The Rt Hon. the Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton TD
Non-affiliated
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton TD. His name is Mark Lancaster, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,046
16 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£819
Travel claims
£227
Attendance £227
Total claimed
£8,092
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
53
5 meetings ·
19 hospitality ·
1 gift ·
28 overseas trips
· 2014-01-01 → 2019-12-31
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-11 | — | Defence Engagement at Defence and Security Equipment International | ministry-of-defence |
| 2019-04-30 | — | To sign Armed Forces Covenant | ministry-of-defence |
| 2016-07-11 | — | Discuss defence issues | ministry-of-defence |
| 2015-07-02 | — | Introductory Office Call | ministry-of-defence |
| 2015-01-01 | — | Introductory Office Call | ministry-of-defence |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-10 | — | Reception | — |
| 2019-08-15 | — | Reception | — |
| 2019-07-19 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2019-07-19 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2019-05-04 | — | Reception/Lunch | — |
| 2018-03-20 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2018-01-29 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2018-01-24 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2018-01-15 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2017-12-13 | — | Awards Ceremony and Dinner | — |
| 2017-12-05 | — | SBS Boxing and Dinner | — |
| 2017-10-31 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2017-10-25 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2017-10-24 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2017-10-18 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2017-07-15 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2016-07-11 | — | Sit-down lunch | — |
| 2015-01-01 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2015-01-01 | — | Dinner | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Used for official hospitality | — |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 28
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
George Town, Cayman Islands
Scheduled flight
|
Improve Resilence for the Overseas Territory in relation to humanitanian aid and disaster relief | — |
| — |
Cayman Islands, Carribean
Scheduled flight
|
To meeting with Cayman Defence Forces | — |
| — |
Diego Garcia, British Indian Oceans Territories
Scheduled flight
|
Defence Engagement visit | — |
| — |
Norfolk Virginia, USA
Scheduled flight
|
US Navy College visit | — |
| — |
Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Banjul, Gambia
Scheduled flight
|
Defence/Bilateral Engagement visit | — |
| — |
Casablanca, Morocco
Scheduled flight
|
Bilateral Visit | — |
| — |
Berlin, Germany
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the Northern Group Ministerial Meeting | — |
| — |
Cairo, Egypt
Scheduled flight
|
Bilateral Visit | — |
| — |
Washington, USA; New York, USA
Scheduled flight
|
Visit British Embassy in Washington for bilaterals meeting senior US officials. Visit to New York to West Point, the US Army University | — |
| — |
Tallinn, Estonia
Scheduled flight
|
To attend a Military Exercise and Bilateral visit | — |
| — |
Warsaw, Poland
Scheduled flight
|
20th anniversary of Polands accession to NATO and the 15th anniversary of Polands membership of the EU | — |
| — |
Washington
Scheduled flight
|
ICEX Exercise | — |
| — |
Munich (from Nepal return to LHR)
Scheduled flight
|
Munich Security Conference | — |
| — |
Nepal
Scheduled flight
|
Official Visit | — |
| — |
Larnaca
Scheduled flight
|
Sovereign Base visit | — |
| — |
Chile, Montevideo, Bogota
Scheduled flight
|
Bilateral visit | — |
| — |
Georgia
Scheduled flight
|
Bilateral visit | — |
| — |
Jordan
Scheduled flight
|
High level engagement | — |
| — |
Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda,
Scheduled flight and RAF Plane
|
Africa Bilateral visit | — |
| — |
Estonia, Polan and Ukraine
Civilian Air
|
Official Overseas Visit | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
79 Content(41.8%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
107 didn't vote(56.6%)
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
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
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
Since my noble friend is a bit gloomy, I would like to cheer him up slightly. The answer to the question, “What does the reserve service give to employers?” is, “Actually, quite a lot”. To answer the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, one
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, this is one of those moments when it would be very easy to remain firmly in my seat. I declare my interest as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets), and I therefore find myself something of a piggy in the middle of this de
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
I thank the Minister for his reply and echo his comments: the thoughts of your Lordships’ House are with the friends and families of those affected and we thank all our staff at the embassy in Kathmandu, many of whom I know, who are doing a fantastic job
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
My Lords, I declare my interest as Deputy Colonel Commandant, Brigade of Gurkhas.
2026-09-01
Nepal: Flooding
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support Nepal following the recent flooding in that country.
2026-07-06
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I start by declaring an interest that, as of 15 June, I was appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, with responsibility for reserves and cadets. I am now the de facto most sen
My Lords, I am grateful to be able to contribute to this debate. I should say that I welcome these regulations. After all, they introduce a number of new sanctions into the Russia sanctions regime, which aims to encourage the Russian Government to cease
2026-06-04
Military in the Gulf
My Lords, I declare my interest as a serving member of the Armed Forces. The naval support facility in Bahrain is an excellent facility, commissioned by the last Government specifically to support the forward deployment of frigates and ships in the Gulf.
2026-04-28
National Emergency Plan for Fuel
My Lords, military aid to the civil authorities, or MACA, tasks are a standard provision within national resilience and there is a MACA task for fuel shortages. However, policy is clear that the military should only ever be used in extremis. The challen
2026-04-16
Local Resilience Forums
My Lords, I declare my interest as head of the Army Reserve. I have been an active reservist now for 38 years and played a very active part during the Covid crisis, but the challenge always is that we tend to default to the military when it comes to aid
2026-03-26
Middle East: Economic Update
My Lord, I declare my interest as director of the Army Reserve. I listened carefully to the Minister’s Statement about the increase in defence spending, which is, of course, most welcome. Can the Minister perhaps then confirm to me that, next year, the M
2026-03-26
Middle East: Economic Update
My Lords—
My Lords, I also take this opportunity to welcome this provision. I just have one question, and I apologise in advance to the Minister that it is detailed, but I am attempting—dare I say—to help the Government. Since this Act became an Act, the Armed F
2026-01-15
Royal Navy: Nuclear Submarines
My Lords, I declare my interest as a serving member of His Majesty’s Armed Forces. My concern is not so much about the submarines but the people. I pay tribute to our service personnel serving in the silent service. I had the privilege of spending three
2026-01-14
New Medium Helicopter Contract
My Lords, I declare my interest as director of the Army Reserve. Successive Governments have rightly linked defence investment to economic growth. Of course, a key element of that is the export element. However, we have a history of procuring the exquisi
2025-12-16
US National Security Strategy
My Lords, I was in Washington DC last week with other members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and when the national security strategy was discussed with our fellow elected members in the US, their message was clear: that NSSs come and go, sometimes t
2025-11-05
“Soldier F” Trial Verdict
My Lords, I declare an interest as a serving member of the Armed Forces. It is impossible not to conclude that successive Governments have failed in their duty of care to our veterans. The process itself has been a punishment. This has not gone unnoticed
2025-10-30
Asylum Seekers: MoD Housing
My Lords, I declare my interest as director of the Army Reserve. The MoD training estate is oversubscribed; indeed, that is one of the biggest factors when it comes to trying to train the Army Reserve. While I commend to the Minister the announcement in
2025-09-11
Nepal: Protests
I am grateful to the Minister for his Answer. Your Lordships’ House will be as saddened as I am to see the chaos that has descended over Nepal over the last week. What started as a peaceful protest by Gen Z-ers against the banning of social media and cor
2025-09-11
Nepal: Protests
I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my interest as Deputy Colonel Commandant of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
2025-09-11
Nepal: Protests
To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Nepal following the recent protests about the ban on social media.
I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. I suppose I bring good news: I do not think we have a problem with recruitment. The one thing we do not have is a shortage of people wishing to join the Armed Forces. The problem we have is the self-impo
My Lords, I support this continuation order. I start by declaring my interests as a director of the Army Reserve and the chairman of the Reserve Forces review in 2030. I will ask a couple of questions but, in looking forward to next year’s Armed Forces A
2025-07-10
Government Resilience Action Plan
I should have declared an interest.
2025-07-10
Government Resilience Action Plan
My Lords, the military aid to civil authorities is the established process by which the military is used at times of national crisis or, indeed, prolonged strikes. The challenge is that it is the same Private Jones who is the stand-in tanker driver, the
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Register of Interests · 6 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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Commissioned Officer, Army Reserve
registered 2020-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Director, Hampshire Sport and Leisure Holdings Ltd (owner of The Aegis Bowl and Hampshire Cricket Club)
registered 2020-11-02 · amended 2025-04-07
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Director, Rananiti Ltd (member’s company providing strategic advice; clients are Hampshire Sport and Leisure Holdings Ltd) (through Rananiti Ltd the member is on the international advisory board of Malam Jabba Ski Resort)
registered 2020-11-02 · amended 2026-09-03
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Rananiti Ltd (member’s company providing strategic advice)
registered 2020-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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House in Milton Keynes from which rental income is received
registered 2020-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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As a member of the All-Parliamentary Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces, the member receives invitations to breakfast and dinner briefings which during the calendar year exceed £300 in value and all of which are paid for by sources listed in the register of APPGs
registered 2024-01-24 · amended 2025-07-08
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Party history
2026-06-15 → present
Non-affiliated
current
2005-05-05 → 2026-06-14
Conservative
Government posts
2017-06-13 → 2019-12-12
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2015-05-08 → 2017-06-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-08
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2007-07-06 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (International Development)
2006-11-08 → 2007-07-06
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2006-01-16
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
2006-01-16 → 2006-11-27
Defence Committee
2008-04-17 → 2009-05-21
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
2009-07-13 → 2010-05-06
International Development Committee
2011-01-17 → 2011-03-08
Armed Forces Bill Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Belize
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 14 | 2024-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 15 | 2024-01-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Critical Minerals
Subject Group
|
Officer | Critical Minerals Association | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
|
Nepal All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-06 |
|
St Helena All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-06-04 |
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/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
14
of 14 tabled
14 answered(100.0%)
1
flagged: member has interest
3
departments
2026-03-25
Department for Business and Trade
Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
Answered
2026-03-25
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business: Carbon Emissions
Answered
2026-03-25
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business: Carbon Emissions
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Business and Trade
Minerals: Departmental Responsibilities
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Business and Trade
Minerals: Departmental Responsibilities
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Business and Trade
Minerals: International Cooperation
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Business and Trade
Minerals: Innovation and Supply Chains
Answered
2026-02-12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nepal: Development Aid
Answered
2026-01-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nepal: Development Aid
interest
Answered
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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)
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-20 | |
| Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2010-06-30 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.