The Lord Popat
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Popat's full title is The Lord Popat. His name is Dolar Amarshi Popat, 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)
£305,151
21 donations across 2 distinct recipients
Matched donor names:
Lord Dolar Popat · Lord Dolar Popat · Lord Popat · Lord Dolar Popat
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-09 | Conservative and Unionist Party · North Derbyshire | Cash | C0561646 | £3,750 |
| 2021-05-25 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0548917 | £25,000 |
| 2019-11-23 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Bolsover | Cash | C0479293 | £3,000 |
| 2017-06-29 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0330953 | £4,000 |
| 2017-05-04 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0319386 | £25,000 |
| 2017-05-04 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0330853 | £25,000 |
| 2015-11-20 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0239883 | £18,000 |
| 2015-05-05 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0203410 | £50,000 |
| 2015-04-02 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0203503 | £1,000 |
| 2015-03-24 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0194125 | £1,000 |
| 2015-03-17 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0194064 | £54,200 |
| 2015-02-03 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Wolverhampton West | Cash | C0194630 | £1,500 |
| 2013-07-02 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0094139 | £2,000 |
| 2013-03-15 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0087424 | £24,000 |
| 2012-11-06 | Conservative Friends of India | Non Cash | NC0084899 | £1,001 |
| 2012-05-25 | Conservative Friends of India | Cash | C0079181 | £10,000 |
| 2011-10-13 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0066935 | £9,000 |
| 2011-09-30 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0053732 | £2,100 |
| 2011-06-29 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0041287 | £7,600 |
| 2010-11-02 | Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Party | Cash | C0026770 | £13,000 |
Showing the 20 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Party history
2010-07-10 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2013-01-09 → 2015-05-07
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2012-05-29 → 2013-01-08
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
popatd@parliament.uk
020 7219 0295 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 0295 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 15 | 2024-01-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zambia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-06-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rwanda
Country Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 8 | 2023-06-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Weddings
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2023-09-19 |
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
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill | Supported | 1st reading | 2023-12-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.