The Viscount Stansgate
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Viscount Stansgate's full title is The Viscount Stansgate. His name is Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
6 Content(3.2%)
177 Not-Content(93.7%)
6 didn't vote(3.2%)
2026-09-08
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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
My Lords, I begin by joining the queue of noble Lords who have paid tribute to my noble friend Lady Taylor of Bolton and the committee for the work that they did—they produced a good report. I know they did not publish any of the evidence, but I hope tha
2026-09-15
Ukraine and Russia
I welcome the Statement, which says:
“Russia is constantly probing us and testing us”.
In terms of the narrative of what is happening, is it perhaps time to use less of the euphemistic language of “malign actors”, especially with regard to the ve
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, I am very pleased to make a short contribution to this debate. I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Macintosh of Eastwood on his excellent and engaging maiden speech. I declare an interest that, decades ago, I used to organise an annu
2026-09-11
Local Plans (Burial Space) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I rise briefly to help send this Bill on to another place. In this case, that is not a spiritual euphemism, merely a reference to the House of Commons, where, of course, a very important debate is taking place today. On Wednesday, we had a Ques
2026-09-10
Jodrell Bank Observatory: Funding
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. Since I first tabled the Question in July, I have been struck by the amount of public support there has been for Jodrell Bank, which is an iconic symbol of our contribution not just to radio astronomy bu
2026-09-10
Jodrell Bank Observatory: Funding
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of UK Research and Innovation withdrawing funding for the Jodrell Bank Observatory.
2026-09-09
Funeral Directors: Regulatory Regime
My Lords, I warmly welcome the most reverend Primate’s Question and the Government’s response to it. The terrible events in Hull remind us that there are occasions when terrible events lead to worthwhile reform. In the 1820s, the discovery that Burke and
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
I begin by apologising to my noble friend the Minister, for whom I have the highest regard. I fear that what I am about to say may not be the most welcome contribution to this debate. I do not know half as much about this as the many noble and gallant Lo
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, briefly, this is a very sensible amendment and I support it. In the world in which we now live, and with the way in which we communicate with one another, are there people in our Armed Forces already thinking ahead to different, more urgent way
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I have been listening very carefully to the noble Baroness; it is obviously a matter of great importance. I have a question to which she might be able to give an answer when she winds up on this debate. Amendment 24 includes the phrase:
“or
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
My Lords, the Prime Minister’s Statement refers to the rewiring of the British state and poses the question of
“who, in government, drives growth?”
In that context, can my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal tell the House what role is envisaged for t
My Lords, if the House will allow me, I pay my own tribute to my noble friend Lord Vallance of Balham, whose record of public service, both as Government Chief Scientific Adviser and as Minister for Science, has been exemplary. As the noble Lord said, he
My Lords, I am very glad to be able to make a brief contribution to this debate. I was not a member of the committee—in fact, I have always wanted to be a member of the committee, so I hope my remarks will not rule me out from consideration in future—but
My Lords, what a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and to take part in this debate. I thank my noble friend Lady Ashton for the masterful way she introduced the report; she made every single point that I had jotted down to say myself.
I want to th
2026-07-09
European Entry and Exit System
My Lords, this is perhaps a rather self-interested question because, like some other Members, I will be travelling to Europe during the Summer Recess. Of the three major ports—Dover, Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel—does my noble friend have any idea in a
2026-07-09
Artificial Intelligence: Vaccine Technology
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. If the House does not realise, what has happened in Cambridge is the first use of AI to design a vaccine candidate being used in human trials, with the possibility of being able to deal with a broad rang
2026-07-09
Artificial Intelligence: Vaccine Technology
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for artificial intelligence to contribute to developments in vaccine technology.
My Lords, I had not intended to contribute to this, but I hope the Committee will allow me to say that I took great interest in the fact that surcharges for roaming may affect calls between this country and, for example, Norway. We will have to wait and
2026-07-07
Registration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Specified Requirements) Regulations 2026
My Lords, I do not intend to speak for long at all. Like other Members present here today, I have registered births, deaths and just the one marriage, so far. Of course, it is a very important thing to do. I fully understand my noble friend’s argument th
2026-07-07
REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
My Lords, I hope I will not detain the Committee for long, but this is a very important and intricate area. The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, has great experience of this from her time at the European Parliament. I remember visiting the European Parliam
2026-07-03
Local Plans (Burial Space) Bill [HL]
My Lords, tomorrow, we will commemorate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, which established the United States as a republic—it is still, as far as I am aware, supposed to be a republic. I mention that because one of its founding fathers, B
My Lords, I am very pleased to contribute to today’s debate and it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. Like many Members, I occasionally show visitors, including Americans, around the House. I take them to Central Lobby and I say, “Here it is. It
2026-07-01
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, I welcome the publication of the defence investment plan and the recognition in it that science, technology and innovation are going to play a very big part in the future. Does my noble friend agree that it is not just a financial challenge tha
2026-07-01
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords—
My Lords, last night, here in the House, the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, of which I am president, held a meeting on the effects of extreme heat in the workplace. During that meeting, reference was made to the fact that, during last week’s hea
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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 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Informa plc (publishing, business intelligence and exhibitions)
registered 2021-10-01 · amended 2026-06-18
Category 3: Land and property
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Co-owner of a house in France
registered 2021-10-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Part-owner of house and small nature reserve in Essex
registered 2021-10-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2021-07-15 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-09-05 → 2025-01-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2023-04-27 → 2026-01-27
Science and Technology Committee
2023-06-08 → 2023-07-07
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL]
2024-11-18 → 2025-02-03
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-10-20
UK Engagement with Space Committee
2026-06-08 → present
Numeracy for Life Committee
2026-01-27 → 2026-04-29
Numeracy for Life Committee
2026-06-03 → present
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-06 |
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Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (an All-Party Parliamentary Group)
Subject Group
|
President | Clay Mathematics Institute · I/Relx Finance Limited · Institute for Biomedical Science · Institute of Biomedical Science · London Mathematical Society · Nutrition Society · Parliamentary Scientific and Technical Information Foundation · Physiological Society · Royal Academy of Engineering · Royal Society of Chemistry · Society of Chemical Industries · UK Research and Innovation · University of Warwick | 4 | 2026-11-30 |
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
10
of 10 tabled
10 answered(100.0%)
5
departments
2026-03-16
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mathematics: Research
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mathematics: Research
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Business Plans
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Business Plans
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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers of Attorney Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.