The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede's full title is The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede. His name is Frederick Matthew Thomas Ponsonby, 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
1991-06-10 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-06
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2020-04-15 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
Committee memberships
1998-12-08 → 1999-11-11
Science and Technology Committee
2001-06-28 → 2002-11-07
Constitution Committee
2019-03-06 → 2019-06-14
Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee)
2021-07-22 → 2021-11-18
Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2023-03-09 → 2024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2024-01-24 → 2024-03-27
Arbitration Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2024-11-18 → 2025-02-03
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2025-10-15 → 2026-04-22
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 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) · 1 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Issues Affecting Men and Boys
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-07-16 |
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
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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-09-11 | |
| Arbitration Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-07-18 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.