The Rt Hon. the Lord Drayson
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Drayson's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Drayson. His name is Paul Rudd Drayson, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£1,005,000
2 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor names:
Lord Paul Drayson · Lord Paul Drayson
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-21 | Labour Party · Central Party | Cash | C0007677 | £500,000 |
| 2004-06-17 | Labour Party · Central Party | Cash | C0006876 | £505,000 |
Showing the 2 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
0 Content(0.0%)
3 Not-Content(1.9%)
159 didn't vote(98.1%)
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 11
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, and to contribute to this debate on the National Cancer Plan. I thank my colleague on the Science and Technology Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I draw the Committee’s attention to
My Lords, I, too, was pleased to be a member of the Science and Technology Committee during this inquiry. I draw attention to my register of interests, particularly in my role as a science entrepreneur. My comments will focus on industrial strategy, give
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness. I join her in thanking the committee staff for their excellent work on this report and their considerable intellectual contribution to it.
I want to emphasise the urgent need for decisive action b
2024-10-31
Science and Technology: Economy
My Lords, I join noble Lords in thanking my noble friend Lord Stansgate for opening this debate in such style. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the long-standing commitment and passion he has shown to science and the scientific community. It is
2024-07-22
King’s Speech (4th Day)
Message received, Chief Whip.
My Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Vallance on his excellent maiden speech and his appointment as Science Minister. I look forward to him bringing his wealth of experience to the role and to our de
2024-05-16
Community Sports: Impact on Young People
My Lords, I add my congratulations to my two noble friends on their excellent maiden speeches and thank my noble friend Lord Wood for securing this debate and giving me the opportunity to speak about the sport that I have been passionate about throughout
2024-03-12
Ministers: Legal Costs
My Lords, part of the role of the Science Minister is to champion the scientific community within government and to protect it from political interference. What action are the Government taking to repair the damage caused by the Secretary of State’s high
2024-02-01
Industrial Strategy
It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, and to join him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Rosenfield, on an excellent maiden speech. We look forward to his contributions to this House in the future. I thank my noble friend for secu
2024-01-29
Cancer Research: Funding Gap
My Lords, UK citizens willingly volunteer to allow excellent initiatives such as UK Biobank, Genomics England and Our Future Health to generate databases of health data that are excellent for cancer research. These databases are a sovereign UK asset fund
2024-01-23
Pension Investments
My Lords, I direct the House to my entry in the register of interests. Investment funds have flowed out of listed UK equities for the past 30 consecutive months. When is this going to stop?
2023-11-30
National Health Service: 75th Anniversary
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath for securing this debate and for his truly excellent speech. I draw the House’s attention to my declared interests and previous experience, including my current roles at Appella AI and Freevolt T
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.
Register of Interests · 9 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 and chairman, Locai Labs Limited (research and product company developing artificial intelligence)
registered 2023-11-30 · amended 2026-06-22
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Director, Isovia Health Limited (health technology)
registered 2022-06-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Freevolt Group Limited (biometric smart card and RF energy harvesting technologies)
registered 2018-07-17 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director and executive chairman, Freevolt Technologies Limited (biometric smart card and RF energy harvesting technologies)
registered 2017-09-08 · amended 2025-06-27
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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First Light Fusion Limited (a company developing inertial fusion)
registered 2026-06-17
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Locai Labs Limited (research and product company developing artificial intelligence)
registered 2023-05-09 · amended 2026-06-22
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Arcturis Data Limited (healthcare technology)
registered 2019-07-24 · amended 2026-06-22
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Freevolt Group Limited (biometric smart card and RF energy harvesting technologies) (held jointly with wife)
registered 2018-07-17 · amended 2025-04-05
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Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd (development of precision actuators)
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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
2004-06-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Science and Innovation) (also in the Ministry of Defence)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2008-10-03 → 2009-06-05
Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Science and Innovation)
2007-06-29 → 2007-11-07
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support) (also Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
2007-06-29 → 2007-11-07
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Business and Regulatory Reform)
2007-03-07 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support)
2005-05-10 → 2007-03-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2004-12-01 → 2005-05-07
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
2004-12-07 → 2005-05-07
Information Committee (Lords)
2024-01-31 → present
Science and Technology Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
draysonp@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.