The Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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The Earl of Clancarty's full title is The Earl of Clancarty. His name is Nicholas Power Richard Le Poer Trench, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
38 Content(20.1%)
16 Not-Content(8.5%)
135 didn't vote(71.4%)
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
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
2026-09-17
Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy
My Lords, further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Addington, a key proposal of the Cultural Policy Unit is a city tourism charge that would be ring-fenced for cultural infrastructure, including theatres, museums and heritage sites, which would
2026-09-14
Hospitality Industry: VAT
My Lords, picking up on that point, does the Minister agree that a tourist tax spent in the main on arts and culture would be logical, since that is what tourists come here for? If our cultural attractions are properly maintained and developed, that will
2026-09-11
Creative Education Access Bill [HL]
My Lords, I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Mackenzie of Sherwood. I note that a DCMS Minister is answering an education debate; I hope that is a sign that joined-up thinking is finally going to be a thing. I very much suppo
2026-09-07
Creative and Performing Arts Teaching Grants
My Lords, far from being “challenging”, as the previous Secretary of State put it, this is a disastrous decision that will further imperil higher education arts courses already under threat from closure. It is at odds with the industrial strategy’s commi
2026-09-07
Creative and Performing Arts Teaching Grants
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the decision to cut funding to creative and performing arts teaching grants in universities.
2026-09-01
Touring: Impact of EU Exit
My Lords, I give all credit to the Government for commissioning what is a devastating report, if predictably so. Will the Government use the detail of this report to inform the next UK-EU summit, including especially the significant effect of Brexit on t
2026-09-01
Touring: Impact of EU Exit
To ask His Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in response to the report commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, The economic benefits of touring and impact of EU exit.
My Lords, perhaps the most intractable problem is that of work for artists in Europe, whether temporary or permanent. As the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, said, this is affecting not just musicians but dancers and actors, who often fall at the first hurdle
My Lords—
2026-07-21
Domestic Travel and Holidays: Visitor Levy
My Lords, we see from the polls that have been done that the use of a visitor levy for the support of museums, theatres and other tourist attractions would be popular, not least because most visitors to our cities, whether domestic or international, come
2026-07-20
Music Teachers: Recruitment
My Lords, further to the supplementary question from the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, does the Minister agree that what is needed most urgently, given that the Government are not taking into account the long-term decline in arts education, is a review of
2026-07-07
Arts Education
My Lords, we need a full debate on the important Hodge review, but, out of the many recommendations, do the Government support the recommendation that the government indemnity scheme, which saves a lot of money, could nevertheless be made more effective
2026-07-02
Higher Education: Affordability and Quality
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Deech for the opportunity to speak in this debate. I wish to make one single point, which is to draw attention to the threat to arts and humanities courses at universities, which is a long-term concern but
2026-07-02
Live Music
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Brennan, on an excellent speech. In policy terms, the guidance provided for culture as an area of competence for the mayoral strategic authorities—we discussed this at length during the passage of the devolut
2026-06-30
University Student Finance
My Lords, bearing student finance in mind, what criteria are the Government using to define what they call “poor-quality” university courses?
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
My Lords, the wider, hugely worrying trend is the loss of humanities and arts courses more generally at the higher education level, one effect of which, as has been said, has been to widen the class divide in the study of those subjects. Do the Governmen
2026-06-08
Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
My Lords, further to what the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, said about infrastructure, Russia is a signatory to the 1954 convention on the protection of culture in time of war, and its recent attacks have been absolutely appalling and need to be called out ve
My Lords, I support the more focused amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, on the agent of change that deal only with the noise issue, primarily as it might and does affect grass-roots music venues.
A number of amendments to Bil
2026-04-27
National Museums and Galleries
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to retain universal free entry to the UK’s national museums and galleries.
2026-04-27
National Museums and Galleries
My Lords, it is disappointing that the Government are even considering this. They do not seem to realise what a precious, globally recognised brand universal free entry is. Apart from the negative logistical and financial implications of applying a selec
My Lords, I rise to support the amendments proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, under Motion G1: Amendments 94B and 94C, on the agent of change. I do so with particular reference to music venues. I also thank the Minister for the m
2026-04-21
Electricity: Domestic Pricing
My Lords, it is good news that the Government have enabled standing charges to be reduced, but should standing charges not be got rid of completely? They are basically daylight robbery.
My Lords, I will speak briefly to my amendments in this group, concerned with cultural assets of community value—the same amendments I tabled in Committee. I am grateful for the support of my noble friend Lord Freyberg for these amendments. I have done s
2026-03-26
Curriculum and Assessment Review
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, on a brilliant opening speech. I believe in two things with regard to school education. First, education is a good in itself. Secondly, a well-balanced education allows students to try out different
My Lords, in this group I have Amendment 186, which would allow a separate cultural ecosystem plan to be put in place to sit beside the local growth plan. I was very heartened by the support for this amendment in Committee from the noble Lord, Lord Shipl
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Self-employed artist (visual arts)
registered 2010-07-27 · amended 2026-06-04
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Party history
1996-03-29 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
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Committee memberships
2019-10-24 → 2026-04-29
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
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APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 7 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Art, Craft and Design in Education
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Craft
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts
Subject Group
|
Officer | Luther Pendragon Ltd | 4 | 2024-10-28 |
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Performers' Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Officer | Performers' Alliance | 11 | 2024-05-13 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
32
of 32 tabled
30 answered(93.8%)
9
departments
2026-09-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Cultural Heritage
Answered
2026-09-01
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery: Publicity
Answered
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council: Loans
Answered
2026-07-23
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Entertainers: EU Countries
Answered
2026-07-20
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Self-employed
Answered
2026-06-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council: Collections
Answered
2026-06-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council: Property
Answered
2026-03-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: UK Relations with EU
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Recording Studios: Finance
Answered
2026-03-04
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Answered
2026-03-03
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Visual Arts: Infrastructure
Answered
2026-01-14
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Crafts: Departmental Coordination
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Crafts: Public Appointments
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Crafts: Higher Education and Vocational Education
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
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.
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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)
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0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.