The Lord Dubs
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Dubs's full title is The Lord Dubs. His name is Alfred Dubs, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,750
15 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£5,750
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
118 Not-Content(62.4%)
68 didn't vote(36.0%)
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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
My Lords, I fully support this report and congratulate my noble friend Lady Taylor on having produced it and on having got unanimous support, even though some voices are now dissenting from it.
I am also relieved that I will no longer have to go on th
2026-09-16
Procedure and Privileges
My Lords, I will make two brief points. One is to support the comment made by my noble friend George Foulkes about supplementary questions. Our Chief Whip does a great job in identifying which party should come next, but he cannot choose between Members
2026-09-07
Falkland Islands
I welcome my noble friend to her post. Is it not a good thing that we are demonstrating clarity in our determination to defend the Falkland islanders and their right to self-determination? It stands in marked contrast to the Thatcher Government, who dis
2026-07-09
European Entry and Exit System
My Lords, in the Government’s discussions with the French and other authorities, are we looking at the possibility that people could register in advance of travelling so that they would be good for two years rather than having to do it at the time of the
2026-07-08
Unpaid Carers
My Lords, does my noble friend agree that there is a particular difficulty for those who have given up full-time work—indeed given up work altogether—in order to be full-time carers? They are then left in a position where they have virtually no pension a
2026-06-11
Antisemitism
My Lords, I welcome the positive steps the Government are taking, because many of us are utterly depressed by the antisemitism we have seen, particularly in recent months. However, could I ask the Minister to acknowledge something on the positive side of
2026-06-11
Antisemitism
To ask His Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take to tackle antisemitism in the UK.
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a privilege to take part in this debate, and I have learned a great deal from many of the contributions that have been made—I hope I am a wiser person as a result. I want to talk about two topics: the movement of people throughout the wor
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
I thank all Members of the House who spoke, particularly those in support of the regret Motion, and my noble friend the Minister. He has handled this extremely well. He has one of the most difficult jobs in government, and I very much appreciate the sens
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
10.48 pmMotion to RegretTabled by That this House regrets that the Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules (HC1691), published on 5 March, while making a welcome extension to the Ukraine Permission Scheme, will make it harder for refugees to successful
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My Lords, I start by thanking the various organisations that have sent us enormously helpful briefings and, of course, the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, which has produced a pretty devastating report on the whole process.
I
2026-03-25
Small Boat Deaths: Cranston Inquiry Report
I am grateful to my noble friend—he has answered half my question already. The report has highlighted that there are very serious deficiencies in our ability to rescue people at sea and that we compare unfavourably with Italy and Greece, which have more
2026-03-25
Small Boat Deaths: Cranston Inquiry Report
To ask His Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the Cranston Inquiry Report on small boat deaths, published on 5 February.
2026-03-09
Iran and the Middle East
My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the likelihood that the tensions in Lebanon and what is happening in Iran will lead to a flood of people seeking safety in Europe? Are we prepared for this, and are we having discussions with our Euro
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend and to congratulate him on his excellent speech. He certainly has a lot of experience. When he speaks to us in the future, it will be not from the theory of what it is all about but from practica
2026-02-03
Shamima Begum
Does my noble friend agree that the situation in northern Syria has become more dangerous recently, especially for those being held in detention camps? Notwithstanding the sub judice position referred to by my noble friend, would it not be right for Sham
2026-02-03
Shamima Begum
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reconsider their decision not to allow Shamima Begum and other British-born mothers and children to return to the UK from camps in Northern Syria in the light of the increased fighting in the are
2026-01-15
Iran
My Lords, given the strong possibility that many Iranians will seek to flee for safety from their murderous regime, I wonder whether the best approach by this Government would be to have a united European approach to asylum seekers, so that we could all
2026-01-07
Shamima Begum
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their refusal to allow Shamima Begum and other British-born women and children detained in north-east Syria to return to the UK.
2026-01-07
Shamima Begum
My Lords, does my noble friend agree that we are talking about a young girl who was brought up in the UK, groomed and trafficked to Syria as a 15 year-old, has lost three babies and is now, in effect, stateless? What does my noble friend think will happe
2025-11-26
G20 and Ukraine
My Lords, the Prime Minister is to be congratulated on the key part he has played in the coalition of the willing. I think his efforts have helped to kill the idea of appeasement, which was in the air a week or two ago. The stench of 1938 has been eradic
2025-11-20
Asylum Policy
My Lords, I urge the Minister to think again about the sequence of events regarding safe and legal routes. Many of us believe that introducing safe and legal routes would take away the business of the traffickers. Therefore, leaving it until the end of t
2025-11-05
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, I appreciate that my noble friend the Minister has gone out of his way. He will always be my friend, even if we are in different Division Lobbies tonight. I appreciate that he has done his best to meet me, and I have had discussions with him u
2025-11-05
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, the purpose of Amendment 55 is to ensure that asylum-seeking children from abroad who have family here can join them. It is a very simple bit of family reunion on behalf of some of the most vulnerable refugees that there could be. There is a hi
2025-11-05
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
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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 4: Sponsorship
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The member receives research support from the Public Affairs Manager of Humanists UK
registered 2025-07-10
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Brno, Czech Republic, 18–20 October 2025, for event to commemorate life of Sir Nicky Winton; costs of flights, accommodation and ticket for musical performance met by Meeting Brno (cultural organisation)
registered 2025-11-11 · amended 2025-11-13
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Party history
1979-05-03 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
1997-05-06 → 1999-12-31
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (Environment and Agriculture)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1981-01-30 → 1983-06-09
Home Affairs Committee
2002-11-19 → 2006-11-08
European Union Committee
1995-11-20 → 1997-04-08
European Union Committee
2001-06-21 → 2004-11-18
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2008-12-16 → 2009-11-12
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2004-12-02 → 2007-10-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2006-11-23 → 2007-10-30
Committee on Regulators
2019-07-04 → 2023-01-31
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2007-11-14 → 2012-05-15
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2012-05-16 → 2015-03-30
Communications and Digital Committee
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2024-01-31 → present
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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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 Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2026-11-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Lebanon
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Moldova
Country, Area or Region Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2026-08-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Multiple Sclerosis
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | MS Society | 4 | 2027-03-27 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Work
Subject Group
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Secretary | British Association of Social Workers | 6 | 2024-05-27 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Czechia
Country, Area or Region Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2026-10-30 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Explosive Threats
Subject Group
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Officer | REVIVE Campaign Community Interest Company | 4 | 2025-05-15 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Refugee Council | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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Czech and Slovak All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
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Vice-Chairman | — | 5 | 2021-06-12 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
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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)
4 bills
4 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning (Subterranean Development) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-02 | |
| Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-05-09 | |
| Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-05-15 | |
| Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2006-11-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.