The Lord Bragg CH
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Bragg's full title is The Lord Bragg CH. His name is Melvyn Bragg, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£2,000
1 donation across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord Melvyn Bragg
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-27 | Labour Party · Carlisle CLP | Cash | C0195529 | £2,000 |
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Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 22
2024-02-01
Arts
I will make a very short speech; I have a very small amount of time, and that suits me, because I have enjoyed listening to other people. The support for the arts all over the House has been such a pleasure. There has been well-thought-through informatio
2024-02-01
Arts
The creative arts generate more revenue than the life sciences and the aerospace and construction industries combined. Add the input from television, films, advertising and broadcasting and we are faced not with a charming marginal activity but with an i
2024-02-01
Arts
That this House takes note of the contribution of the arts to the economy and to society.
2021-12-02
BBC: Government Support
I thank everyone who took part in the debate. There were a lot of interesting speeches. It shows that I am a bit taken by surprise when I use the word “interesting”, because it is an easy and ordinary word. It was fascinating to hear the level of support
2021-12-02
BBC: Government Support
My Lords, I thank the House very much for the opportunity to introduce this debate. It is a privilege to open a discussion on such a subject.
I work for BBC Radio 4 and Sky Arts as a freelancer. I joined the BBC in 1961 as a trainee. My first televisi
2021-12-02
BBC: Government Support
That this House takes note of the BBC’s value to the United Kingdom and a wider global audience and the case for Her Majesty’s Government giving it greater support.
2020-03-05
BBC and Public Service Broadcasting
My Lords, first I thank my noble friend Lord Young for calling this important debate, and for speaking so well and covering so much ground. It is a starting shot in what will be a long and, regrettably, corrosive ideological battle. I declare an interest
2019-06-13
Older Persons: Provision of Public Services
My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, for his stirring and comprehensive opening and for this debate. I declare a couple of interests: I work for BBC Radio and for Sky Arts.
This debate has covered a wide and impressive canvas, but I a
2019-05-16
Mental Health of Children and Young Adults
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, and congratulate her on introducing such an important subject at a particularly apposite time. Her comprehensive speech was compelling. I declare an interest: from 1996 to 2011 I was president of Min
2018-10-11
Arts: Impact of Brexit
I thank your Lordships. I have been heavily warned that we must finish at 5.43 pm, so I will stick to that. I have very little to say because much of what I wanted to say has already been said extremely eloquently in a beautifully one-sided debate that l
2018-10-11
Arts: Impact of Brexit
My Lords, the impact on the arts of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will be dire. From every corner comes hard evidence that Brexit will do great damage, yet we are told that the referendum cannot be challenged. We are told that it was the wi
2018-10-11
Arts: Impact of Brexit
That this House takes note of the impact on the arts of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
I thank the noble Countess. I have a short speech—about as third as long as the previous speech—and I have nearly finished it. I was wondering why the Prime Minister did not lead the remain campaign after we had become a minority. Why did she not fight o
My Lords, 3 million foreign nationals in a population of about 65 million represents a minority. This country has benefited greatly from minorities for centuries. Sometimes they are minorities of a people fleeing tyranny; most markedly in the middle of t
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Massey of Darwen, on bringing this debate to the House. In my view, nothing is more important for the future economic well-being of this country than the wholesale energising of the proven and potential po
2017-01-09
Higher Education and Research Bill
My Lords, I support the amendment put forward by my noble friend Lord Stevenson and his colleagues in what promises to be a full-scale and important debate on higher education. It is indeed odd, and even extraordinary, that universities are not mentioned
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Soley, for securing this very important debate and for his excellent speech. I declare an interest: I have been chancellor of the University of Leeds for the past 16 years. During that time I have seen it transformed
2016-10-13
Grammar Schools
The Minister seems to take for granted that grammar schools will raise the standards at comprehensive schools when again and again pupils from comprehensive schools are outgunning those from grammar schools wherever you look. He is just wrong about that.
2016-10-13
Grammar Schools
My Lords, I hope it is not out of order to say that I simply cannot understand why a Government faced with the greatest constitutional, economic and intellectual upheaval for more than 70 years should want to spend so much time and energy on the future of
2016-10-12
BBC Charter
My Lords, I declare an interest: I work for the BBC as an independent contributor. Another interest is that at different times in my life I have been educated, entertained and informed by the BBC in a way that I believe is not available in any other way i
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Best, on securing this debate at a particularly timely moment and for his Communications Committee’s first-class charter review. There is so much that I agree with that, if I were to talk about it, I would jus
2016-01-11
Trade Union Bill
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to congratulate my noble friend Lord Watts on his maiden speech. I agree with every word of it—that helps—and clearly with the influence of Liverpool above all. Local government, the House of Commons and chairing the PLP—
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Register of Interests · 6 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, Director's Cut Productions Ltd (a company owned by member and a business partner (see category 2(a))
registered 2011-06-13 · amended 2025-04-07
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Occasional freelance with BBC and Sky Arts
registered 2011-06-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Melvyn Bragg Ltd (company owned by member (see category 2(a)); income from freelance work listed below and any advances from publication of books is paid to this company)
registered 2010-04-16 · amended 2025-04-07
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Regular freelance with BBC Radio 4
registered 2010-04-16 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Director's Cut Productions Ltd (television production; owned jointly with business partner)
registered 2012-02-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Melvyn Bragg Ltd (writing and broadcasting work)
registered 2012-02-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1998-08-04 → 2026-03-31
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-10-13 → 2013-07-02
Communications and Digital Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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