The Lord Hayward OBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Hayward's full title is The Lord Hayward OBE. His name is Robert Antony Hayward, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,049
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,049
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
102 Content(54.0%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
83 didn't vote(43.9%)
2026-07-21
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2026-04-13
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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208–142
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214–142
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62–295
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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
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, before I turn to the Bill, I thank the Minister for the action that she has taken in relation to another matter. I spoke on the duty of candour in relation to the Hillsborough Bill and I had been pursuing for three years the briefing given to t
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, I strongly support what the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has just said. He has identified a problem. It is not new. It has evolved over a period of decades, but it is a real problem that this Chamber is facing now. I strongly support the detail out
My Lords, the Minister may have been somewhat disconcerted by receiving support from my noble friend Lord Robathan. She will be even more disconcerted that she is receiving support from me as well on compulsory voting and compulsory registration. Can s
2026-09-01
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My Lords, the speech I am going to give this evening is one I wish I did not have to and did not feel obliged to. I am going to deal with elements of the Bill and the debate which relate to what the noble Lord, Lord Bichard, raised originally but have be
2026-07-14
National Crime Agency: Reform Party Funding
My Lords, further to the question from the noble Earl on the Representation of the People Bill, pages 104 to 193 of that Bill are there only because the legislation has not been consolidated. The people who have spent their time preparing all those pages
2026-07-09
Foreign Interference in UK Politics
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lemos, referred to me. In opening, I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Pack, said. I am pleased to see the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, in his seat, since I notified him that I intended to quote him. On 15 July 2022, he said:
My Lords, does the Minister not find it slightly embarrassing that she should give the answer that she did to the noble Lord that she knows nothing about a committee formed in the House of Commons in relation to such an important matter?
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak in the gap. I did not put my name down to speak because I was at a Madonna concert last night and I was not absolutely certain that I would be available. That is relevant, in that I was a guest of a major comp
2026-07-01
Draft Conversion Practices Bill
My Lords, I will take the opportunity to repeat what has been said, so that some of my noble friends can recognise that this is a piece of legislation that was to be introduced by a Conservative Government, but they failed to do so. They were repeatedly
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lord for that clarification, which is important for understanding the directions in which this Bill should go, and what we believe it should achieve.
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the Minister for her kind comments. I ask her to encourage some of her colleagues on the ministerial Benches to acknowledge that, on occasions, there are good ideas from the Opposition Benches as well.
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lord for that helpful and affirmative intervention in relation to the points I am trying to make.
In broad terms, I do not want to see a structure that is required by government. One needs the capacity to respond quickly, in the righ
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I welcome the observations made by the noble Lords, Lord Addington and Lord Foster. This follows the line of the issues I raised on Monday concerning the impact assessment and the various impacts on small businesses. This amendment is clearly
2026-06-24
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I listened carefully to the comments from the noble Lord, Lord Addington, in relation to his amendments. My concern is about creep. I referred earlier to ensuring that we do not have creep that affects small businesses. Here I am concerned abou
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank my noble friend for that intervention and for identifying other areas. I tried to make it clear that I had taken only one element of one page of an impact assessment. It was on page 41. The impact assessment is over 90 pages long, with central, l
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I follow my noble friend Lord Fuller in his expression of concern about the impact on small businesses. Sadly, many noble Lords will know me as a statistician who spends all his time looking at opinion polls and numbers in one direction or anot
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My noble friend emphasises the importance of tackling touts in a broad piece of legislation that does not cover just these events. Could he also emphasise, as my noble friend Lord Fuller raised, ensuring the obligation of those selling the tickets to max
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank my noble friend for giving way, but just for clarification, the noble Lord, Lord Addington, my noble friend Lady Evans, the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and I made absolutely clear that it is not a case of the Bill encompassing these compe
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I echo the comments of my colleagues across the Chamber in relation to this set of amendments, although I tend to disagree—or will clarify—in relation to one of the amendments. This is an enabling Bill. Surely, therefore, it should provide the
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Baroness for her clarification; I was not absolutely clear on whether she was talking about the established principles or extending the limits in some form or another.
I want to make an observation on a comment the noble Lord, Lord F
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, in relation to these proposed amendments, I have sympathy with a number of points, particularly as they relate to gaming. The noble Lord, Lord Foster, made very clear the logic behind what he is asking for in these amendments.
Unfortunately,
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I disagree with the proposed amendments for a number of different reasons; first, because the terminology “free to air” is a complete misdescription. You have to pay £180 for your TV licence. It therefore is not free—that is, for the 88% of the
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pack, referred to the Rycroft report, and a series of amendments to the pending legislation on elections were placed very soon after that report was published. May I ask that the Government go somewhat more slowly in relati
I thank the Minister for giving way. I am very pleased indeed by her commitment to write to me. My noble friend Lord Jamieson referred to the associated costs of introducing this process. Could we possibly have both at the same time?
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introductory comments, and I shall return to one or two of the points that she made in a moment. It is worth being honest in relation to election changes. In every party, when they make election law changes, they m
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Register of Interests · 13 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 work for TalkTV which over the course of the calendar year exceeds the registration threshold
registered 2023-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Vodafone Group plc (telecommunications)
registered 2026-08-03
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SSE plc (utilities)
registered 2025-05-12 · amended 2026-08-03
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GSK plc (pharmaceuticals)
registered 2025-05-12 · amended 2026-08-03
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Aviva plc (insurance)
registered 2025-02-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Standard Chartered plc (banking)
registered 2024-04-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rolls-Royce plc (engineering)
registered 2024-04-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Shell plc (oil and gas)
registered 2019-06-25 · amended 2026-02-23
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Sage plc (software)
registered 2015-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Unilever plc (cleaning products supplier)
registered 2015-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rio Tinto plc (mining/minerals)
registered 2015-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets and hospitality received from Rugby Football Union for England v New Zealand rugby union match, 15 November 2025
registered 2025-11-24
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Two tickets and hospitality received from Allwyn (operator of the National Lottery) for Women’s World Cup Rugby Final, 27 September 2025
registered 2025-10-06
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Party history
1983-06-09 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2016-09-13
Licensing Act 2003 Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-20
Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-22
Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
robertahayward11@gmail.com
020 7219 7058 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Commons and Lords Rugby Union Football Club Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Pennon Group Plc | 4 | 2026-11-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Rugby Union
Subject Group
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Assistant Chair | — | 4 | 2025-11-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zimbabwe
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-05-14 |
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
Showing
7
of 7 tabled
6 answered(85.7%)
5
departments
2026-06-23
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mayor of Greater Manchester: Elections
Answered
2026-06-23
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mayors: Elections
Answered
2026-02-11
Department of Health and Social Care
UK Health Security Agency: Finance
Answered
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it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
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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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2022-05-26 | |
| Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2018-03-27 | |
| Assisted Dying Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-09 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.