The Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Collins of Highbury's full title is The Lord Collins of Highbury. His name is Raymond Edward Harry Collins, 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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
163
139 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
24 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-09-30
Total overseas travel cost
£144,904
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 139
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Agora Policy; YIAGA Africa; Kimpact Development Initiative; TOS Foundation | To discuss the civil society environment in Nigeria. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-04 | Civil Society Organisations | To discuss women's rights and civic space in Algeria. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-02 | British Chamber of Commerce in Senegal | To discuss the business and investment environment in Senegal. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-01 | Norwegian Refugee Council; Sahel Regional Fund Board, World Food Programme; UNICEF | To discuss the humanitarian situation across the Sahel. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-01 | Gates Foundation | To discuss how to build on existing strong collaboration on African agriculture. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-01 | Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; International Fund of Agricultural Development; Fonds Souverain d'Investissements Stratégiques; Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority; Africa Finance Corporation; British International Investment; AgDevCo; Gates Foundation; Nigeria Agriculture Development Fund; International Finance Corporation | To discuss partnership and collaboration across financial institutions and development partners in Africa. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-01 | Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; TradeMark Africa | To discuss UK-Africa collaboration, and the future of Africa's growth and economic transformation. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-24 | Women Mediators Across the Commonwealth | To discuss their work advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-22 | Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations | A meeting to discuss UN reform | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-21 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | A meeting with US based think tank to discuss Africa | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-18 | Standard Bank | Introductory meeting to understand the group's operations, particularly in Africa | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-18 | Gender Action for Peace and Security | To discuss Women, Peace and Security (WPS) | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-17 | Shell | To discuss economic development in Africa and responsible business practices. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-03 | War Child; Save the Children | To discuss the UK's approach to children in armed conflict. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-03 | Women, Peace and Security APPG; Gender Action for Peace and Security | To present the Annual Report to Parliament on the Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-07-01 | Invest Africa | To explore growth and economic opportunities in Africa | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-06-24 | UNISON | To discuss human rights and governance issues | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-06-24 | Civil Society Roundtable | To discuss human rights and governance issues | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-06-20 | Survivor Advisory Group | To discuss the UK Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict strategy. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-06-19 | Kaleidoscope Trust; Human Dignity Trust; The Commonwealth Equality Network | To discuss advancement of LGBT+ rights in Africa. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 24
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 → 2025-06-13 |
Harare, Zimbabwe; Lusaka, Zambia
Scheduled Flight
|
Government to government, civil society and trade focsued meetings. | £5,705 |
| 2025-08-31 → 2025-09-04 |
Dakar, Senegal; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Algiers, Algeria
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the Africa Food Systems Forum in Senegal, and to co-chair the second UK-Senegal Strategic Dialogue. To complete bilateral meetings with Government, Civil Society and Business in Mauritania. To attend the Intra African Trade Fair in Algeria. | £3,643 |
| 2025-07-20 → 2025-07-22 |
Washington DC and New York, USA
Scheduled Flight
|
Attended meetings in Washington DC and UN High Level Political Forum in New York. | £4,979 |
| 2025-05-25 → 2025-05-31 |
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Abuja, Nigeria
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the African Development Bank Annual Meetings; and to complete a bilateral visit in both countries. | £2,308 |
| 2025-04-28 → 2025-04-28 |
New York, USA
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the French Presidency of the UNSC. | £3,082 |
| 2025-04-02 → 2025-04-05 |
Entebbe, Uganda
Scheduled Flight
|
To undertake a bilateral visit, meeting the President. | £4,405 |
| 2025-03-19 → 2025-03-22 |
Windhoek, Namibia
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the Namibian inauguration | £4,639 |
| 2025-03-12 → 2025-03-14 |
New York, USA
Scheduled Flight
|
Attend UN Commission on the Status of Women as the Minister for Multilateral and Human Rights | £3,205 |
| 2025-02-24 → 2025-02-25 |
Geneva, Switzerland
Scheduled Flight
|
Attend UN Human Rights Council and International Labour Organisation | £559 |
| 2025-02-16 → 2025-02-20 |
Nairobi, Kenya; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Scheduled Flight
|
To hold bilateral meetings with the Government of Kenya and Government of Tanzania, Business and Civil Society | £5,223 |
| 2025-01-13 → 2025-01-17 |
Gaborone, Botswana
Scheduled Flight
|
To hold bilateral meetings with the Government of Botswana, business and civil society. | £5,163 |
| 2025-01-06 → 2025-01-08 |
Accra, Ghana
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the Ghanian Presidential Inauguration | £6,102 |
| 2024-11-24 → 2024-11-27 |
Bogota, Colombia
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the Annual Commemoration of the 2016 Peace Agreement Signing and the PSVI International Alliance Conference | £6,611 |
| 2024-11-11 → 2024-11-13 |
New York, USA
Scheduled flight
|
To represent the UK for our Presidency at the UNSC. | £2,169 |
| 2024-11-03 → 2024-11-04 |
Cape Town, South Africa
Scheduled Flight / GBNI
|
To attend the UK-South Africa Bilateral Forum and launch the Africa Approach | £3,154 |
| 2024-10-19 → 2024-10-26 |
Samoa via Los Angeles, USA, and Fiji
Scheduled flight
|
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | £15,529 |
| 2024-10-07 → 2024-10-12 |
Victoria, Seychelles; Tigray and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the African Beneficial Ownership Transparency Network meeting in Victoria, demonstrating UK commitment to anti-corruption; to conduct a humanitarian visit to Tigray and to build relationships with Ethiopian and African Union counterparts. | £16,073 |
| 2024-09-21 → 2024-09-27 |
New York, USA
Scheduled Flight; Car; Taxi
|
Attending UN General Assembly High Level Week. | £14,811 |
| 2024-09-16 → 2024-09-21 |
Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal
Scheduled Flight
|
To meet with Ministers, businesses and civil society to drive mutual growth and prosperity in Ghana & Senegal. | £5,435 |
| 2024-09-08 → 2024-09-09 |
Bratislava, Slovakia
Scheduled Flight; Car
|
Representing UK at Slovakia Holocaust Commemoration. | £499 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
I repeat what I have said before. We continue to provide support, primarily through the multilateral system, including organisations such as the World Food Programme and UNICEF. In addition, we are among the major contributors to the UN’s Central Emerg
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
I suspect that the noble and learned Lord knows the answer to that question. We are members of the United Nations Security Council. We are absolutely committed to international law and urge all members of the Security Council and the United Nations to fo
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
As I said in answer to previous questions, we are engaged with the United States and with Cuba. We are encouraging the dialogue taking place between the US and the Cuban Government. In relation to the PDCA, ratification of the agreement was delayed to gi
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
I hear what the noble Lord says, but what the United Kingdom Government have been doing is engaging with both the United States and Cuba. We welcome the dialogue taking place between those countries. Certainly, we are incredibly concerned about the curre
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
I thank the noble Lord for his series of questions but, as he is well aware, successive United Kingdom Governments have opposed the United States’ embargo on Cuba and have done so consistently over many occasions for almost 30 years, certainly at the Uni
2026-06-09
Cuba: Humanitarian Situation
On the latter point, my honourable friend the Minister in the other place, Chris Elmore, has been in touch with the Cuban authorities. He has also spoken to the Cuban ambassador about these issues. We have been clear in our long-standing bilateral relati
I thank the noble Lord. I add my tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for initiating this debate and for his continued work on human rights and civil liberties. He and I may not have always agreed on the means, but the one thing that we have been absol
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I do not accept the premise of the noble Baroness’s question. I said in response to the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, that the EHRC itself last month outlined that it had made a small number of changes based on feedback, consultation responses and
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I hear what my noble friend is saying, and I think she had a response from my noble friend Lady Smith, the Minister, on Monday about that. I repeat that I and the Government are proud of the Equality Act. We do not want to see it challenged. We will con
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
Everyone must comply with the law. The Supreme Court decision is very clear, but it takes time to amend guidance and policies because, as I have said to the noble Lord before, they are not just about this single issue. Some policies particularly cover em
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I hear what my noble friend says, but the ruling made clear that “sex” in the Equality Act means biological sex. That has implications for gender recognition certificates, which no longer change one’s sex for the purposes of the Act. We will look at gend
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I think the noble Baroness knows my position. As I said at the beginning, the Equality Act is good law. The Gender Recognition Act is good law. The Supreme Court has made an interpretation in respect of single-sex spaces, which we should comply with. The
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I am not sure I fully understand. I hope the noble Baroness is agreeing with me that we will take a common-sense, British way. I have been in a theatre when there has been a very short intermission, the gents’ toilet is empty, I have encouraged women to
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I come back to my original response. The idea that somebody is making a judgment because of the way someone is dressed or looks is inappropriate. I think it is pretty obvious if a man goes into a women’s toilet by error or sometimes due to absolute need—
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I hear what the noble Viscount says. The Supreme Court judgment is clear about biological sex; we have to and we will ensure compliance. The independent Equality and Human Rights Commission has come up with guidance. That guidance has gone through a lot
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I hear what the noble Lord says. What we do have is a decision of the Supreme Court and a decision of the independent Equality and Human Rights Commission about how that guidance should be complied with. I do not understand the fixation on toilets either
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
We have to respect the judgment of the Supreme Court. It has interpreted the Equality Act, and I know that my noble friend—and I think everyone on this side of the House—is proud of the Equality Act and what it has achieved. We are absolutely determined
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
I thank both the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their questions and contributions.
I start by picking up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and addressing the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, about the general principle. We forg
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
You are not going to ask on the football pitch or the rugby pitch. In the code, there are respectful ways to ask certain questions. It is not done, as the noble Lord pointed out, by saying, “Well, you can’t go in that toilet”. Governing bodies have their
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
Can I just say this? It has been a debate that has been rather toxic. What we need is a bit of understanding and compassion. There has been no delay. We have been looking at this very carefully and we have been clear that the Supreme Court judgment must
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
I thank my noble friend. There has been constant reference to the Government’s position on the protection of women, and we are absolutely committed to ensure that we can absolutely say that violence against women and girls is a thing of the past. We are
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
I do not understand why I need to repeat myself so often. The Prime Minister has been absolutely clear. The Supreme Court judgment must be complied with. It is the law. Whether or not the Conservative Party needs to explain to the electorate, “We will co
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
I have huge respect for the noble Baroness, but I do not accept for one moment that there has been a deliberate delay in implementing this code. I have been very clear. These are complex issues and they need proper consideration. The purdah arrangements
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
My noble friend will understand that I must declare an interest: I am on the programme board for R&R. The original legislation made it clear that accessibility and equality are key parts of the R&R programme. That is the most important thing. It
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
I think I have said before that this is a complex issue. It has also been a debate—
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Party history
2011-01-20 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-07 → present
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2024-10-08 → present
Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2024-07-09 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2024-07-09 → present
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2024-07-09 → 2024-12-31
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2021-10-20 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2020-09-02 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
2020-04-15 → 2020-09-29
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2015-09-18 → 2020-09-02
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2013-03-18 → 2020-09-02
Shadow Spokesperson (International Development)
2012-09-06 → 2013-03-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
2011-10-17 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2016-09-01 → 2021-11-08
Finance Committee (Lords)
2021-11-03 → present
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2022-02-22 → 2025-01-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2023-02-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Elton John AIDS Foundation · Gilead · IAVI · STOPAIDS | 16 | 2024-05-14 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 5 | 2023-01-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Growth
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | RESULTS UK | 7 | 2022-05-29 |
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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.
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date.
Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-07-18 |
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