The Rt Hon. the Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Bruce of Bennachie's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Bruce of Bennachie. His name is Malcolm Gray Bruce, 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.
Party history
1988-03-02 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
1983-06-09 → 1988-03-02
Liberal
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2019-08-29 → 2020-08-31
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2016-10-28 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Scotland)
2003-06-01 → 2005-06-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
2001-01-01 → 2002-01-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1994-01-01 → 1999-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
1992-01-01 → 1994-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1990-01-01 → 1992-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland)
1988-01-01 → 1989-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
1988-01-01 → 1989-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
1987-01-01 → 1988-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1987-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
1985-01-01 → 1987-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
1983-06-09 → 1987-05-15
Scottish Affairs Committee
1992-10-26 → 1994-11-28
Trade & Industry
1987-06-17 → 1990-02-15
Trade & Industry
1992-04-27 → 1992-11-09
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
1995-11-15 → 1998-07-31
Treasury Committee
1999-11-03 → 2001-05-11
Standards and Privileges
2005-07-11 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2005-07-14 → 2015-03-30
International Development Committee
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2005-07-12 → 2015-03-30
International Development Committee
2008-03-10 → 2015-03-30
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2010-01-13 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2017-06-27 → 2020-04-23
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Services Sub-Committee
2020-09-17 → 2023-12-31
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
2023-01-31 → 2024-01-31
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2024-01-31 → present
International Relations and Defence Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group Deafness
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-04-10 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Aid Match
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2026-06-04 |
|
British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-06-11 |
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
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
members of either House 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Support (Deafness) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-06-19 | |
| School Bus (Safety) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-05-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.