The Lord Rowlands CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Rowlands's full title is The Lord Rowlands CBE. His name is Edward Rowlands, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£2,597
7 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£875
Travel claims
£776
Attendance £776
Total claimed
£4,248
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
2 Content(1.1%)
51 Not-Content(27.0%)
136 didn't vote(72.0%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-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 21
I believe so. The most important thing is: have the lessons been learned as a result of the fiasco that occurred, so that we can be assured that, in future, there will never be a fee that is not statutorily based?
My Lords, it was my pleasure for the past three years to have served on the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. It has reported on a whole series of immigration and nationality fees, and it is in that context that I wish to raise a particular, ser
2023-01-12
Democracy Denied (DPRRC Report)
My Lords, it was my very good fortune to have served for four years, under the noble Lord’s chairmanship, on the Delegated Powers Committee. It is currently my good fortune to be serving on the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee under the chairman
My Lords, it has been a privilege to have served on this committee for a number of years; indeed, at various times I have chaired the committee and I was very much involved in the preparation of this report. As the Minister said, scrutinising statutory i
As a member of the Delegated Powers Committee, I specifically draw the Minister’s attention and the attention of the Committee to our paragraph 16, which states that:
“The power to make adjustments is a very broad one with no restrictions”.
We ha
2017-01-10
Wales Bill
I apologise for interrupting the Minister but can he publish exactly which public bodies, which local authorities and which companies are going to pay this levy and what amounts they will pay?
2017-01-10
Wales Bill
I shall speak to Amendment 74, proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, to continue to clarify the issue of the apprenticeship levy. I express my gratitude to the Minister for his letter on this issue in November, which was extremely informative and helpf
2016-12-14
Wales Bill
But the Minister was not capable of telling us that, in fact, the Assembly had actually exercised these powers and actually had amended primary legislation and statutory instruments. He was not able to tell us that in Committee.
2016-12-14
Wales Bill
Could they possibly be subject to legislative consent Motions, for example?
2016-12-14
Wales Bill
My Lords, I support the amendments, which are similar to those that I had the pleasure of moving in Committee. Since then, we have had a most interesting and informative letter— yet another Bourne letter, I may say; the collected correspondence of the nob
2016-11-23
Wales Bill
I am looking forward to this collection of letters—a few have already been mentioned. I am happy to beg leave to withdraw the amendment but I warn the Minister that we will come back to this issue on Report.
2016-11-23
Wales Bill
Again, I shall look forward to that letter. I do not know how other noble Lords feel but I just find it very difficult to believe that there should not be a provision of the kind we have been trying to introduce. If the United Kingdom Parliament chooses,
2016-11-23
Wales Bill
My Lords, I listened carefully to the Minister, as always, and I am fascinated by this concept of “reciprocal” and the promise of a letter that will describe to us how this will work or has worked. Does the Welsh Assembly exercise such power to intervene
2016-11-23
Wales Bill
My Lords, this amendment is in my name and those of my noble friend Lady Morgan and the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. It is the first of a group of nine amendments dealing with the issues that arise from Clause 53. I also acknowledge that in this group are ame
2016-11-23
Wales Bill
2016-11-15
Wales Bill
I support my noble friend because I worry about taxation. It can be very regressive in an individual context. There is a history of it, and it could be not only in income tax but in VAT. We should be very careful before we proceed down that road.
2016-11-07
Wales Bill
My understanding is that the way it is going to be delivered in England is through this so-called digital voucher. First, can the Minister confirm that that is the case? Secondly, is it also the case that Wales and other Administrations have all rejected
2016-11-07
Wales Bill
My Lords, I declare an interest as honorary president of the National Training Federation for Wales, and in its early years I was one of its advisers. The federation brings together many or most of the training providers that deliver the apprenticeship an
2016-07-12
Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
The Minister could reply to the Committee.
2016-07-12
Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
But surely, when one reads the list in Section 80, a regulation which allows a court to withhold evidence from a party to proceedings is more significant and important than even those in Section 80. Why was it not at least included in the original Act in
2016-07-12
Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
My Lords, I have had three privileges in my life. I have had the privilege of serving in every Parliament for the last 50 years. I have also had the additional privilege—the most recent one—of being a member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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Party history
1966-03-31 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
1976-04-14 → 1979-06-04
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
1975-06-12 → 1976-04-14
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
1974-03-07 → 1975-06-12
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office)
1969-10-13 → 1970-06-19
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1987-06-17 → 2001-05-11
Foreign Affairs Committee
2005-06-08 → 2009-11-12
Constitution Committee
2012-05-17 → 2014-05-14
EU Sub Committee E - Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-25
Extradition Law
2017-07-19 → 2019-07-01
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2015-06-17 → 2017-04-27
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-27
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2017-06-27 → 2022-01-19
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee
2024-09-05 → present
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2022-05-12 → 2024-05-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Contact
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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