The Rt Hon. the Lord Henley
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Henley's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Henley. His name is Oliver Michael Robert Eden, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1978-02-28 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
Government posts
2017-10-27 → 2019-07-26
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2016-12-21 → 2017-06-15
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2016-11-21 → 2017-06-15
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2011-09-05 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Home Office)
2010-05-17 → 2011-09-16
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1983-06-30 → 1986-11-06
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
1998-12-10 → 2002-11-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1995-11-27 → 1996-10-17
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1994-11-23 → 1996-10-17
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1998-12-06 → 2002-11-07
House of Lords Offices Committee
1998-12-15 → 2001-05-11
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
1998-12-17 → 2002-11-07
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
1999-01-25 → 2001-05-11
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2013-10-28 → 2013-12-16
Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL]
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-25
Extradition Law
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-07-16 → 2016-11-21
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-11-25 → 2016-02-11
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
2017-06-27 → 2017-10-27
Communications and Digital Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2024-01-31 → 2026-04-29
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
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
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
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
6 bills
0 as lead sponsor
6 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-02-26 | |
| Smart Meters Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-10-18 | |
| Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-10-11 | |
| European Union (Approvals) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-06-22 | |
| Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2011-05-23 | |
| Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2011-02-11 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.