The Lord Dykes
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Dykes's full title is The Lord Dykes. His name is Hugh John Maxwell Dykes, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for her inspiring speech, as well as other noble Lords for the extremely inspiring and moving speeches we have heard today.
When John Major was Chief Secretary to the Treasury, as we became frie
2019-10-16
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, it is always a great honour and pleasure—I say that deliberately and with emphasis —to follow such an excellent speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Quin. She is one of our champions of the cause of Europe and we thank her for all the work she ha
2019-10-16
Queen’s Speech
I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I apologise for interrupting when he has just begun his speech. A lot of people refer to the need for reform in the EU but never say what they mean or suggest individual details of that reform. Would the no
2019-10-02
Brexit
My Lords, I very much thank the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, for his remarks. I agree with every single comment he made. We thank him.
I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Saatchi. I think he is the only person I have ever seen getting up late in a debate—I
2019-09-30
Brexit: Positions on the Pound
Would the Minister, with his great interest in the history of currencies, care to comment on the long-term record? At a time when the euro is only three points behind the United States dollar as the international leading currency and is shortly due to ov
My Lords, it is a very great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Turnberg, who is a great expert on the subject and some years ago wrote an outstanding book on the need for peace and for two states between these two countries. I warmly thank the nob
2019-07-18
Turkey: Russian Missiles
My Lords, despite the need for a robust defence policy, should we not reduce some of the excessive anxiety about Russia? The United States’ defence budget is 10 times that of Russia’s, and Russia’s defence budget is less than those of France and Britain.
2019-07-11
Gulf of Oman
My Lords, will the Government bear in mind that the erratic and immature President in charge of the United States presides over a defence budget that is 10 times the size of Russia’s, and that Russia’s defence budget is now smaller than France’s? Will sh
2019-07-03
Brexit: Appointment of Joint Committee
My Lords, I am disappointed that the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, is not going to support the Motion. It is always a pleasure to follow her. As I think she implied, she is probably the only Member of Parliament in either House to speak Dan
2019-07-03
Affordable Housing
Since the Minister has conceded the need for government intervention against excessive free market distortion effects, particularly from overseas buyers, will the Government now take more action to ensure that empty properties are dealt with energeticall
2019-06-20
Anti-Semitism
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow Daniel Finkelstein—the noble Lord, Lord Finkelstein—who is considered to be the main Times journalist with a sense of humour. He has shown it again today and we thank him for his wise words. I am also looking fo
2019-06-18
British Citizens’ Rights
My Lords, will the Government explain carefully why the views of millions of British citizens in other EU countries have less weight and value than those of 140,000 mostly rather elderly members of the Conservative Party who are trying to keep us in the
2019-05-22
Leaving the European Union
My Lords, last year there were two marches, with 100,000 to start with and 700,000 later in the year, all of them pro-Europe and pro remaining in the EU. In March this year, 1 million people marched with the same objective in mind. Is that not the real r
2019-05-16
Brexit: Cross-party Discussions
Did the Minister notice the huge dismay that greeted Theresa May’s astounding proposal to prolong the Brexit agony—a dismay which was led by her own MPs? Rather than leading this miserable and unhappy country through further parliamentary nightmares, is
2019-05-16
Brexit: Cross-party Discussions
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to report to Parliament on the outcome of discussions on Brexit with the Official Opposition.
My Lords, I am following five scintillating speeches which call into question the nonsense of these regulations. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bruce, for his ingenious amendment, which is fair in dealing with the technical points but also had a historical
2019-04-03
Freedom of Expression
Should the Leader of the House not be more enthusiastic about the slogan cited by the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford? After all, it is used frequently and is well known as the slogan of the chairman of Pimlico Plumbers in London, a very famous and distingu
I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, as I agree strongly with his words, but in the context of what he was saying two sentences ago can he estimate the number of people who accompanied Nigel Farage on his long trip from Sunderland?
This is not the first time I have agreed with the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, on these matters, and I do so strongly—partly in the nervous realisation that I know much less about Holyhead than he does. The noble Lord has referred to this in a number of spee
My Lords, in this House we are fortunate to have had many reports about Brexit and all its complications from the various sub-committees and the main European Union Committee. I am sure we are very grateful to all Members who have worked hard on those re
2019-03-25
Brexit
I am very grateful to the Front Bench, particularly as the noble Baroness forwent her speech in the earlier business. Does she not also very strongly commend the extremely important utterance, promise and suggestion by the Labour deputy leader, Tom Watso
2019-02-27
Further Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union
I am grateful to the Minister, who is struggling not only with a bad cough but with some very bad arguments; I sympathise greatly. At the beginning of his remarks he emphasised that the Prime Minister had been badgering people endlessly in Brussels, the
2019-02-20
Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way, and I apologise for interrupting at this stage. Would she forgive me if I again raise the point that has just made by the Opposition Front-Bench spokesman about trade unions being included in the consult
2019-02-20
Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
That is the reality that is now hitting members of public—and not just the press in article after article, comment after comment—as people interviewed say that they were not given sufficient warning.
On the detailed policies, this might seem to be a m
2019-02-20
Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
It is indeed because I am coming on to that in a second, but I am just giving noble Lords the background to this. It needs to be repeated again and again. It is quite legitimate for me to say these things and I will come to the points there. I have alrea
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Party history
2016-09-07 → 2026-03-02
Crossbench
2015-07-15 → 2016-09-06
Non-affiliated
2004-06-21 → 2015-07-14
Liberal Democrat
1970-06-18 → 1997-09-01
Conservative
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2004-12-07 → 2008-12-10
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2007-11-13 → 2012-05-01
European Union Committee
2012-05-17 → 2015-03-30
EU Sub Committee E - Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection
2017-06-27 → 2026-01-27
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-22
Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 11 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Terminal Illness
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Marie Curie | 11 | 2022-06-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Community Development in Europe
Subject Group
|
Treasurer | — | 9 | 2023-07-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Russia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-05-28 |
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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.
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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)
6 bills
6 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-23 | |
| European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-04 | |
| European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-06 | |
| European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-08 | |
| European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-06-24 | |
| European Union (Information etc) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2006-11-28 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.