The Rt Hon. the Lord Howell of Guildford
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Howell of Guildford's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Howell of Guildford. His name is David Arthur Russell Howell, 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
1966-03-31 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (International Energy Policy)
1981-09-14 → 1983-06-11
Secretary of State for Transport
1979-05-05 → 1981-09-13
Secretary of State for Energy
1974-01-08 → 1974-03-04
Minister of State (Department of Energy)
1972-11-05 → 1974-01-08
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
1972-03-26 → 1972-11-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
1971-01-05 → 1972-03-26
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)
1970-06-20 → 1971-01-05
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1970-06-20 → 1972-03-26
Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department)
Opposition posts
2005-06-08 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2000-07-01 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
1977-07-01 → 1979-05-03
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
Committee memberships
1987-01-01 → 1997-03-21
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chair
1986-02-26 → 1997-03-21
Foreign Affairs Committee
1987-06-17 → 1997-03-21
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1998-12-03 → 2000-11-30
European Union Committee
2005-06-15 → 2006-11-18
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2013-05-16 → 2014-03-11
Soft Power Committee
Chair
+£14,876/yr
2016-05-25 → 2019-07-01
International Relations and Defence Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2019-10-29 → 2023-01-31
Constitution Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
International Agreements Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
howelld@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) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 21 | 2023-05-12 |
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
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Act 2012 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2012-05-10 | |
| European Union Act 2011 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2010-11-11 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.