The Rt Hon. the Lord Beamish
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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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
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
3 Content(1.9%)
114 Not-Content(70.4%)
45 didn't vote(27.8%)
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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
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
2026-04-20
Security Vetting
My Lords, the humble Address that Parliament passed gave the Intelligence and Security Committee, which I chair, the responsibility to consider those documents that, if released, would affect national security or international relations. This February, w
2026-03-17
Fujitsu: Post Office Horizon Case
My Lords, the situation outlined by my good friend, the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, is right. Fujitsu provided the equipment for the Post Office and knew what was wrong with it, and, even worse, it had a contract to provide information in court to prosec
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti’s amendment. We discussed this in Committee. My involvement, like that of the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, is through the experience of the Post Office Horizon scandal. In those cases, we saw computer e
2026-03-02
Middle East
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for repeating the Statement. I also thank her, and through her the Government, for the intelligence brief I had this afternoon on the current situation. Clearly, President Trump and now His Majesty’s Opposition seem to h
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, raised ISC staff. Their job, and that of the committee, was made incredibly difficult by the previous Conservative Government cutting the budget and interfering with the appointments to the committee. The committe
2026-02-12
Environment Agency: Waste Crime
I have been talking rubbish for many years; more accurately, I have been talking about waste crime and disposal for many years. I first got interested when I was the chair of public health in Newcastle in the 1990s. As the Member of Parliament for North
2026-02-12
Post Office Capture and Horizon Scandals
My Lords, as the person who first exposed the Capture system, I welcome the fact that victims are now being paid. That was in spite, for example, of the Post Office, which, with all the publicity around Horizon, never publicly pointed out that the Captur
2026-02-11
Victims and Courts Bill
Having been a Minister myself, I know that the Minister can do that tonight. She knows what will happen if she does not bring it forward: an amendment will be tabled, and it will get passed.
2026-02-11
Victims and Courts Bill
I am not opposed to consultation, but, I am sorry, this Government are hiding behind consultation. Once the consultation is finished, we then need action, but that is not happening, not just in this area but in a whole host of other areas.
2026-02-11
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, I too support Amendment 61 in the name of my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti.
When I left my home in Durham on Monday morning, I had a phone call. It was from an individual I had met five years earlier. He was the husband of a postmistress in
2026-01-26
Chinese Embassy
My Lords, my noble friend, in her answer, referred to the ISC. The ISC has looked at this very closely. We were given access to all the confidential and sensitive documentation, and we took evidence from our security services and Ministers; I thank them
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister suggested that this agreement was supported by our Five Eyes partners, including the United States—the Secretary of State to the US made a statement to that effect. I know from briefings we have had in the ISC the
2026-01-13
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
My Lords, as has already been mentioned, the ISC’s report last year on Iran demonstrated the key role that the IRGC plays in the Iranian regime. People say that, for example, the United States has proscribed the IRGC, but it has a very different set of l
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, has just said that this was not part of a Labour manifesto, but it was part of the last Government’s determination to get a deal on the issue of Diego Garcia. I accept that there are genuine arguments in this deba
2026-01-07
Venezuela
My Lords, I do not want the Minister to comment on events in the North Atlantic, but does she agree that the UK has a proud tradition of enforcing international maritime law, especially against unregistered vessels and those being used, for example, in t
2025-12-18
Lithuania: Balloon Incursions
My Lords, as we approach Christmas, I am sure that my noble friend and all Members of the House would wish to thank the members of our Armed Forces and security services, who will be working over Christmas, at home and abroad, to keep us all safe. The Ba
2025-12-16
US National Security Strategy
My Lords, last week the US Congress, on a bipartisan basis, passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which was signed by the President on Thursday night. That Act commits US troops to Europe, highlights that it sees Russia as a threat not only to E
2025-12-11
United States: Intelligence Sharing
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister was on the Intelligence and Security Committee when it looked at detainee mistreatment and rendition in 2018. That report led to the Government of the day reviewing the consolidated guidance, which led to the Fulfor
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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
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
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0 as lead sponsor
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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 |
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.