The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
M
Lord Beith's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Beith. His name is Alan James Beith, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2015-03-30
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1983-06-09 → 1997-05-01
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1974-02-28 → 1983-06-09
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1973-11-08 → 1974-02-28
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party history
1988-03-02 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
1973-11-08 → 1988-03-02
Liberal
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2001-06-01 → 2002-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
1995-01-01 → 1997-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
1994-01-01 → 1999-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
1987-01-01 → 1994-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
1985-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
1976-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2000-02-14 → 2001-05-11
Procedure Committee
1978-11-01 → 1987-05-15
Procedure Committee
2010-07-21 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2003-02-04 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1983-06-09 → 1985-12-05
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1986-05-14 → 1987-05-15
Privileges
2006-10-09 → 2010-05-06
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2001-01-01 → 2005-05-24
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2001-07-30 → 2008-11-24
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2007-11-06 → 2015-03-30
Justice Committee
Chair
+£13,638/yr
2009-07-13 → 2010-05-06
Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
2010-01-13 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-01-31 → present
Constitution Committee
2016-05-25 → 2021-01-28
Constitution Committee
2016-12-20 → present
Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House
2020-11-24 → 2024-05-30
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
2024-09-05 → 2025-01-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2024-05-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-01-31
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
beithalanj@gmail.com
020 7219 3540 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3540 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary British-Norwegian Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Georgia
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-09 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nordic Countries
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-03-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the East Coast Main Line
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2024-06-25 |
|
British-Swedish All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-06-11 |
|
Channel Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | Government of Jersey and Government of Guernsey | 4 | 2027-01-03 |
|
North East All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Safety Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-05-18 | |
| Road Signs (Tourist Destinations and Facilities) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-06-09 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.