The Rt Hon. the Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Bruce of Bennachie's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Bruce of Bennachie. His name is Malcolm Gray Bruce, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,120
15 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£126
Travel claims
£739
Attendance £739
Total claimed
£6,985
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£3,400
2 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord Malcolm Bruce Of Bennachie
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337750 | £1,800 |
| 2016-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0262518 | £1,600 |
Showing the 2 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: place-suffix.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
68 Content(36.0%)
20 Not-Content(10.6%)
101 didn't vote(53.4%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
30–130
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
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
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
My Lords, the Israeli military initially responded to “NAZA” by saying that it categorically rejects the allegations, but, in a later statement, it said that
“the allegations required a detailed, evidence-based response rather than a blanket dismissal
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
Is it not unfortunate that the Conservatives, who are in no way blameless for the parlous state of the public finances, are arguing the case for defence on the basis of saying that the people who should bear the burden of topping up the defence budget a
My Lords, does the Minister acknowledge that numerous tax and regulation actions are undertaken by both the UK Government and the Scottish Government that have an impact on job prospects for young people in Scotland, yet both Governments operate separate
2026-09-10
Defence Spending
My Lords, there is understandable frustration that the Government set out a target but have delayed how they will implement it. Can the Minister address two specific and urgent questions? With the phasing out of our destroyers and their current lack of r
2026-09-01
Saudi Arabia: Nuclear Power Programme
My Lords, given that Russia is building nuclear power stations in Turkey and Egypt, is not the concern about proliferation real? Is not the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, right to say that the problem with this agreement is lack of transparency, compared with
With no disrespect to the Minister, it is regrettable that we do not have a dedicated Foreign Office Minister in this House. I hope that that will be rectified, but I welcome him to his post. The situation in both Indian- and Pakistan-administered Kashmi
2026-07-16
Future Capability of the Armed Forces
I appreciate that, and the Minister and other Ministers frequently say that, but the reality is that the British Council is nearly bankrupt, the BBC is struggling and our diplomatic forces are being reduced. On that particular point, can he feed back to
2026-07-16
Future Capability of the Armed Forces
My Lords, I join everybody in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, for introducing this debate and for the non-political way in which he did so. Across the whole debate and from all sides, we have recognised that the threat is real and our preparedness
My Lords, I declare an interest as an adviser to DAI. I welcome what the Minister has said about UK government action, but, as she will know, at an event I hosted recently in this House, we heard how local actors were delivering humanitarian aid on the g
2026-07-15
National Shipbuilding Strategy
My Lords, we have more ships tied up than at sea. That was witnessed by the lack of a ship in the Med at the start of this recent conflict and the delay in mobilising HMS “Dragon”. Where is the urgency in covering that gap? Also, with no replacement for
2026-07-09
Venezuela Earthquakes
My Lords, we welcome the Government’s response to this truly devastating earthquake. As co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Aid Match, I thank the Government for the £2 million they have offered, but, as the vice-chair of the DEC says, the
My Lords, will the UK Government liaise with France, which is taking over the chairmanship, to ensure that what has been agreed is maintained and that the technical expertise is also maintained? Can the Minister comment on the committee that the Governme
That is my understanding—that it is a mandatory requirement. We will hear from the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, regarding the Conservative position. We have also heard from Conservative Members who are supportive. I get that: I am quite certain that the no
My Lords, I thank the International Agreements Committee for its work and its chair for his introduction; I also thank the members of the committee who have contributed. Following on from the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, looking at the wider international i
2026-06-30
Women’s Representation in Peace Processes
My Lords, I welcome the Government’s and the Minister’s commitment to trying to ensure that women are involved. I am sure that she will agree that in recent years we have seen conflicts mostly promoted by misogynist men who have no interest in the rights
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the total amount transferred to the Scottish Government in the last financial year following the devolution of social security benefits.
2026-06-16
Russian Shadow Fleet
My Lords, the boarding of the “Smyrtos” was conducted speedily, efficiently and without any casualties. It is a real credit to our Armed Forces. We all agree that it was a very impressive effort, and we should be grateful to them, but it is the first tha
2026-06-16
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, the Government have committed to increase defence spending to 3% by 2030 and to 3.5% by 2035. But what is required, and is chaotically missing, is a clear timeline that would enable the MoD and the defence industry to budget, plan and procure.
My Lords, I declare an interest as an adviser to the aid and development contractor DAI. I am hosting an event in Parliament this evening looking at new and innovative ways to support humanitarian action as traditional funding streams shrink. I am deligh
2026-06-15
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, the PM has promised that the DIP will be delivered before the July NATO summit—it is already a year late. All we get are promises and rhetoric, and also the threat of further cuts to the already hollowed-out aid programme. Do the Government no
2026-06-10
Mindanao Earthquake
My Lords, I was also involved in a small way in the Bangsamoro project; I have not visited the region, but I have engaged with parliamentarians. This earthquake is a major setback for the region on its recovery. Why is it that in the past, before our aid
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
My Lords, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has said about the blockade:
“Such severe sanctions packages that target entire sectors of an economy and produce broad, indiscriminate, and harsh effects on populations are incompatibl
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
There goes Liz Truss’s trusted adviser—I think we all know how that turned out.
In 2024, Labour won 411 seats on 33.7% of the vote and a turnout of 59.7%. Last week, the results were fragmented across six or seven parties. There were gains for Reform,
2026-04-20
Civil Preparedness for War
My Lords, I echo the gratitude that everybody has expressed to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, for this debate. The interest in it suggests that we need more time, and I suggest that government time should be made available to extend it properly.
The
2026-04-16
Strategic Defence Review: Funding
My Lords, first, is the delay in the defence investment plan partly due to the Government having to make cuts to existing programmes to provide for programmes that meet new and increasing challenges? How does that sit with the claim to be funding increas
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Register of Interests · 3 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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Occasional fees from teaching sessions for Wroxton College, Oxfordshire
registered 2021-12-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultant on International Parliamentary support, Westminster Foundation for Democracy; consultations have been carried out for Philippines (virtual engagement); Parliament of Solomon Islands
registered 2020-08-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Senior Adviser, DAI Europe (global development consultants)
registered 2015-11-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1988-03-02 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
1983-06-09 → 1988-03-02
Liberal
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2019-08-29 → 2020-08-31
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2016-10-28 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Scotland)
2003-06-01 → 2005-06-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
2001-01-01 → 2002-01-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1994-01-01 → 1999-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
1992-01-01 → 1994-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1990-01-01 → 1992-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland)
1988-01-01 → 1989-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
1988-01-01 → 1989-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
1987-01-01 → 1988-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1987-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
1985-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
1983-06-09 → 1987-05-15
Scottish Affairs Committee
1992-10-26 → 1994-11-28
Trade & Industry
1987-06-17 → 1990-02-15
Trade & Industry
1992-04-27 → 1992-11-09
Science and Technology Committee
1995-11-15 → 1998-07-31
Treasury Committee
1999-11-03 → 2001-05-11
Standards and Privileges
2005-07-11 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2005-07-14 → 2015-03-30
International Development Committee
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2005-07-12 → 2015-03-30
International Development Committee
2008-03-10 → 2015-03-30
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2010-01-13 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2017-06-27 → 2020-04-23
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Services Sub-Committee
2020-09-17 → 2023-12-31
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
2023-01-31 → 2024-01-31
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2024-01-31 → present
International Relations and Defence Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group Deafness
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-04-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Aid Match
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2026-06-04 |
|
British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-06-11 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Support (Deafness) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-06-19 | |
| School Bus (Safety) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-05-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.