The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT. His name is George Islay MacNeill Robertson, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,565
15 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£693
Travel claims
£1,615
Attendance £1,615
Total claimed
£7,873
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
4 Content(2.1%)
139 Not-Content(73.5%)
46 didn't vote(24.3%)
2026-09-08
Not-Content
26–63
Not-Content
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
27–89
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
30–130
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
46–117
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
135–154
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65–173
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
64–140
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Not-Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
132–124
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
2026-06-16
Russian Shadow Fleet
I join my noble friend in commending those who were responsible for this remarkable operation and the success that it represents. I also commend the Prime Minister, who today announced further sanctions on Russia, tightening further the screws on Vladim
2026-06-11
Bosnia and Herzegovina
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, on getting this brief debate. I pay tribute to the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Peach, and Karen Pierce as envoys for the western Balkans. It was an imaginative appointment to make, and both have d
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
My Lords, I declare an interest as a senior counsellor with the Cohen Group. The opening lines of the gracious Speech hit the nail on the head:
“An increasingly dangerous and volatile world threatens the United Kingdom, with the conflict in the Middle
2026-03-11
Middle East: Defence
My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the troops who are involved in this action, and I commend the Government for what they have done up until now, because criticism has been levelled at them—a lot of it unjustified. But is this crisis no
2026-01-07
Venezuela
I refer to the statement made the other night by European leaders in defence of the territorial integrity of Greenland. Clearly, NATO and its own integrity are of huge importance for the stability of the western hemisphere as a whole and, therefore, we m
2025-12-08
Strategic Defence Review 2025
My Lords, I first declare an interest as a senior counsellor with the Cohen Group. Does my noble friend agree that the importance of the strategic defence review, which needs to get through to the wider public, is that Britain is under attack, both at ho
2025-10-31
Ukraine
My Lords, it is good that we are having this debate, and I hope that we have similar debates quite regularly. We all look forward to the maiden speech by the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, who brings special expertise and knowledge to our considerations today
2025-07-22
Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025
My Lords, last year I went to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, in a small delegation to make representations about the lack of any regulation at that time to prevent foreign Governments buying stakes in B
2025-07-18
Strategic Defence Review 2025
I congratulate my noble friend Lord McCabe on his striking maiden speech. We look forward to hearing more from him in the future. He comes from Port Glasgow, like the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie. Admiral West—the noble Lord, Lord West—comes from Clydeban
2025-07-18
Strategic Defence Review 2025
My Lords, I am looking forward to listening later in the debate to my colleague and noble friend Lord McCabe make his maiden speech.
Unusually, I will start my speech today with my conclusion. After a full year examining, consulting, challenging, insp
2025-07-18
Strategic Defence Review 2025
That this House takes note of the Strategic Defence Review 2025.
2025-06-03
Strategic Defence Review
My Lords, I want to make a contribution and ask a question. I have spent 10 months answering questions, so there is a slight difficulty involved in that. I ask my noble friend the Minister whether in future, to this House and the public outside, he will
2024-10-09
Strategic Defence Review
My Lords, tempted as I am to intervene in this debate to answer some of the points that have been made—or even to endorse the concept of me putting on my Islay boots and doing something violent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer—I am going to restrain my
2024-10-09
Strategic Defence Review
My Lords, after the election in July, I was asked by the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister to lead a team of three to do a unique strategic defence review, working with, but not to, the Ministry of Defence. I was delighted—I think tha
2024-10-09
Strategic Defence Review
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Strategic Defence Review.
2024-07-25
King’s Speech
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friends who have made the transition from Opposition to Government swiftly and highly successfully. They are good, clever people and the country and its defence are in good hands.
Secondly, I have to make an apology.
2024-04-25
Defence Spending
My Lords, all of us will welcome any increase to defence expenditure at a time of maximum turmoil and trouble in the world. There is much in this Statement which is to be welcomed, not just the extra money but the aspects on resilience and the rest.
H
My Lords, I added my name to this amendment, and I commend the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, for the energy and effectiveness of her campaign. Just before the debate started, my mobile phone produced a Sky News newsflash, which said that, at 4 pm, the Go
2024-02-19
Death of Alexei Navalny
My Lords, when the Minister expresses outrage, sympathy and sadness at the death of Alexei Navalny, he speaks for the whole House, and indeed, I believe, for the whole British nation. As somebody who has had dealings with President Putin in the past, I w
2024-01-26
Ukraine
My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register. I also commend the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer, following her in her envoy responsibilities to Ukraine.
I want first to thank the Government for providing time for this debate on Ukraine. We need
2023-12-05
Ukraine: Humanitarian and Economic Support
My Lords, I thank the Foreign Secretary for his Answer and I refer to my entry in the register of interests. Can I say how much we all welcome him here for this first monthly interrogation in the House of Lords, which I am sure he is likely to enjoy? Aft
2023-12-05
Ukraine: Humanitarian and Economic Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what additional humanitarian and economic support he is providing to Ukraine.
2023-09-21
Ukraine
My Lords, I thank the Government and the Minister for providing this debate. It has been a long time coming, but it is welcome none the less, and I congratulate her on the strong statement she has made this morning, and my noble friend, Lady Smith, and t
2023-07-19
Defence Command Paper Refresh
My Lords, I add my tribute on the impending retirement of the Defence Secretary in the House of Commons. He is the longest-serving Conservative Defence Secretary and, especially in his role in connection with Ukraine, he has been outstanding. We will mis
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, who chaired with great distinction the committee before I joined it. Although I joined it only this year, I fully endorse what she said and what it says, and I congratulate it on its percept
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 · 6 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.
-
Speaking engagement, 8 July 2026, Aviva Insurance Senior Leaders Conference, London
registered 2026-07-20
-
Speaking engagement, 22 May 2024, INEOS, London (payment received 5 October 2025)
registered 2025-10-23
-
Speaking engagement, 1 October 2025, Pincet Mason, London
registered 2025-10-16
-
Senior Adviser on geo-political and geo-strategic issues to 5654 & Company (consultancy founded to help companies act to earn reputation) (suspended 16 July 2024)
registered 2023-07-18 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Senior Counsellor, Cohen Group (US-based consultancy)
registered 2010-04-29 · amended 2025-07-21
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
-
Weir Group plc (engineering)
registered 2010-04-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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
2004-01-29 → present
Labour
current
1999-08-24 → 2004-01-28
Crossbench
1978-05-31 → 1999-08-23
Labour
Government posts
1997-05-03 → 1999-10-11
Secretary of State for Defence
Opposition posts
1993-07-01 → 1997-05-01
Shadow Secretary of State
Committee memberships
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
2022-02-02 → 2023-01-31
Constitution Committee
2026-01-27 → present
International Relations and Defence Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
2025-07-23 → present
International Relations and Defence Committee
2023-01-31 → 2024-05-30
International Relations and Defence Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
robertsong@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 4 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 4 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
1
of 1 tabled
0 answered(0.0%)
1
departments
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.