The Rt Hon. the Lord Knight of Weymouth
Labour
Life peer
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Lord Knight of Weymouth's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Knight of Weymouth. His name is James Philip Knight, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2001-06-07 → 2010-05-06
South Dorset
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West)
2007-06-29 → 2009-06-09
Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools and 14-19 Learners)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity)
Opposition posts
2011-10-17 → 2014-07-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2010-10-08 → 2011-09-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Committee memberships
2001-07-16 → 2003-10-20
Defence Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-19
Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee
2019-06-13 → 2022-06-16
Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee
2021-07-22 → 2024-05-30
Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-23
Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
2024-01-31 → present
Communications and Digital Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
knightja@parliament.uk
0207 219 8209 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
0207 219 8209 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 8 active officership(s) · 8 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Parents
Subject Group
|
Officer | Parentkind | 4 | 2027-03-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for School Exclusions and Alternative Provision
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The Centre for Social Justice | 4 | 2025-02-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 16 | 2024-05-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education Technology
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Ranelagh Ltd | 10 | 2023-01-09 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Independent Education
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Independent Schools Council | 4 | 2025-05-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Media Literacy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The Student View | 7 | 2024-03-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Work
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Warwick Business School | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
Oracy All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-05-14 |
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.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
0 answered(0.0%)
1
departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking MP has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-05-25 | |
| Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-07-19 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.