The Rev. Dr the Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Democratic Unionist Party
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown's full title is The Rev. Dr the Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown. His name is Robert Thomas William McCrea, 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
189 divisions
111 Content(58.7%)
5 Not-Content(2.6%)
73 didn't vote(38.6%)
2026-07-21
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173–234
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2026-06-09
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13–66
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-12
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Teller
26–134
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
I do not wish to press this regret amendment.
My Lords, I express my thanks to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Redwood, Lord Elliott, Lord Jackson, Lord Frost and Lord Blencathra, and also my noble friends Lord Browne and Lord Hay for their support.
My Lords, I will speak to the amendment in my name and make four main points.
First, these regulations provide a graphic demonstration of the humiliating nature of the Windsor Framework. The substantive legislation which they enforce is EU Regulation
At the end insert “, but that this that this House regrets that the draft Regulations impose a different legal requirement for the placing on the market of batteries in Northern Ireland in order to comply with the Windsor Framework; further undermine
The Minister is saying that the protection is there, but Section 15C was inserted by Section 35 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, which was very clear that the reason for precluding Ministers was simply to ensure that nothing could b
Will the Minister clarify whether the Government are removing Section 15C or not? We cannot have it both ways.
My Lords, I suppose it comes as no surprise that I have a different opinion on the Windsor Framework. Rather than it being the answer to many problems, it has also created many problems in its impact on Northern Ireland businesses and the rest of the Uni
My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. These regulations drive another wedge between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, cementing the gradual disintegration of our union by legislative stealth. Once again, we in
2026-06-18
Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
My Lords, I want to make a very short intervention in this debate. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for introducing a very important debate. As she pointed out, an estimated 1.25 million people across the United Kingdom are living with ME. Many of
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords—
2026-03-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I will speak to the main theme of this group, but particularly to Amendment 679 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, which I believe is essential if we are to safeguard the valuable work of faith-based hospices and care homes,
2026-03-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I think that the noble Baroness will be under no illusion: I am personally against the Bill, because I do not believe in it. But if there is a Bill, we have to have any protection in it—that is completely different. Therefore, in the context of the sugge
2026-03-20
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 540B and 544A in this group. My intention with these amendments is to probe how we have ended up with the list of eligibility criteria for qualifying for an independent advocate contained in Clause 22(4). These provide
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords—
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, throughout this debate Northern Ireland has been mentioned, yet not one Member from Northern Ireland has been allowed to speak until now. We have had to force the issue to be allowed to speak in this debate. When the new abortion laws, the most
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords—
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, if noble Lords in this House do not believe that the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, is giving the answer to a problem that is a reality within our society, then I hope that the Minister, if he is not accepting this, will tell us what the answer i
2026-03-13
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, there are a number of key objectives outlined in the amendments that we have been discussing for some time now, which are worthy of our most serious consideration. I suppose that the burden of the amendment is that doctors should be prohibited
2026-03-13
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I am finishing with this quotation, and it is just a couple of sentences:
“We also know that when you acquire disability, which most people do … it is absolutely frightening … If doctors are not on our side because they are thinking, ‘Should we mentio
2026-03-12
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Redwood. I give my wholehearted support to the fatal amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. In her amendment, the noble Baroness poses a concerning question: how did the Governmen
My Lords, before Royal Assent has even been granted to Jersey’s Bill, a Deputy has tabled a Motion calling for assisted dying to be extended to non-terminally ill people with unbearable suffering. In reply, the Health Minister has said “Now is not the ti
2026-02-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I follow the noble Baroness in speaking to the issue of the commissioner. The shift from the High Court to a commissioner has been compounded. The Bill originally proposed that a High Court judge would authorise every assisted death—a feature i
2026-02-06
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I support Amendments 89, 91, 92, 101 and 103. Surely we need to demonstrate that what we term safeguards in the Bill against voluntarily becoming terminally ill are adequate and do not allow for voluntary acts to accelerate the timeline or even
2026-02-02
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, some of us have been sitting through this debate right from the very beginning. Others have come in late and then made certain speeches. I notice that the noble Lord had to read what he had to say as well. Therefore, I will just say to him very
2026-01-30
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, there are just a few remarks I would like to make. We live in an age where it is hard to get a human to interact with any more. We lift the phone and speak to a voice that says that if you want one thing, press 1, and if you want something else
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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 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Brookvale Associates (N.I.) Limited (consultancy re: planning business development stakeholder engagement)
registered 2018-07-17 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Nobel Design Limited (kitchen design and supply)
registered 2018-07-17 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Property and agricultural land, Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone
registered 2019-07-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1983-06-09 → present
Democratic Unionist Party
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2010-06-01 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Justice)
2010-06-01 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2009-06-01 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
2009-06-01 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Leader of the House of Commons
2005-06-01 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Committee memberships
2006-11-16 → 2015-03-30
Panel of Chairs
2010-07-12 → 2011-01-26
Public Accounts Commission
2011-06-23 → 2012-03-26
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 30 tabled
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departments
2026-07-08
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Finance
Answered
2026-06-24
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EU External Trade: Mercosur
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2026-06-16
Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Death
Answered
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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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide (Prevention) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-11-13 | |
| Suicide (Prevention) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-04-25 |
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