The Rt Hon. the Lord Dodds of Duncairn OBE
Democratic Unionist Party
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Dodds of Duncairn OBE. His name is Nigel Dodds, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,936
16 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£1,229
Travel claims
£2,660
Attendance £2,660
Total claimed
£9,825
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
60 Content(31.7%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
126 didn't vote(66.7%)
2026-09-08
Content
26–63
Not-Content
2026-06-09
Content
13–66
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
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
2026-09-14
Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
That is precisely my point. I do not argue with the need to uprate them, for the reasons that the Minister has set out, but why has it taken so long? Why has it been 21 years since there was any change in these limits, given the massive increase in costs
2026-09-14
Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
My Lords, I will speak briefly on these statutory instruments, which I welcome broadly for the reasons that my noble friend Lord Weir and the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, outlined. I have a couple of queries on which I would be grateful for the Minister
My Lords, I am grateful to all those who took part in the debate, especially those who have indicated support for my regret amendment. One noble Baroness questioned what is achieved by these debates and who benefits. Well, I suppose when the Government d
My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations. Once again, we are debating regulations which may appear on the surface to be technical and limited in scope, but, as we know, such regulations raise issues of real constitutional and democr
As an amendment to the above motion, at end insert “but that this House regrets that the Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 implement provisions of EU law on part of the Un
2026-06-18
Face-to-face Banking Services
My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s reply, as well as the Government’s Access to Banking Services review and the powers they have committed to taking through the Financial Services and Markets Bill. Everybody knows the negative impacts that the denial of
2026-06-18
Face-to-face Banking Services
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In so doing, I am sure the whole House will want to join me in wishing Garter King of Arms, this being his last Introduction, a very happy retirement and all best wishes.
2026-06-18
Face-to-face Banking Services
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure communities have access to face-to-face banking services.
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
My Lords, scenes of appalling violence that we have seen in Belfast and in north Belfast, which I used to have the honour to represent in the other place, have been rightly condemned by everybody. Such violence serves absolutely no purpose except to hur
My Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity to speak in the gap. I want first of all to join with the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, in her remarks about the incident in north Belfast—the area I had the honour to represent in the other place for almost 20 y
2026-05-20
King’s Speech
It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, and I entirely agree with what she said about social care and the need for a timetable—that is a glaring omission from the Government’s programme.
I will speak mainly about health. The NH
2026-05-19
Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
My Lords, I warmly welcome the way in which the Minister introduced her remarks by referencing the sacrifices made by members of the security forces, who suffered grievous losses to protect everybody in Northern Ireland. That is often forgotten in the pe
2026-05-19
VAT Relief: Business Donations
My Lords, I welcome what the Minister said about this relief. Could he expand on what regard he had to Article 8 of the Windsor Framework, which requires part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, to be aligned with the EU, rather than with the rest o
My Lords, it is an honour to speak in this debate and to be a member of the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. I thank our chairman for how he outlined the contents of the report today and, more br
2026-03-12
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the statutory instrument in the way that he did, to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for introducing her fatal Motion, and to the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, for introducing the regret Motion. It is very importa
2026-03-12
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
I thank the noble Baroness, who raises a very important point, because when the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper was published, and was heavily sold in order to get the restoration of the Assembly and the Executive and so on, great emphasis was put u
2026-03-03
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, but say gently to her that Brexit has allowed the UK Government to pursue this legislation. As we have seen in the cases of Denmark and the Irish Republic, both Governments, whatever the
My Lords, I welcome the publication of this report, but the process in these negotiations is very uncertain and it remains to be seen whether the outcome will be in the best interests of the United Kingdom. The report suggests that the Government have ma
2026-02-26
Duty Relief Exemption: Small Parcels
I thank the Minister for the answers that he has given thus far. He mentioned the EU reset negotiations. Can he tell us whether this issue is part of those negotiations and, more generally, what the timetable is for the outcome of the negotiations? Is th
2026-01-29
UK-EU Customs Union
My Lords, I warmly congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Gill, and the noble Lords, Lord Docherty and Lord Doyle, on their excellent maiden speeches. I look forward to that yet to be made, and to the valedictory speech of the noble Lord, Lord Offord.
2026-01-27
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I want to contribute briefly, because we have had some powerful speeches and important contributions. Wherever you stand on the issue of Palestine Action and the arguments around that, one thing that we are all agreed on, as we have heard in th
2026-01-08
Broadcasting: Recent Developments
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for securing this important debate. I want to draw your Lordships’ attention to an important decision now affecting broadcasting generally and the stakeholder forum that has been established by DCMS regardin
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025.
Relevant document: 33rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I think we are all agreed that this is a very serious issue, as the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, said, for people in Northern Ireland. The noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, mentioned constituti
My Lords, I will speak also to the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations.
The stated purpose of these regulations is to bring Great Britain’s vehicle type approval regime into closer alignment with the European Union legislatio
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Register of Interests · 2 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 3: Land and property
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One office property in Belfast from which rental income is received
registered 2020-10-28 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Taiwan, 28 March-3 April 2026 as a member of the British/Taiwanese APPG to meet the President, Cabinet Ministers, and Opposition Members of Parliament; travel and accommodation provided by Government of Taiwan
registered 2026-04-14
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Democratic Unionist Party
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2017-07-01 → 2019-11-06
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)
2015-05-08 → 2019-11-06
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Reform and Constitutional Issues)
2015-05-08 → 2019-11-06
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
2010-06-01 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Justice)
2010-06-01 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2010-05-06 → 2019-11-06
DUP Westminster Leader
2008-06-04 → 2010-05-06
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Without Portfolio)
2007-06-01 → 2010-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
2007-06-01 → 2010-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
2005-06-01 → 2007-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
2005-06-01 → 2007-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
2001-07-01 → 2008-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2009-02-09 → 2009-05-18
Members' Allowances
2009-11-09 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2009-11-09 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2021-04-14 → 2024-05-30
Windsor Framework Sub-Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
doddsn@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on War Heritage
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 13 | 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
Showing
24
of 24 tabled
24 answered(100.0%)
7
departments
2026-07-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Slovakia: Religious Freedom
Answered
2026-07-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
Answered
2026-07-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
Answered
2026-07-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
Answered
2026-06-08
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Algeria: Religious Freedom
Answered
2026-03-12
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries
Answered
2026-03-12
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Answered
2026-03-12
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
Answered
2026-02-06
Northern Ireland Office
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
Answered
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sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill [HL] | Lead | 2nd reading | 2026-06-03 |
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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2026-06-03 | |
| Support and Protection for Elderly People and Adults at Risk of Abuse Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2010-11-10 | |
| Lisbon Treaty (Referendum) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-12-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.