The Lord Lee of Trafford DL
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Lee of Trafford's full title is The Lord Lee of Trafford DL. His name is John Robert Louis Lee, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£10,100
4 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord na Lee of Trafford
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093769 | £2,400 |
| 2012-07-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083746 | £2,400 |
| 2011-07-14 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0060937 | £2,400 |
| 2010-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0037710 | £2,900 |
Showing the 4 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: place-suffix.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
15 Content(9.3%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
146 didn't vote(90.1%)
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
2026-06-08
UK Defence Capability
My Lords, we still may sing “Rule Brittania”, but the reality is that our navy at present is, frankly, a national embarrassment. Obviously, we are glad that the “Prince of Wales” is now back in action, but will the Minister comment on newspaper reports t
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
Could the Minister tell us whether the defence investment plan is likely to be published during the premiership of the present Prime Minister?
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register.
Who is to blame for the parlous state of our Armed Forces: politicians, the media or the public? I would suggest all three, but the prime responsibility surely lies with our political leaders—suc
2026-03-23
Companies: Online AGMs
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of companies holding their annual general meetings solely online on individual shareholders’ ability to hold directors to account.
2026-03-23
Companies: Online AGMs
My Lords, too often directors forget that it is shareholders who own the company. To hold AGMs entirely virtually, barring shareholders’ attendance, is in my view arrogant, unacceptable and sometimes, frankly, cowardly. Institutional shareholders have ne
2025-09-10
Defence Industrial Strategy
Will the Minister write to me?
2025-09-10
Defence Industrial Strategy
My Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of Members’ interests re the defence sector. As has been said, there is much to welcome in this document, but we need a full day debate on the subject. To try to rush everything in 40 minutes or so is, frankl
2025-07-03
UK–EU Defence and Security Co-operation
My Lords, with drones increasingly revolutionising modern warfare, is it not essential that the UK and European countries collaborate and partner drone research and production, thus avoiding the wasteful duplication of each country doing its own thing, w
2025-05-21
Armed Forces Recruitment
My Lords, the Government inherited an MoD employing 63,000 civilians. Of course, many do vital and necessary work, but surely this is an absurd number, given that the Army itself is only 72,000 strong. Have the Government made any international compariso
2025-05-14
Mansion House Accord
My Lords, if the Government are keen, quite rightly, to encourage more investment into the United Kingdom, why do they still give tax relief to those with ISAs who invest in overseas equities?
2025-04-30
National Shipbuilding Strategy
My Lords, there has been a huge growth in world cruising over recent years. Can the Minister tell us why we as a country have totally failed to participate in the construction of cruise liners?
2025-02-03
Stock Market: First-time Investors
Given the lateness of the hour and the time pressure, there is nothing that I would like to contribute. Obviously, I could deal with a number of the points that have been raised, but I do not think that there is time to do that now.
2025-02-03
Stock Market: First-time Investors
My Lords, it is a privilege to open this short debate on encouraging first-time investors. I have been a private investor for 65 years, investing solely in United Kingdom companies. Through books, articles and platforms, I like to think I have been somet
2025-02-03
Stock Market: First-time Investors
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage first-time investors in the stock market.
2024-11-12
House of Lords Reform
My Lords, I am very much in a minority on these Benches, in that I very much oppose an elected House of Lords for a whole host of reasons. It would destroy the relationship between both Houses, where we acknowledge the primacy of the other House. It woul
2024-09-04
Holocaust Memorial Bill
During construction, where will the access point be for all the lorries that will take out the soil and the debris and bring in the building materials? The Minister has not answered that question.
2024-09-04
Holocaust Memorial Bill
My Lords, I declare firstly an interest as president of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, whose members include the Royal Parks and the Imperial War Museum.
It is very sad that the siting of this memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens should
2024-07-22
King’s Speech (4th Day)
My Lords, first I declare an interest. I am here in my 83rd year, and there is a threat of the culling of the 80 year-olds. I would like to ask the Government whether they have any plans to provide counselling for us 80 year-olds as we live through the n
My Lords, we are very fortunate to have the Foreign Secretary in our House. Indeed, it is probably the best decision that the Prime Minister has taken. It is an excellent idea that we have the Foreign Secretary here, and I hope this may be the norm in fu
2024-03-18
Spring Budget 2024
My Lords, it gives me no pleasure to describe our country today as pothole Britain. For years, we have lived beyond our means, compounded, of course, by Covid and Brexit. Most public services are in dire need of greater resources. National morale is very
2024-03-12
UK Armed Forces
My Lords, to say that defence expenditure will be increased to 2.5% “when economic conditions allow”, when Russia and China are massively increasing their defence expenditure and when the world is a tinder-box at the present time, is frankly totally unac
2024-03-11
809 Naval Air Squadron
My Lords, in 2022 the then Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, told the International Relations and Defence Select Committee that the RAF training programme was “lacking” and
“not in the place I would like it to be”.
Apparently, at that stage we had on
2024-02-29
AUKUS
My Lords, I draw attention to my shareholdings as in the register, particularly in the Potteries-based Goodwin plc, which is a major supplier of castings to the US and UK submarine programmes.
Parallel to AUKUS Australia is, pleasingly, spending $7.25
2024-02-19
Conventional Weapon Stocks: Expenditure
My Lords, has the Minister discovered the underground ostrich room deep in the Ministry of Defence? It churns out complacent ministerial briefs and Answers to Questions telling us that all is well: no procurement black holes, enough ships to meet operati
2024-02-08
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
My Lords, Netanyahu’s vengeful bombardment after the barbaric events of 7 October has been disastrous for Israel, for the hostages, for the region and for world Jewry, and it has been catastrophic for the Palestinians. The scale of destruction and human
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Register of Interests · 28 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 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Financial and commercial consultant to Fort Vale Engineering Limited (interest ceased 7 March 2026)
registered 2014-09-16 · amended 2026-05-18
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Director, Emerson Developments (Holdings) Ltd (property development & investment)
registered 2010-04-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Portmeirion Group (ceramics manufacturing)
registered 2026-06-04
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Pebble Beach Systems (software company)
registered 2026-05-14
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Jet2 plc (airline)
registered 2026-02-23
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Hollywood Bowl
registered 2026-01-28
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SSP Group plc (food and beverage outlets) (interest ceased 29 December 2025)
registered 2025-12-04 · amended 2026-01-07
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Primary Health Properties plc
registered 2025-12-04
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Venture Life (health products distribution)
registered 2025-09-30
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Workspace Group plc (property investment)
registered 2025-09-19
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Taylor Wimpey plc (construction)
registered 2025-09-19 · amended 2026-01-21
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James Halstead Plc (manufacturer of flooring products)
registered 2025-06-18
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MS International plc (defence and engineering)
registered 2024-12-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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VP plc (specialist equipment rental group)
registered 2023-10-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Standard Life plc (formerly Phoenix Group Holdings plc) (pension and life insurance consolidation)
registered 2022-08-23 · amended 2026-05-18
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STV Group (Scottish television company) (interest ceased 24 September 2025)
registered 2022-04-21 · amended 2025-09-30
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M&G Investments (investment management)
registered 2019-11-26 · amended 2025-04-05
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Aviva plc (multinational insurance)
registered 2019-11-26 · amended 2025-04-05
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Legal and General Group plc (insurance)
registered 2019-10-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Goodwin plc (engineering)
registered 2019-10-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Cerillion plc (provides ancillary services to telecoms sector)
registered 2016-04-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Anpario plc (natural feed additives)
registered 2012-04-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Vianet Group plc (real-time monitoring systems and data management for leisure)
registered 2012-02-27 · amended 2025-09-19
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Concurrent Technologies plc (software, e-business solutions)
registered 2010-09-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Treatt plc (flavour & fragrances) (interest ceased 29 April 2026)
registered 2010-04-21 · amended 2026-05-18
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PZ Cussons plc (toiletries/cosmetics)
registered 2010-04-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Christie Group plc (business & leisure industry services)
registered 2010-04-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets and hospitality received from American Express to attend The Championships, Wimbledon, 9 July 2025
registered 2025-07-11
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
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Party history
2006-05-26 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
1979-05-03 → 1992-04-09
Conservative
Government posts
1986-09-10 → 1989-07-26
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)
1983-10-18 → 1986-09-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1990-10-26 → 1992-03-16
Defence Committee
2015-06-08 → 2016-08-31
Refreshment Committee (Lords)
2007-11-15 → 2012-06-20
Refreshment Committee (Lords)
2010-12-06 → 2014-05-14
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2010-02-01 → 2010-05-06
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2018-09-04 → 2019-11-04
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Finance Committee (Lords)
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
7
of 7 tabled
5 answered(71.4%)
2
flagged: member has interest
2
departments
2026-03-16
Ministry of Defence
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth: Weapons
interest
Answered
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question and the department's answer.
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
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2008-03-18 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.