The Rt Hon. the Lord Jopling DL
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Jopling's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Jopling DL. His name is Thomas Michael Jopling, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
12 Content(7.4%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
149 didn't vote(92.0%)
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
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
2026-01-12
Ukraine and Wider Operational Update
My Lords, I was impressed by two points that arose in the debate in another place last week. First, the Statement itself said that
“if Putin prevails, he will not stop at Ukraine”.
Secondly, Rishi Sunak said that we must have
“credible and durab
2025-09-19
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I have not changed my opposition to the concept of assisted dying since the previous debates in your Lordships’ House in 2015 and 2021. My views, which are not influenced by religious teaching, are based on my opposition—like the noble Lord,
2025-09-18
Genome Screening: Newborn Infants
My Lords, while the screening of genomes in newborn infants is of course very important, it is even more important to find a cure for some of these dreadful hereditary diseases—I am thinking particularly of Huntington’s chorea. Does the Minister have any
2025-06-18
Wild Camping
My Lords, in considering this matter, would the Government kindly remember that the lack of understanding of the meaning of, and rights under, wild camping is likely to be comparable to the lack of understanding of the meaning of national park? When I re
2025-06-04
Alaa Abd el-Fattah
My Lords, I remember some years ago meeting President Sisi and being struck at that time by the very close relationship which the Egyptians, in personal and commercial terms, have with the Saudi Arabians. Might it be a good idea if we could, through dipl
2025-04-23
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, like everyone who has spoken so far in this debate, I give my general support to the Bill. Indeed, I am prepared to support almost anything which reduces the curse of smoking.
I had a similar thought to that of my noble friend Lord Howe in h
2024-12-12
75th Anniversary of Formula 1
My Lords, if the Minister has any intentions of recognising the 75th anniversary, is she aware that I would be very glad to help? I suppose I am almost the only Member of your Lordships’ House who was present at the Grand Prix of Europe in May 1950, whic
2024-07-25
King’s Speech
My Lords, I want to talk about NATO. I had the honour of serving until recent years on the UK delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly over a period of rather over 30 years. Of course, for nearly all my adult life, we have seen NATO as a highly succ
2024-01-15
Defending the UK and Allies
My Lords, the Minister will recall that the Saudis have had many years of armed conflict with the Houthis. Now that the alliance of those who are opposed to the Houthis has been extended, would it not be helpful to ensure there is the largest possible co
2024-01-15
Defending the UK and Allies
My Lords—
2023-02-01
Agricultural Transition Plan
My Lords, I draw attention to my farming interests in the register. Does the Minister agree that perhaps the most susceptible group of farmers in these difficult times are those on marginal land which is rather too good to be supported through the upland
2023-01-25
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
My Lords, during the proceedings on the Bill—I spoke at Second Reading—it has been clear that some people, both inside and outside the House, do not want anything to do with genetics in terms of food production, and think that its application is anathema
2022-12-14
Illegal Immigration
My Lords, perhaps I might follow the earlier remarks from the noble Lord, Lord Newby, who reminded us of the aborted attempt by the Government to accommodate asylum seekers at Linton-on-Ouse in north Yorkshire. Would the Minister accept that, with the P
2022-11-21
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
My Lords, I begin by drawing attention to my farming interest in the register. Like others who have spoken, my first comment is to welcome the Bill. I agreed enormously with the noble Lord, Lord Winston, when he said—I have put it into my own words—that
2022-05-18
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, I begin by making a point which the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, made a little earlier: if, following the referendum, we had opted to stay within the single market but at the same time to leave the European Union, we could have avoided the current
2022-03-14
Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022
My Lords, I must begin by declaring my interests as a farmer and also by saying to your Lordships that I have some knowledge of the science, in that I have a degree in agriculture. In its final comment, the Select Committee said:
“The draft Regulation
2022-03-10
Ukraine Update
My Lords, have the Government given any attention to the close parallels between the situation in Ukraine and the one in Georgia? Both states have adjoining boundaries with Russia and in both cases Russia has already attained illegal footholds, in Georgi
The noble Baroness says she is concerned about the unitary arrangements. We are returning to my ministerial days, when Ministers were served with advice from behind them. I have had some advice on my email from the leader of North Yorkshire County Counci
My Lords, I was intrigued to listen to the noble Lord’s stories about Ripon in his speech. I was born in Ripon and have lived within 10 miles of it my entire life, so am familiar with many of the points that he raised. However, as I said in the previous
2022-03-09
Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022
My Lords, there are good many issues on which I have sympathy with the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. I am bound to say, however, that I have played no part whatever in the evolution of this scheme and was intrigued to see the decision the Minister has come to
2021-10-22
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]
My Lords, because of my respect for life, I have always been opposed to euthanasia, as well as so-called assisted dying. I should make it clear at the beginning that my views are in no way influenced by religious teaching.
My opposition to the Bill is
2021-08-18
Afghanistan
My Lords, we can only hope that the early protestations of the Taliban, promising reasonable, fair governance, will be realistic, though of course we have our doubts. I want to ask why it was that the irresponsible action by the United States to withdraw
2021-05-19
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, I cannot think of a greater shift in geopolitical world power in my lifetime than the rise of China over the last 50 years. I remember visiting China for the first time in 1973 with Lord Shaw of Northstead, who sadly died a few months ago. Ther
2021-03-24
Defence and Security Industrial Strategy
My Lords, it is all very well for the Government to tell us that there will be opportunities for the British defence industry. Does the Minister agree that sometimes, contracts have been awarded strongly influenced by political or industrial pressures,
2021-01-28
Financial Services Bill
My Lords, I begin by drawing attention to my interests in the register. The House has heard two outstanding maiden speeches today. I doubt the House of Lords has seen the introduction of two individuals with such extraordinarily wide qualifications for m
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Register of Interests · 4 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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Partner in farming business in North Yorkshire
registered 2010-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Utmost International Isle of Man Limited (insurance)
registered 2025-07-14
Category 3: Land and property
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Agricultural land in North Yorkshire (part-owner)
registered 2015-01-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Houses in North Yorkshire from which rental income is received
registered 2010-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1964-10-15 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1983-06-11 → 1987-06-12
Minister of State (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
1979-05-05 → 1983-06-10
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
1973-10-30 → 1974-03-04
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1971-11-08 → 1973-10-30
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
1975-03-01 → 1976-07-01
Shadow Minister (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
Committee memberships
1987-06-17 → 1997-03-21
Foreign Affairs Committee
1988-11-22 → 1992-03-16
Privileges
2007-11-13 → 2012-05-01
European Union Committee
1999-12-06 → 2003-11-20
European Union Committee
2003-12-02 → 2012-05-01
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2003-12-17 → 2007-10-30
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2012-05-17 → 2015-03-30
EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs
2016-05-25 → 2019-07-01
International Relations and Defence Committee
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
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0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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Historic bills (all-time)
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.