The Rt Hon. the Lord Bassam of Brighton
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Bassam of Brighton's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Bassam of Brighton. His name is John Steven Bassam, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,678
18 days attended across 1 published month
Travel claims
£1,106
Attendance £1,106
Total claimed
£7,784
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
138 Not-Content(73.0%)
48 didn't vote(25.4%)
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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
2026-09-17
Sports Clubs: Special Enterprise Zone Status
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Mann, makes a very good case and I hope that what I say is interpreted as supportive of it.
My support for Brighton and Hove Albion is well known, and I declare it as a relevant interest in this debate. In fact, I have o
2026-09-02
Electoral Commission Investigations
To ask His Majesty’s Government how many investigations the Electoral Commission and the police have undertaken as a result of a suspicious activity report relating to suspected breaches of electoral finance law; and how many of these have resulted in
2026-09-02
Electoral Commission Investigations
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her informative reply. Does she agree with me that it ill behoves the leader of a national party that aspires to government to say, as Nigel Farage did yesterday, that his response to complaints about dodg
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
If the noble Lord’s grandfather was the fastest man, can he speed up his peroration so that we can get to the World Cup match?
2026-07-14
National Crime Agency: Reform Party Funding
Notwithstanding the Minister’s honest Answer, perhaps he can advise the House on how many suspicious activity reports the Government would expect to be lodged against political parties annually as a result of political donations. Does the Minister agree
2026-07-14
National Crime Agency: Reform Party Funding
To ask His Majesty’s Government how many Suspicious Activity Report enquiries are currently being conducted by the National Crime Agency concerning the funding of the Reform Party.
2026-06-30
Civil Service Pension Scheme
My Lords, I declare an interest in that my wife is a beneficiary of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. She was entitled to her first payment on 1 October last year and she received it on 3 June this year. We can afford to take that hit, but thousands of
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
That is my point exactly, and that is why this is an important debate to have had this evening. I congratulate the noble Lord on his observations and comments.
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 28A. The Bill usefully sets out that regulations in relation to ticket touting will be brought in for sporting events. But a number of organisations, including UK Music, are understandably asking the Government to c
2026-06-08
South East Water: Disruption of Supply
The South East Water company is something of a joke. If I lived in Tunbridge Wells, I would be “Angry of Tunbridge Wells”. The failures in supply in parts of Kent over the last two or three years have been quite profound. What measures can we take to mak
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, like everyone else, I congratulate the Government and the Minister on bringing forward the Bill at this time. It seems extremely apposite, with the World Cup just in play. It is a privilege to take part in a debate that, as others have observed
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I was the Minister who took the 2000 legislation through your Lordships’ House. That legislation was widely praised at the time as a way of tackling the outrageous behaviour of England fans travelling across Europe during the Euro 2000 competition. It ch
2026-06-03
World Cup Ticket Prices
To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with football’s governing bodies about the price of World Cup tickets.
2026-06-03
World Cup Ticket Prices
My Lords, some tickets for this year’s World Cup will cost as much as $6,500, and I am told $10,000 for the final, pricing football fans out of watching games. I remind the House that, in 1966, watching the final cost you just 10 bob. This is an absolute
My Lords, my task is very simple this afternoon, and that is to thank the Government and congratulate them on bringing forward Amendments 245 and 265, which will ensure that proper enforcement action can now be taken against those who breach parking cond
My Lords, I rise to speak about this based on my experience and the report I helped author for the Co-op commission on rural poverty some four years ago. What was clear to us then was the growing disparity between our towns and villages and our cities. T
My Lords, I was happy to co-sign the government’s amendment, which adds “culture” to the Bill, for one very good reason: I have always thought of myself as a practical politician. I declare an interest that I chair Brighton & Hove’s Seafront Developm
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply. We are in an odd position—are we not?—on the assisted dying Bill. The Isle of Man has legislation in place, the Welsh Assembly has just approved a legislative consent Motion, the States Assembly of J
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enable legislation passed by the Tynwald of the Isle of Man and States Assembly of Jersey allowing assisted dying to receive Royal Assent in a timely fashion.
My Lords, I shall not speak for long. I was looking around the Room, trying to add up how many former local leaders there are, and I got to five or maybe six. We probably all had one thing in common: our generation of politicians was extraordinarily reli
My Lords, my Amendment 196EC to Schedule 26 fairly sets out some of my concerns, which, having listened to the noble Baroness, I am sure are shared by others in the Room. I tabled it in part to probe how Ministers will determine the new pattern of unitar
My Lords, I have Amendment 206 in this group. I guess it is fishing in a similar pool to that of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, but with a more explicit purpose.
With the increased size of local authorities that we are going to get, we will have cities
I thank my noble friend for her response to my amendment. It is worth the Government thinking a bit more about whether it would be appropriate to put in the Bill something that reflects the guidance. I am grateful to all noble Lords who supported what I
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 196C. For me, this is a really interesting group because it is quite wide: part of it is to do with wanting to enable local revenue raising and part of it says, “Hang on. Hold on a minute, we need a bit more accountabi
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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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Director of Place, Business in the Community
registered 2019-10-10 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets received from UK Music for BBC Proms Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man at Royal Albert Hall, London, 18 July 2026
registered 2026-07-21
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Two tickets received from BBC for the showing of The Night Manager, 10 December 2025
registered 2026-01-06
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Two tickets and hospitality received from Premier League for Crystal Palace v Brighton and Hove Albion match, 9 November 2025
registered 2025-11-27
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Party history
1997-11-03 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2008-10-05 → 2010-05-06
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
2001-06-07 → 2008-10-05
Lords in Waiting (HM Household)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
2020-05-14 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport)
2020-04-15 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade)
2019-03-25 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Further & Higher Education)
2010-05-12 → 2018-01-24
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2008-10-07 → 2018-02-01
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2008-10-07 → 2018-02-01
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2008-12-16 → 2012-05-01
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2010-06-02 → 2018-02-01
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2011-06-28 → 2018-01-24
Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
2016-09-01 → 2018-02-01
Services Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-19
Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2019-06-20 → 2019-07-23
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2022-12-12 → 2023-02-20
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2024-11-18 → 2025-02-03
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Built Environment Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Responsible Business
Subject Group
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Officer | Business in the Community | 4 | 2027-04-17 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts and Artists
Subject Group
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Officer | Design and Artists Copyright Society | 4 | 2027-02-08 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Advertising
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2026-05-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trailer and Towing Safety
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 6 | 2024-06-03 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
21
of 21 tabled
21 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-04-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Brighton Hospital
Answered
2026-04-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Brighton Hospital
Answered
2026-04-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Brighton Hospital
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation of Event Venue Governing Bodies (Conflicts of Interest) Bill [HL] | Lead | 2nd reading | 2026-09-09 |
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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)
4 bills
2 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation of Event Venue Governing Bodies (Conflicts of Interest) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2026-09-09 | |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Act 2008 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2007-11-08 | |
| Local Transport Act 2008 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2007-11-07 | |
| Crossrail Act 2008 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2005-02-22 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.