The Rt Hon. the Lord Swire KCMG
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Swire's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Swire KCMG. His name is Hugo George William Swire, 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.
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2012-09-06 → 2016-07-17
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (South East Asia/Far East, India and Nepal, Latin America, Falklands, Australasia and Pacific, Commonwealth)
2010-05-13 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
Opposition posts
2005-05-10 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
2004-01-01 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
2003-06-01 → 2004-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2002-12-02 → 2005-07-12
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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8
of 8 tabled
8 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Aid Workers
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Greater London
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Greater London
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Animal Welfare
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Urban Areas
Answered
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.