The Lord Lebedev
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Lebedev's full title is The Lord Lebedev. His name is Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
2 Content(1.2%)
0 Not-Content(0.0%)
160 didn't vote(98.8%)
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 6
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I will not take much of your time. First, I fully respect and acknowledge the arguments made by the noble Baroness, Lady Lawrence, which I feel have been addressed very well from the other side of the House. I support Amendment 387B and endorse
2025-07-17
Online Communication Offence Arrests
My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to discuss the question of free speech this afternoon and look forward to hearing from the Minister in due course. I know how seriously he takes concerns that have been expressed across parties in this Hous
2025-07-17
Online Communication Offence Arrests
To ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of people arrested daily for non-threatening, online communication offences, and what assessment they have made of the implications of such arrests for freedom of speech.
2024-07-22
King’s Speech (4th Day)
I welcome the noble Lords to the House and congratulate them on their brilliant speeches. Mine follows on perfectly from those made by the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blackwood.
I am delighted to speak in this
2023-11-14
King’s Speech
I thank all noble Lords for their kind words. First, I would like to say that it is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to mark the three exceptional maiden speeches. Congratulations and welcome.
My great-grandfather Mikhail was a deputy in Stalin’
2021-05-12
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, for every one of us, it is a moving moment when we join this House. When we promise to be faithful and to bear true allegiance we know the pledge we make. We are making a vow to maintain this country’s freedoms and to keep our institutions stro
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Register of Interests · 11 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 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Non-executive Director, Evening Standard Limited
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Director, Independent Digital News and Media Limited
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Director, Lebedev Holdings Limited (holding company for Evening Standard Limited)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-10-30
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Sovereignty Media Limited (holding company for ESTV Limited, Independent Print Limited, Kalliste Productions Limited and Lebedev Holdings Limited; minority shareholder in Independent Digital News and Media Limited)
registered 2022-11-18 · amended 2026-01-23
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EL Private Office Limited (personal administration company limited by guarantee)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Santa Eurasia Srl (ownership of property in Italy)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Hawk Associates Limited (holding company for media and hospitality interests)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Bruvio Holding Limited (company dissolved 13 March 2026)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2026-04-09
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Lebedev Holdings Limited (holding company for Evening Standard Limited) (controlling interest ceased 23 January 2026)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2026-05-18
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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The Pies Pub Limited (owner and operator of The Grapes public house, Limehouse)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Independent Digital News and Media Limited (interest ceased 23 January 2026)
registered 2021-01-14 · amended 2026-01-23
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2020-11-19 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
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) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
4
of 4 tabled
4 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Genetic Engineering
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.