The Lord Callanan
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Callanan's full title is The Lord Callanan. His name is Martin John Callanan, 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
2014-09-24 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-02-08 → 2024-07-04
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
2020-02-13 → 2023-02-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2017-10-27 → 2020-02-12
Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union)
2017-06-14 → 2017-10-27
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Committee memberships
2015-06-08 → 2016-08-31
Information Committee (Lords)
2016-01-28 → 2016-02-29
Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee
2016-05-26 → 2017-04-27
EU Financial Affairs Sub-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
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | PRASEG Ltd | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
|
Net Zero All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Officer | Inflect Partners Ltd | 4 | 2026-11-29 |
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
15
of 15 tabled
15 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
2026-04-21
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory
Answered
2026-04-21
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory
Answered
2026-04-21
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Answered
2026-04-21
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Humanitarian Aid
Answered
2026-03-04
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mauritius: Armed Conflict
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU
Answered
2026-03-02
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU
Answered
2026-02-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
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)
14 bills
2 as lead sponsor
12 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill | Supported | Committee stage | 2023-11-08 | |
| Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-01-10 | |
| Energy Prices Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-10-12 | |
| Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-09-22 | |
| Energy Act 2023 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2022-07-06 | |
| Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-03-01 | |
| Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-10-26 | |
| Subsidy Control Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-06-30 | |
| Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-03-02 | |
| National Security and Investment Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-11-11 | |
| United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-09-09 | |
| European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-12-19 | |
| European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-07-13 | |
| Space Industry Act 2018 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 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.