The Lord Cameron of Lochiel
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Cameron of Lochiel's full title is The Lord Cameron of Lochiel. His name is Donald Andrew John Cameron, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,565
15 days attended across 1 published month
Travel claims
£2,221
Attendance £2,221
Total claimed
£7,786
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Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
61 Content(32.3%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
124 didn't vote(65.6%)
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publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-09-16
US Diplomat: Removal
My Lords, it has been reported that the Metropolitan Police was informed by American authorities only after they had removed the diplomat from British soil. Can the Minister tell the House exactly when the Government were made aware of the allegations, w
I begin by warmly welcoming the Minister to his first Question at the Dispatch Box. In the latest labour market trends published by the Scottish Government, the unemployment rate of those aged 16 and over in Scotland was estimated at 5.1%, up 1.4% over t
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on employment opportunities for young people in Scotland.
2026-07-14
National Crime Agency: Reform Party Funding
My Lords, the Labour Together episode has already been mentioned. Not only did that organisation fail to declare donations but it paid to have journalists investigated. Does the Minister agree that it would be inappropriate for anyone involved in these s
2026-07-14
Violence Against Retail Workers
My Lords, if the Government are truly committed to tackling retail crime, such as shop theft and violence against retail workers, they need to improve enforcement and policing. Have the Government given any consideration to hotspot policing, whereby more
My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing the order before the Committee. It is a simple and uncontroversial order, and I am pleased to support it. As the Minister established, the purpose of this legislation is to make a temporary class drug order und
2026-07-09
European Entry and Exit System
My Lords, there have clearly been serious issues across Europe this year in relation to the new European entry system and it is no secret that implementation has been poor. However, the European Union seems to be under the impression that the new entry a
2026-07-09
UK Migration
My Lords, it has recently been revealed that, despite the previous Government placing restrictions on dependants for those on health and social care visas, people are still bringing in huge numbers of dependants. Some 12 such visas were issued to nationa
2026-07-08
Rochdale Grooming Gang: Offender Deportation
My Lords, when this Urgent Question was asked by my honourable friend Katie Lam in the other place on Monday, the Minister responding, Alex Norris, said:
“I could not be clearer that all options are on the table at this stage”.—[Official Report, Commo
2026-07-08
Lord Advocate
My Lords, I warmly welcome the Minister to her post on the Front Bench. The dual role of Lord Advocate as both the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Government and the head of the prosecution system in Scotland has become increasingly difficult to just
2026-07-08
Lord Advocate
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the role of the Lord Advocate as a Scottish Law Officer and head of the system of criminal prosecutions in Scotland as delineated in the Scotland Act 1998.
2026-07-01
Counterterrorism: AI and Facial Recognition
My Lords, it has been reported that the newly created PoliceAI centre will roll out large-scale pilots in up to 10 police forces to help officers triage, disclose and summarise digital evidence. Can the Minister inform your Lordships’ House as to what
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, I echo the thanks given by the Minister to the officials of the House for their actions this evening in moving us so quickly to this point. I thank the Minister for, as ever, a courteous, sometimes robust, debate across the Dispatch Box. We hav
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, the amendments in this group concern offences relating to the support and assistance of designated bodies. The noble Lord, Lord Walney, has not spoken to his amendments. In this regard, it is worth commenting that these Benches have a lot of sy
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. We all agree that the Bill is needed. As we said at Second Reading, the Opposition support the principles behind the Bill and the creation of a designation regime to tackle state
My Lords, the Minister may be aware that it has cost the taxpayer more than £650 million to set up Social Security Scotland, yet there are countless examples of claimants who are on benefits administered by both Social Security Scotland and the Departmen
2026-06-23
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, I begin by thanking all noble Lords from across your Lordships’ House who have contributed to this thoughtful and stimulating debate. It is a great privilege to give the closing speech for the Opposition Benches, having heard from many noble L
2026-06-18
Transnational Marriage Abandonment
My Lords, a recurring feature of these cases is that the victim’s passport is taken by the perpetrator before or during travel, leaving them unable to return to the UK independently. Improperly obtaining another person’s passport is already a criminal of
My Lords, we all recognise the contribution that creative artists make when visiting our country, but we have to restrict the criteria for skilled worker visas to ensure that the system works as intended, so I welcome the Government’s action here. Given
2026-06-02
Windrush Compensation Scheme
There has been much commentary on the relatively high rejection rates for the Windrush compensation scheme. Subsequently, there have been calls for the Home Office to relax its criteria. It is of course imperative that the scheme is not open to exploitat
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for retabling his amendments. As we outlined in Committee, we are broadly supportive of his intentions. Data sharing, and more so international data sharing, carries a risk of accidental disclosure, a
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, for bringing forward this amendment and for highlighting the real, continuing and concerning issue of antisemitism, particularly at present—a point just made by the noble Baroness, Lady Ramsey. I also th
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, once again we have had a full and passionate debate on a matter of the utmost significance. It is apparent, from both deliberations in Committee and from today, that views on this matter are deeply and sincerely held across your Lordships’ Hous
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their amendments in this group. We accept the Minister’s amendments, which seem entirely reasonable.
I appreciate the sentiments behind the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. Howe
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I begin by placing on record my gratitude to all the noble Lords who have led the campaign on this important issue, none more so than the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, who has so ably championed this cause. I think it self-evident that we all ac
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Non-executive Director, CT UK High Income Trust plc (investment company)
registered 2026-08-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Estate in Highland Council local authority area supporting a commercial, forestry and agricultural business
registered 2024-03-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2024-03-04 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2024-02-09 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
Opposition posts
2026-06-05 → present
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Scotland)
Committee memberships
None recorded.
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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departments
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Devolution
Answered
2026-07-23
Department for Work and Pensions
Crisis and Resilience Fund: Fuel Oil
Answered
2026-01-26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Growth Fund
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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