The Lord Harris of Haringey
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Harris of Haringey's full title is The Lord Harris of Haringey. His name is Jonathan Toby Harris, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£500
1 donation across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord Toby Harris of Haringey
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-30 | Labour Party · Central Party | Cash | C0009669 | £500 |
Showing the 1 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: place-suffix.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
6 Content(3.2%)
176 Not-Content(93.1%)
7 didn't vote(3.7%)
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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
2026-09-16
Procedure and Privileges
My Lords, I was going to intervene on the question of the definition of “business attire”, and I look forward to the Senior Deputy Speaker elucidating that in a moment. Since we are talking about speeding up the business of the House, I have to say that
My Lords, the question of ownership is not the only security question that we should consider. There are reports that Iranians carried out a cyber attack on dozens of water plants in the United States at the same time as they attacked an electricity gene
My Lords, the Prime Minister has made very clear his desire that more and more services should be focused regionally, on mayoral areas and so on, and in particular that the educational offer should be linked clearly to what is needed in those areas. To w
2026-09-08
El Niño
My Lords, I refer to my interest in the register as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. I recall that I asked a very similar Question to my noble friend’s a couple of months ago. I am slightly disconcerted by the assumption that this will some
2026-07-09
Defence Readiness Bill
My Lords, I remind the House of my registered interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. The starting point for today’s debate is that we live in a turbulent, uncertain, volatile world. The need for the nation to be better prepared and re
2026-07-09
Defence Readiness Bill
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards drafting the Defence Readiness Bill recommended by the Strategic Defence Review; and whether they intend for the scope of the Bill to include national resilience more broadly to enco
2026-07-08
Rochdale Grooming Gang: Offender Deportation
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, talked about lessons learned from the original case, but are there lessons to be learned about the release process and the way in which this individual’s immigration status was flagged up to the authorities at a
2026-06-23
G7 Summit
My Lords, my noble friend the Leader of the House has quite properly referred to the esteem in which my right honourable friend the Prime Minister is held by most foreign leaders—possibly with one major exception. I think we all share with her the desir
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister has, very properly, talked about enforcement and the role of Ofcom, but there are other enforcement agencies which have a role in all of this. The issue of advertising standards has been raised, and that has got to
2026-06-16
Russian Shadow Fleet
My Lords, it is reported on Sky News that the “Admiral Grigorovich”, a Russian warship, has fired a warning shot at a yacht in the English Channel. Should we regard this as being a sign of an escalation in the tensions between us and Russia?
2026-06-15
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, this has been a bit of an omnishambles—other terms are of course available. I will not ask my noble friend to agree with me, because that is probably a bit tricky. Can he confirm that already the Government have invested substantially in defenc
My Lords, I fear that my noble friend the Minister will probably repeat an answer that he has already given about five times; in particular, to the noble Lord, Lord Pack. Precisely where within the department this camera was found makes a world of differ
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for the way in which she is addressing this Statement. Seeing her pile of papers and the number of Post-it notes attached, it is clearly an impressive task for any Minister to deal with.
Much has
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, the gracious Speech was notable for many things, not just the welcome list of Bills. I rather suspect that your Lordships’ House is going to be even busier in the next Session than it was in the last. There are many Bills that we can look forwa
2026-05-19
El Niño: Impact
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that Answer. Some 46 months ago today, the UK suffered its highest recorded temperature—40 degrees in London —which led to nearly 300 premature deaths in London alone and possibly 3,000 deaths a
2026-05-19
El Niño: Impact
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I draw attention to my registered interest as the chair of the National Preparedness Commission.
2026-05-19
El Niño: Impact
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact a possible El Niño event later this year would have on public services; and what advice they are preparing for businesses and for the general public.
The noble Baroness was not in the Chamber. I saw her take her seat.
2026-04-20
Security Vetting
My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Roe, I have been through the developed vetting process. It is intrusive and extremely thorough, going line by line through your bank statements, with detailed and intensive questions about personal relationships and ev
2026-04-20
Civil Preparedness for War
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble namesake for securing this debate. I declare my registered interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission.
Not only are we closer to widespread war than we have been for 60 years, but conflict has become
2026-04-16
Local Resilience Forums
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in so doing refer to my interest in the register as chair of the National Preparedness Commission and declare that I am sitting on the advisory panel supporting the rev
2026-04-16
Local Resilience Forums
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that response. If one believes in the concept of a whole of society and whole of government approach to resilience and preparedness, local resilience forums are an essential part of that mix. I hope my noble fr
2026-04-16
Local Resilience Forums
To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the future arrangements for Local Resilience Forums in the light of their plans for local government devolution and their proposed reforms to police force structures.
My Lords, I remind the House of my interest as co-president of London Councils and, like the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, as a former borough leader. I think I was also the longest-serving leader in my particular borough at various times, and I am a for
2026-03-25
Fuel Supplies: War in Iran
My Lords, I refer to my interest as declared in the register as chair of the National Preparedness Commission. It is not just oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. A third of global trade in fertiliser passes through the strait. I appreciate that
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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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Chair, General Dental Council
registered 2021-10-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chair and Director, National Preparedness Commission
registered 2020-11-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chair and Director, Fundraising Regulator
registered 2018-11-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing the member attends regular meetings at which the value of the hospitality received over a calendar year may exceed £300
registered 2015-10-21 · amended 2025-06-30
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
1998-08-05 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2017-11-06 → 2021-01-21
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-27
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2010-12-06 → 2014-05-14
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2010-02-01 → 2010-05-06
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2013-05-16 → 2013-11-06
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee
Chair
+£14,876/yr
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
2020-06-11 → 2022-04-28
COVID-19 Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
harrist@parliament.uk
020 7219 8513 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8513 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Innovation Corridor
Subject Group
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Secretary | — | 5 | 2021-11-06 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Innovation Corridor
Subject Group
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Secretary | — | 6 | 2022-11-06 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Resilience and Civil Contingencies
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2024-10-21 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing and Security
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | 3 | 2024-05-27 |
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%)
3
flagged: member has interest
4
departments
2026-09-15
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Digital Technology
interest
Answered
2026-01-16
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electricity and Telecommunications: Space Weather
Answered
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it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
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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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duty to Plan for Terrorism (Consultation) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-02-03 | |
| Duty to Plan for Terrorism (Consultation) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-24 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.