The Rt Hon. the Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
Lord Speaker
Life peer
M
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Forsyth of Drumlean. His name is Michael Bruce Forsyth, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£25,326
Financial Services Regulation Committee · 27 days
£1,354
House of Lords Commission · 239 days
£11,986
Restoration and Renewal Client Board · 239 days
£11,986
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£25,326
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
1983-06-09 → 1997-05-01
Stirling
Party history
2026-02-02 → present
Lord Speaker
current
1983-06-09 → 2026-02-01
Conservative
Government posts
1995-07-05 → 1997-05-01
Secretary of State for Scottish Office
1994-07-20 → 1995-07-05
Minister of State (Home Office)
1992-04-14 → 1994-07-19
Minister of State (Department of Employment)
1990-09-07 → 1992-04-13
Minister of State (Scottish Office)
1987-06-13 → 1990-09-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1983-06-09 → 1987-05-15
Scottish Affairs Committee
2000-03-06 → 2001-05-11
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
2002-06-19 → 2005-05-05
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
2008-12-10 → 2009-11-12
Barnett Formula Committee
2017-06-27 → 2022-01-19
Economic Affairs Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2015-06-08 → 2022-01-19
Economic Affairs Committee
2008-12-15 → 2013-05-15
Economic Affairs Committee
2013-05-16 → 2014-03-11
Soft Power Committee
2014-06-25 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2018-09-04 → 2020-09-08
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2015-12-08 → 2016-03-04
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2024-01-24 → 2026-01-27
Financial Services Regulation Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2026-02-03 → present
House of Lords Commission
Chair
+£18,305/yr
2026-02-03 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2026-02-03 → present
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
lordspeaker@parliament.uk
020 7219 6444 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 6444 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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
MPs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Personal Care Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-02-05 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-10-14 | |
| Higher Education (Fees) Bill [HL] | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-05-17 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.