The Rt Hon. the Lord Beamish
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Beamish's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Beamish. His name is Kevan David Jones, 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
Labour
current
Government posts
2008-10-05 → 2010-05-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)
Opposition posts
2010-10-08 → 2016-01-06
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2010-05-12 → 2010-10-08
Shadow Minister (Veterans)
Committee memberships
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Defence Committee
2001-07-16 → 2009-01-19
Defence Committee
2003-07-10 → 2003-11-28
Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
2010-11-02 → 2013-07-01
Administration Committee
2005-07-12 → 2009-01-26
Administration Committee
2011-01-17 → 2011-03-08
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2005-12-19 → 2006-05-09
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2020-03-02 → 2021-05-20
Regulatory Reform
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Regulatory Reform
2024-12-16 → present
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2020-07-13 → 2024-05-30
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2017-11-16 → 2019-11-06
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Defence Sub-Committee
2020-06-15 → 2024-05-30
Procedure Committee
2021-02-25 → 2021-04-14
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-02-22 → 2021-02-22
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-09-07 → 2021-09-22
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
2022-01-26 → 2022-02-02
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
2022-06-29 → 2022-10-18
National Security Bill
2023-03-08 → 2023-03-15
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
2024-02-28 → 2024-03-07
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
2024-03-06 → 2024-03-13
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
2024-03-20 → 2024-04-17
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
Contact
Parliamentary office
beamish@parliament.uk
020 7219 8219 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8219 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cardiac Risk in the Young
Subject Group
|
Officer | Cardiac Risk in the Young | 4 | 2027-05-20 |
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
5
of 5 tabled
5 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic Surgery (Standards of Practice) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-10-19 | |
| Armed Forces (Federation) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2008-05-13 | |
| Armed Forces (Federation) Bill | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-06-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.