The Rt Hon. the Lord Beamish
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Beamish's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Beamish. His name is Kevan David Jones, 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
£1,188
Travel claims
£1,281
Attendance £1,281
Total claimed
£8,405
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
4 Content(2.1%)
137 Not-Content(72.5%)
48 didn't vote(25.4%)
2026-09-08
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2026-07-22
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2026-07-21
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2026-04-27
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-26
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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
2026-09-17
Defence Funding
My Lords, first, I apologise to the House for sounding like a broken record, but does my noble friend agree with me that the Benches opposite should have a bit of humility? When they were in government, from 2010 to 2016, they cut the defence budget by 1
2026-09-15
Ukraine and Russia
My Lords, the situation we face in Ukraine is nothing new. In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea, when the party opposite was slashing the defence budget by 16%. Likewise, the problem we have now with our nuclear deterrent is down to the Liberal Democrats, who
2026-09-10
Defence Spending
My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree with me that, in this debate on the level of defence expenditure, we should look at how we got to where we are today? Between 2010 and 2017, from the Tory-led coalition Government onwards, the then Govern
2026-09-09
UK Automotive and Components Sector
My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest in that, like the Minister, I own a Jaguar Land Rover car. The Minister said that government procurement should be competitive, but in France or Germany, for example, no government Minister would get in a foreig
2026-09-01
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I begin my speech with one thought in my mind: the 97 individuals who lost their lives on 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough, and their families and friends. It is through the tenacious campaign of those families and friends that we are here today. What occu
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, mentioned the Gurkhas. Our thoughts are with all those who serve in British forces and with their families in Nepal. Could the Minister say what support is being given to the Gurkha Welfare Trust and other organi
2026-07-22
Pensions Commission
My Lords, I too welcome my noble friend back to her rightful position. She talked about people working hard to save for their pensions. They include pensioners who worked at Nissan in the north-east. Many now find themselves in very dire straits, because
2026-07-21
Natural England: Gamebird Release Licensing
My Lords, local shoots are important to many local rural economies. I would be interested to know the view of my noble friend the Minister on the position that National England takes in doing economic impact studies on the effects of its policies on loca
2026-07-16
Artificial Intelligence: Legislation
My Lords, I agree with my noble friend that AI is going to be transformational, but the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Houghton, raises a very important point about warfare, where it is going to be transformational and not necessarily for the good. I hear
2026-07-15
National Shipbuilding Strategy
Sir John Parker produced his report on national shipbuilding policy in 2017. It was adapted by the then Government, reviewed in 2022 and adopted by the incoming Labour Government. The Minister’s own department has made some progress towards ensuring that
2026-07-15
National Shipbuilding Strategy
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards implementing the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
My Lords, a central tenet of the UK’s national shipbuilding policy is that we have a drumbeat of orders through UK shipyards, recognising that 38p of every pound put in by the taxpayer comes back directly in tax and national insurance. Can my noble frien
2026-07-06
Armed Forces Bill
Crimea?
2026-07-06
Armed Forces Bill
I concur—and I am on the record as saying—that the defence investment plan needs the money: we need to get to 3% as quickly as possible. But does the noble Earl also agree that the coalition and Conservative Governments between 2010 and 2017 in fact cut
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for the amendments in their names. It is timely to have a debate and to keep raising—as I know the noble Lord, Lord Alton, does regularly—the threat we face from China. The ISC in i
2026-06-29
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
My Lords, this is an appalling case, but some of the themes in it are common to other scandals, including the Post Office scandal: people being ignored, people not knowing how to complain and the system basically coming together to protect itself rather
2026-06-25
Waste Management Carriers: Regulation
My Lords, I have been talking rubbish for many years. This is not just a blight on people’s neighbourhoods but an environmental time bomb ticking away in many communities. It is also a driver of organised crime, with the money used for other nefarious ac
2026-06-23
National Security (State Threats) Bill
I welcome the Bill. The fact that we need it less than three years after the passing of the National Security Act demonstrates the evolving threat that this country faces.
In 2020 the Intelligence and Security Committee, which I chair, published its g
My Lords, in its 2020 report on Russia, the ISC highlighted the malign influence of Russia and, more recently, in our report on Iran, we highlighted the use of the online space to sow division within our politics. Does my noble friend the Minister agree
2026-06-17
State of Extremism Report
My Lords, my noble friend will recognise that an increasing number of the subjects of interest, in both the right-wing space and the Islamic space, being investigated by the security services are individuals under the age of 16. What more can be done to
2026-06-15
Defence Investment Plan
The DIP has a had a gestation period longer than an African elephant, and we are still no further forward. When they came into power, this Government said they were about growth, and a growth agenda for Britain. Does my noble friend agree with me that a
My Lords, the ISC has spent many hours and days doing the task which Parliament set it. I put on record my thanks, on behalf of the committee, to the staff who have worked behind the scenes on this. I also thank the committee members, including two Membe
2026-06-02
Prostate Cancer Screening
My Lords, the problem with prostate cancer is that most men do not have symptoms; it was certainly like that in my case. The Minister said that wide screening would lead to worsening outcomes, but I am sorry: being alive is far better than the alternativ
My Lords, the ISC was given a clear task to look at documents that were going to be released on the humble Address for national security and international relations harm. We have done that. We spent many hours doing it. I pay credit to the committee memb
My Lords, I rise to bring news from the front to your Lordships’ House. After another five-hour meeting today, the Intelligence and Security Committee, which I chair, has now completed reviewing all the documents that have been referred to it. I stress t
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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registered 2025-04-07
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Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2008-10-05 → 2010-05-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)
Opposition posts
2010-10-08 → 2016-01-06
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2010-05-12 → 2010-10-08
Shadow Minister (Veterans)
Committee memberships
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Defence Committee
2001-07-16 → 2009-01-19
Defence Committee
2003-07-10 → 2003-11-28
Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
2010-11-02 → 2013-07-01
Administration Committee
2005-07-12 → 2009-01-26
Administration Committee
2011-01-17 → 2011-03-08
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2005-12-19 → 2006-05-09
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2020-03-02 → 2021-05-20
Regulatory Reform
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Regulatory Reform
2024-12-16 → present
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2020-07-13 → 2024-05-30
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2017-11-16 → 2019-11-06
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Defence Sub-Committee
2020-06-15 → 2024-05-30
Procedure Committee
2021-02-25 → 2021-04-14
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-02-22 → 2021-02-22
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-09-07 → 2021-09-22
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
2022-01-26 → 2022-02-02
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
2022-06-29 → 2022-10-18
National Security Bill
2023-03-08 → 2023-03-15
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
2024-02-28 → 2024-03-07
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
2024-03-06 → 2024-03-13
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
2024-03-20 → 2024-04-17
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cardiac Risk in the Young
Subject Group
|
Officer | Cardiac Risk in the Young | 4 | 2027-05-20 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic Surgery (Standards of Practice) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-10-19 | |
| Armed Forces (Federation) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2008-05-13 | |
| Armed Forces (Federation) Bill | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-06-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.