002-10-24 → 2005-05-06
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1999-07-29 → 2002-10-24
Secretary of State for Wales
1997-05-01 → 1999-07-29
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
Opposition posts
1995-11-01 → 1997-05-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
1995-07-01 → 1995-11-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
1994-07-01 → 1995-07-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
1988-07-01 → 1994-07-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Wales)
Committee memberships
1987-06-17 → 1989-03-20
Welsh Affairs Committee
2001-07-30 → 2008-01-29
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2010-11-30 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2010-01-13 → 2010-05-06
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2015-11-26 → 2016-02-11
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2015-11-25 → 2016-02-11
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
2020-09-17 → 2023-12-31
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Constitution Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 3 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 3 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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departments
2026-03-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Independent Review of Arts Council England
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-10-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.