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
Daily attendance allowance
£5,007
12 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£713
Travel claims
£1,211
Attendance £1,211
Total claimed
£6,931
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
76 Content(40.2%)
9 Not-Content(4.8%)
104 didn't vote(55.0%)
2026-07-22
Content
64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-06-09
Not-Content
13–66
Not-Content
2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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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
Content
131–127
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2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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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
Independent Schools: Tax Changes
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, not least because we have missed his well-informed and always wise and measured voice. It is good to see him back in his customary place. I supported him when he spoke in September 2024, a
2026-09-17
G20 Summit 2027: Objectives
My Lords, can the Minister tell us what priority will be given during the G20 summit to the nearly 120 million people who are displaced in the world today, and in particular whether the war in Sudan, which has led to another 12 million displaced people,
2026-09-15
AI: Human Extinction
My Lords, in light of the existential threats referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady Teather, and having chaired the inquiry launched by the Joint Committee on Human Rights into AI and human rights, with 10 oral sessions, including important evidence fr
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sarwar, in giving one of his first ministerial replies, has acquitted himself with some distinction. It is wonderful to hear a Minister describing himself as impatient, and someone who will look at things with fresh eyes. I
My Lords, it is an honour to introduce this report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains. I pay tribute to my hard-working Joint Committee on Human Rights colleagues, two of whom will be speaking in the debate, and t
That this House takes note of the Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains (6th Report, HL Paper 159, Session 2024-26).
2026-09-01
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My Lords, I thank the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Lemos, for the very helpful and wide-ranging discussion we had last week. I also thank his admirable predecessor, the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, for the time she set aside to see me with the mother a
2026-07-22
Category 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free Quotas
My Lords, I welcome what the Government did in protecting the steel industry in this country, but do we not need to do a lot more to develop our resilience and reduce our dependence? Was the danger here not of Chinese domination of the industry? The Gove
2026-07-22
AI: International Co-operation
My Lords, in assessing the CCP’s AI global initiative, which the noble Baroness just referred to, will she look carefully at the 29 member states of that initiative, which include Putin’s Russia, the military dictatorship in Myanmar and regimes in Serbi
2026-07-17
Genocide Determination Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to today’s important debate. I am grateful even to those who have disagreed with the principle, the practicalities or the specifics of the Bill, because I think I heard from the noble Lords, Lord Wol
2026-07-17
Genocide Determination Bill [HL]
My Lords, on this politically auspicious day, as we mark the appointment of Andy Burnham Member of Parliament as the new leader of the Labour Party, we know that we have a parliamentarian who is passionately committed to the principle of public accountab
2026-07-17
Genocide Determination Bill [HL]
That the Bill be now read a second time.
2026-07-14
Death of Ann Widdecombe
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hanson of Flint, just referred to the assassination of Airey Neave here in the precincts of Parliament in 1979. It was the day after I was elected in a parliamentary by-election, so some of the horrors we have witnessed in
I do not doubt the Minister’s sincerity at all—she knows that. I did not say that proposals had been sent to her. I said there had been four sets of proposals and stakeholders had been involved in them. What I said was that a particular, most ambitious p
I am grateful to the Minister for her intervention, but what I said is based on information provided to me by officials who work in her department. It is said that the
“FCDO opted to take the fourth – and least ambitious – option … FCDO stakeholders …
My Lords, not for the first time the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, deserves our gratitude for concentrating our minds on victims and survivors of international crimes, especially on women and girls in need of access to life-sustaining support. In my three m
2026-07-07
Historical Forced Adoption
My Lords, I thank the Lord Privy Seal for the tone and manner in which she repeated the Prime Minister’s Statement in your Lordships’ House this afternoon. She will be aware that, in 2022, the Joint Committee on Human Rights described forced adoption as
2026-07-07
Military Conflicts: International Law
My Lords, I thank the Attorney-General for his recent engagement with the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, and myself on universal jurisdiction and genocide determination. In the light of the current events referred to in this Question, but spe
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, from the Cross Benches, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Anderson of Ipswich, myself and my other noble friends, we too would echo the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Lochiel, and of the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, i
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
I thank the Minister for giving that assurance. As he said, it puts it beyond doubt. It would enable that to be referred to in a court of law, should such a prosecution occur. I regard that as very significant progress, and I am grateful to the Minister.
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
Just before the noble Lord, Lord Hanson, leaves that point—and he will know that I have raised this before—it was one of the points raised in the Joint Committee on Human Rights report, which identified China as the principal threat when it comes to tran
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
I strongly agree with the points that the noble Baroness has just been making. She has referenced the plight of people living in the United Kingdom who now have bounties on their heads. Will she take the opportunity to highlight specifically the case of
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. This builds on the Private Notice Question which she placed before your Lordships’ House and indeed on our Second Reading debate last week where the Hong Kong Economic and Trade
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 22 in the group in my name and the name of my noble friend Lady D’Souza. It touches on the issues that my noble friend Lord Anderson of Ipswich raised in his remarks. I am very pleased with the progress that we have ma
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
I do indeed—there are too many acronyms flying around at the moment, and it is rather late in the day. I am very grateful to the noble Baroness.
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Register of Interests · 2 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 contributor, Geopolitical Intelligence Services (online newsletter)
registered 2025-07-09
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Casablanca, Morocco, 19-21 July 2026, to speak at IRF Summit North Africa; flights and hotel accommodation costs met by Religious Freedom Institute and National Endowment for Democracy
registered 2026-07-27
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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 → 2026-09-09
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2024-09-05 → 2026-09-09
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-05-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
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020 7219 3551 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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Website
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APPGs (2026) · 9 active officership(s) · 17 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | The FoRB Foundation | 4 | 2026-11-23 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Pakistani Minorities
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-08-23 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea
Country, Area or Region Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-08 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Public Accountability
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-03-01 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-10-23 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Yazidis
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 3 | 2026-01-10 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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departments
2026-09-17
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation
Pending
2026-09-17
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation
Pending
2026-09-14
Department of Health and Social Care
Sexual Dysfunction: Yellow Card Scheme
Pending
2026-09-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Chemical Weapons
Pending
2026-07-23
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Business: Regulation
Answered
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Health Services
Answered
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State: Yazidis
Answered
2026-07-07
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children
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2026-07-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Crimes Against Humanity
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2026-07-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Central African Republic: Religious Freedom
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2026-07-06
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nicaragua: Human Rights
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2026-06-30
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
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2026-06-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Unmanned Air Systems
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2026-06-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Unmanned Air Systems
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2026-06-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Unmanned Air Systems
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2026-06-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Unmanned Air Systems
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2026-06-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Libya: Detention Centres
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2026-06-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Religious Freedom
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2026-06-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Forman Christian College
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2026-06-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Forman Christian College
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2026-06-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Forman Christian College
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2026-06-15
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Armed Conflict
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2026-06-15
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Armed Conflict
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2026-06-08
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Armed Conflict
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2026-06-08
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Armed Conflict
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2026-06-08
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Human Rights
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2026-06-08
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Armed Conflict
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2026-06-03
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Darfur: Unmanned Air Systems
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2026-06-03
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Energy: Supply Chains
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2026-06-01
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Religious Freedom
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2026-06-01
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Human Rights Council
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2026-06-01
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Human Rights Council
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2026-06-01
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Travellers: Equality
Answered
2026-05-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tibet: Pre-school Education
Answered
2026-04-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Genocide Convention
Answered
2026-04-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Uyghurs: Supply Chains
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2026-04-21
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Xinjiang: Human Rights
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2026-04-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China and Iran: United Nations
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2026-04-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Internally Displaced People
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2026-04-15
Department of Health and Social Care
Antidepressants: Prescriptions
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2026-04-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Christianity
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2026-03-26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State: Crimes of Violence
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2026-03-26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iraq and Syria: Islamic State
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2026-03-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Human Rights
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2026-03-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Armed Conflict
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2026-03-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East and North Africa: Bilateral Aid
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2026-03-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East and North Africa: Bilateral Aid
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Multilateral Aid: Health Services
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2026-03-18
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Xinjiang
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2026-03-17
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Xinjiang: Development Aid
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2026-03-17
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance
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2026-03-12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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2026-03-09
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Darfur: Humanitarian Situation
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2026-03-09
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: British Nationals Abroad
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2026-03-09
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
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2026-03-09
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Religious Freedom
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2026-03-05
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
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2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Taiwan: Foreign Relations
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2026-03-02
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
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2026-03-02
Department for Business and Trade
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Taiwan
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2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Taiwan: Foreign Relations
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2026-02-26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Armed Conflict
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2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Makhabat Tazhibek-kyzy
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2026-02-23
Department of Health and Social Care
Antidepressants: Prescriptions
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2026-02-23
Department of Health and Social Care
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
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2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tigray: Armed Conflict
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2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tigray: Armed Conflict
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2026-02-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State: Resettlement
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2026-02-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Xinjiang: Forced Labour
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2026-02-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Xinjiang: Forced Labour
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2026-02-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Xinjiang: Forced Labour
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2026-02-04
Department of Health and Social Care
Isotretinoin and Spironolactone: Prescriptions
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2026-01-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: International Criminal Court
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2026-01-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Islamic State: Yazidis
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2026-01-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid
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2026-01-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: Armed Conflict
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2026-01-16
Department of Health and Social Care
Dutasteride and Finasteride: Prescriptions
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2026-01-12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethiopia: Armed Conflict
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2026-01-12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
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2026-01-12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethiopia: Peace Negotiations
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethiopia: Human Rights
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2026-01-12
Home Office
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
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2026-01-07
Leader of the House of Lords
Written Questions: Government Responses
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2026-01-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Capital Punishment
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2026-01-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Capital Punishment
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
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| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Lead | Committee stage | 2026-06-04 |
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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)
12 bills
12 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2026-06-04 | |
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-12-04 | |
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2022-06-08 | |
| Modern Slavery (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2021-06-15 | |
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-02-05 | |
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-21 | |
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-13 | |
| Genocide Determination Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-13 | |
| Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-02 | |
| Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-07-17 | |
| Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-01-21 | |
| Re-Export Controls Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2010-05-26 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.