The Lord Pannick KC
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Pannick's full title is The Lord Pannick KC. His name is David Philip Pannick, 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
162 divisions
39 Content(24.1%)
58 Not-Content(35.8%)
65 didn't vote(40.1%)
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
135–154
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65–173
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-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
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords, the Minister mentioned the £10 million extra funding that will go to the Palestinian Authority. Can he explain why this Government are making that payment without first requiring the Palestinian Authority to comply with the demands of this coun
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, can the Minister confirm whether the Prime Minister and other Ministers have been using a WhatsApp system that permanently deletes official messages, and, if so, whether she thinks that is acceptable?
2026-06-08
Lebanon: Israel Defense Forces Operations
My Lords, does the Minister have any sympathy for the people of northern Israel, who have been under constant bombardment from Hezbollah? Given that Hezbollah has made it absolutely clear that it has no interest in a peace settlement, is not the reality
2026-06-02
Windrush Compensation Scheme
Have the Government actually conducted any research into whether unrepresented claimants receive lower awards than represented claimants, and if so why, to address the concern of the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin?
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, the gracious Speech said that His Majesty’s Government
“will continue to pursue foreign policy based on a calm assessment of the national interest”.
I hope that the Minister, when he calmly sums up this debate, will confirm that our natio
2026-05-18
Local Government Pension Fund
My Lords, can the Minister confirm that any new guidance in this context will approve the principles stated by the Law Commission in 2014 and upheld by the Supreme Court in 2020? Those principles assert that local government investment decisions
“must
2026-04-28
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
My Lords, the Minister will know that this law is known as Martyn’s law—that is Martyn with a “y”—in tribute to Martyn Hett, who was one of the victims of the terrible Manchester Arena attack in 2017. When this legislation was enacted, the Government ann
2026-04-27
Antisemitic Attacks
The Minister rightly said that it is vital for politicians of all parties to stand up against antisemitism. Does the Minister share my disgust at the comments of the leader of the Green Party, Mr Zack Polanski, who suggested that the problem was a “perce
2026-04-27
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, the House should take account of two factors. My understanding of the advice from the much-respected Jonathan Hall, the Government’s adviser on terrorism legislation, is that specific new legislation is required to ensure that malign state acto
2026-04-27
Student Visas
My Lords, the Minister will know that a further problem is that only one in six failed asylum seekers is then returned to their country of origin. What are the Government doing to address this serious problem?
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
No one in this House is suggesting that, as the noble Baroness puts it, we should keep shtum. We have had 14 days of debate on the Bill.
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I assure my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, that I shall seek to avoid pure wind. I share the disappointment of so many in this House, and indeed so many outside it, that we have not completed our task of scrutinising this important Bill.
2026-04-20
Security Vetting
My Lords, is it possible that the reason the Foreign Office did not inform the Prime Minister that it had overruled the security advice—which it is perfectly entitled to do—was that it knew very well that the Prime Minister was so wedded to the appointme
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
We are a self-governing House. If it is the will of the House that the noble Lord, Lord Marks, speak briefly from the Front Bench, I suggest that we should hear him.
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I will say a few words in relation to Motion N1, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Walney, on extreme criminal protest groups. The House should be thanking the noble Lord for his enormous efforts and dedication in relation to this important s
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, thanks should certainly be paid to the Minister for all her hard work in this area, but the House will also wish to thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bertin and Lady Owen, for their hard work over many years, their persistence, their judgment an
With great respect, I suggest to the noble Baroness that that cannot be right. If we approve this amendment today, the Bill goes back to the other place, and it is a matter for the Commons whether they agree with us or not. If they do not agree, they wil
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for confirming that she knows that already. I will comment, I hope politely, on Amendment 248D in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, to which the nob
My Lords, I agree with the powerful speeches made by the noble Lord, Lord Banner, and my noble friend Lord Grabiner. I just want to emphasise two points on Amendment 248, to which I have added my name. The first point I want to emphasise is that the law
2026-03-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Of course, some practitioners do not have confidence. We are not going to get to any conclusion on the Bill that will enable Parliament to implement the view of the vast majority of people in this country.
2026-03-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I just want to respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, on the importance of conscientious objection. The strength of Clause 31 and Schedule 3 is that they are not confined to those who can show that they have a conscientious objection to
2026-03-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The noble Baroness is making a point that contradicts the words of the Bill, as the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, has explained. Clause 31(1) says in unambiguous terms:
“No person is under any duty to participate in the provision of assistance in acc
2026-03-25
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I add one point to the powerful speeches that have been made in support of the noble Lord, Lord Nash. It is very important that noble Lords understand that the Minister is inviting the House to support Amendments 38A and 38B, neither of which i
2026-03-25
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I know the noble Baronesses, Lady Lawlor and Lady O’Loan, feel very strongly about this matter, and they are perfectly entitled to do so. But we debated this at length in Committee: we had four hours-worth of debate then. We debated it for two
2026-03-25
Crime and Policing Bill
I add my support to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen. The noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, puts her finger on it: enforcement is key here, and it is key because we all know that without serious enforcement, these companies, which will be acting in breach of the
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Register of Interests · 17 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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The member received £30,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the Government of Gibraltar, 31 March 2026
registered 2026-04-02
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The member received £500,000 in professional fees as a barrister from a company owned by The People's Republic of China, 27 March 2026
registered 2026-03-27
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The member received £6000 in professional fees as a barrister from the Government of Gibraltar, 27 February 2026
registered 2026-03-04
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The member received a further £590,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 13 February 2026
registered 2026-02-13
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The member received a further £350,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 30 January 2026
registered 2026-02-02
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The member received £3250 in professional fees as a barrister from the Government of Gibraltar, 16 January 2026
registered 2026-02-02
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The member received £300,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 9 January 2026
registered 2026-02-02
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The member received £245,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 16 December 2025
registered 2025-12-16
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The member received £33,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Gibraltar, 2 December 2025
registered 2025-12-03
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The member received £120,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 19 November 2025
registered 2025-11-24
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The member received £123,421 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Gibraltar, 14 November 2025
registered 2025-11-19
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The member received £12,500 in professional fees as a barrister from the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (a public body) for legal advice, 28 August 2025
registered 2025-08-29
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The member received £128,700 in professional fees as a barrister from the Department of Justice, Hong Kong for acting for the Secretary for Justice in legal proceedings in Hong Kong, 12 August 2025
registered 2025-08-29
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Practising member of the Bar
registered 2010-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Contributes occasional column on legal issues to newspapers
registered 2010-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Various properties (flats) in London (owned by wife) from which rental income is received
registered 2017-05-08 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 7: Miscellaneous financial interests
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Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford
registered 2010-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2008-11-03 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2021-01-28
Constitution Committee
2008-12-09 → 2013-05-15
Constitution Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
davidpannick@blackstonechambers.com
Blackstone Chambers, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
Blackstone Chambers, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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.