The Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Alton of Liverpool's full title is The Lord Alton of Liverpool. His name is David Patrick Paul Alton, 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.
Party history
1997-06-12 → present
Crossbench
current
1988-03-03 → 1997-05-01
Liberal Democrat
1979-03-29 → 1988-03-03
Liberal
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1993-11-18 → 1996-10-17
Privileges
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
International Relations and Defence Committee
2024-12-04 → present
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2024-09-05 → present
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-05-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
altond@parliament.uk
020 7219 3551 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3551 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
X (formerly Twitter)
APPGs (2026) · 9 active officership(s) · 17 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The FoRB Foundation | 4 | 2026-11-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Pakistani Minorities
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-08-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Public Accountability
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-03-01 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-10-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Yazidis
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 3 | 2026-01-10 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
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)
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.