The Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Griffiths of Burry Port's full title is The Lord Griffiths of Burry Port. His name is Leslie John Griffiths, 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
2004-06-30 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2017-09-14 → 2020-05-14
Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2017-09-14 → 2020-05-14
Shadow Spokesperson (Wales)
2017-06-21 → 2020-05-14
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2024-10-31 → present
Ecclesiastical Committee
2015-07-09 → 2017-05-03
Ecclesiastical Committee
2010-07-27 → 2015-03-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Communications and Digital Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Constitution Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
griffithslj@parliament.uk
0208 405 8473 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
0208 405 8473 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Haiti
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Community Development
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-03-26 |
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)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education (Widening Access and Participation) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-11-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.