The Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Holmes of Richmond's full title is The Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE. His name is Christopher Holmes, 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
2020-10-12 → present
Conservative
current
2019-07-24 → 2020-10-11
Non-affiliated
2013-09-13 → 2019-07-23
Conservative
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-04
Digital Skills
2015-06-08 → 2015-06-23
Information Committee (Lords)
2015-06-11 → 2016-03-16
Social Mobility Committee
2016-05-25 → 2017-03-25
Financial Exclusion Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-13
Artificial Intelligence Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-26
Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee
2019-06-13 → 2022-06-16
Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
2021-05-13 → 2024-01-31
Science and Technology Committee
2022-12-12 → 2023-02-20
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2024-11-18 → 2025-02-03
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Communications and Digital Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
holmesc@parliament.uk
020 7219 8617 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8617 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 6 active officership(s) · 9 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology
Subject Group
|
Officer | Policy Connect | 4 | 2025-06-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Challenger Banks and Building Societies
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Allica Bank · Barndoor Strategy · Metro Bank · Perenna | 9 | 2023-06-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Data and Emerging Technologies
Subject Group
|
Officer | Policy Connect | 4 | 2027-06-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics
Subject Group
|
Officer | Policy Connect | 4 | 2025-06-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Technology and National Security
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Centre for Emerging Technology and Security | 5 | 2023-11-21 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Subject Group
|
Officer | Braintree Ltd · Elastacloud Ltd · Harvey Nash PLC · Lockheed Martin UK · Salesforce UK Limited · Samsung Electronics UK Ltd · Vodafone Limited | 11 | 2021-05-21 |
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
Showing
2
of 2 tabled
2 answered(100.0%)
2
flagged: member has interest
1
departments
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Human Rights
interest
Answered
2026-02-04
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Safety
interest
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member 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
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
3 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2023-11-22 | |
| British Sign Language Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-06-16 | |
| Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-13 | |
| Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-06-27 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.