The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay's full title is The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. His name is Stephen Graeme Parkinson, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,049
19 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,049
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
88 Content(46.6%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
98 didn't vote(51.9%)
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-09-17
Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy
My Lords, it is always a pleasure to see the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, at the Dispatch Box, but it was curious that this Question was not answered by the Tourism Minister in another place and is not being answered by any of the now three Ministers at D
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in support of Amendment 90, which the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, and I tabled, including the noble Lords, Lord Beith, Lord Berkeley and Lord Faulkner himself, the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, and my n
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My Lords, Amendment 90 stands in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, who is prevented from standing up at this a moment to say that he agrees with every word I am about utter because he is presiding over us with inscrutable im
2026-09-16
Railways Bill
My Lords, I begin by congratulating the Minister, and welcoming her to her place. I was sadly not able to be there on Friday when she made her maiden speech in your Lordships’ House, but I have read it with pleasure and welcome her warmly to her position
2026-09-10
Australia: Social Media Algorithms
My Lords, the Australian proposals are are all about allowing users to have the choice about what sources they see on their feeds, as are the tools and user empowerment in the Online Safety Act. Does the Minister see a tension here with the approach outl
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his reply. As he rightly says, the technology and its increased availability to many more people is the reason why the broader changes that the Government are seeking to make through the Bill are so timely and
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, Amendment 55A stands in my name. It is rather a late amendment, and this is the first time I have spoken on the Bill. I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt, for inadvertently gazumping his amendment on Clause 48 standing part of the Bill.
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
2026-09-01
Touring: Impact of EU Exit
My Lords, as the Minister says, other countries lose out when the UK’s brilliant musicians and other artists are unable to tour. Will she make that point, and the point made in this report, to the Government of the United States, who introduced higher ar
2026-07-16
BBC Royal Charter: Gaelic Broadcasting
My Lords, unlike S4C, MG Alba does not have statutory designation as a public service broadcaster, which leaves it more vulnerable to budgetary pressures from the BBC. Only last month, the BBC announced cuts of £500 million and 550 jobs. Is this somethin
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
No.
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that response and for the time she has made available to noble Lords from across the House on the other amendments we have discussed, including with many of the sporting bodies that are involved. It is for
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have retabled Amendments 6, 8, 9, 41 and 42 to press the Government a little further on how parliamentary accountability will be guaranteed in the application of the new framework. Amendment 6 would introduce a maximum period for which the fr
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his points, which we supported in Committee and support still. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and my noble friend Lady Morris for their refereeing and look forward to the Minister’s response.
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on this trio of amendments, which reflect the important discussions we had in Committee on sporting legacy. Those debates were enriched by the considerable number of Olympian and Paralympian Membe
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, I welcome the movement the Government have shown on these issues, particularly in tabling Amendments 16, 37 and 38, which respond to amendments that my noble frien
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I, too, am very glad that my noble friend Lord Harlech has returned to this issue on Report. He cannot be the only Islington resident who was dismayed by the aftermath of the parade he mentioned, but I am sure he has given it far greater though
2026-07-15
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, as this is my first opportunity, I am sure that we all want to send our best wishes for good luck to the England football team in their major sporting event this evening—particularly to the midfielder Elliot Anderson who, like all the best peop
2026-07-09
Contemporary Cultural Boycotts
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, on securing this debate and thank her and Freedom in the Arts for the work that they have done in highlighting these problems. Above all, as others have done, I thank those individual arti
2026-07-07
Railways Bill
My Lords, it is a privilege, though one tinged with sadness, to follow the valedictory speech of the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton, who has just reminded us of the great, gentle wisdom and huge experience that he has brought to your Lordships’ House
2026-07-07
Arts Education
My Lords, applications open in the autumn for the next round of the Arts Council’s national portfolio investment programme. I particularly welcome that it will be a five-year window, which was one of the recommendations from the report of the noble Baron
2026-07-02
Live Music
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Brennan, for this very well-timed debate as we head into the peak summer season of live music across the nation, which brings investment, jobs and joy to so many people. We had a powerful reminder of that on the Tub
2026-06-29
Media Green Paper
My Lords, there is much to be commended in the Green Paper, not least adding on-demand rights to the listed events regime which we have been discussing in the Sporting Events Bill. As the Government recognise, some of the questions in there are thorny on
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Register of Interests · 3 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets received from Silverstone Circuits Limited at Formula 1 sprint race and British Grand Prix qualifying, Silverstone, 4 July 2026
registered 2026-07-07
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Ticket and hospitality received for Harry Styles concert at Wembley Stadium from Spotify, 19 June 2026
registered 2026-06-22
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Ticket and hospitality received for Laurence Olivier Awards at Royal Albert Hall from the Society of London Theatre, 12 April 2026
registered 2026-04-13
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Party history
2019-10-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-02-07 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2022-10-30 → 2023-02-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2021-09-30 → 2022-09-20
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2020-02-13 → 2022-09-20
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2026-07-22 → present
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2024-09-01 → 2026-07-22
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Committee memberships
2019-10-29 → 2020-02-18
Gambling Industry Committee
2021-07-22 → 2021-11-18
Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2022-10-20 → 2022-10-25
Communications and Digital Committee
2022-12-12 → 2023-02-20
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2026-05-13 → present
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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14
of 14 tabled
14 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-02-23
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Answered
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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
1 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Act 2024 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-11-08 | |
| Online Safety Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-03-17 | |
| Charities Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2021-05-26 | |
| Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-11-24 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.