The Lord Horam
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Horam's full title is The Lord Horam. His name is John Rhodes Horam, 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
73 Content(45.1%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
85 didn't vote(52.5%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
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
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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2026-01-05
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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
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
My Lords, before I contribute to this extremely interesting debate, I will pay a small tribute to those who are connoisseurs of these debates, and recognise the late Lord Skidelsky, who died unexpectedly and sadly last month. I felt particularly close to
2026-03-17
Spring Forecast Statement
I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and to the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso, who made an excellent valedictory speech. I had no idea that both of them had a stammer. I might mention that Nye Bevan had a stammer as well. That is a rather h
My Lords, briefly, I support the remarks made by my noble friend Lord Callanan, and I particularly support his Amendment 47. I also support Amendment 50 from the noble Lord, Lord Purvis.
The scrutiny of this Bill by the House of Lords has been excelle
2025-12-11
The UK’s Demographic Future
He is pointing at my noble friend Lady Hodgson of Abinger, his wife.
I am eternally grateful to my noble friend for all that he has done. As for this report, there are a number of reasons why we should adopt an authority looking at population. First,
2025-12-11
The UK’s Demographic Future
I think we can all agree, my Lords, that if anyone deserves a debate on a subject of their choice, it is my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. This is not simply because of this particular report, with its brilliant title asking us to look to t
2025-12-04
Autumn Budget 2025
My Lord, any competent economist alive or dead recognises that a crucial part of a Government’s economic performance, particularly one which is predicated on getting more growth, is to control public spending. Margaret Thatcher, although she was not an e
I should just correct the noble Baroness. When Mr Henry Smith was the Conservative MP for Crawley, he listened very carefully to the people in his constituency. He was also an active member of the APPG on Chagos, of which I am a member.
I will follow my noble friend Lord Hannan on this subject of consultation. It really is quite shocking that there is no mention in the agreement of any consultation with the Chagossians—no mention at all. Indeed, as I said at Second Reading, there is onl
My Lords, we recently celebrated the centenary of the birth of Margaret Thatcher. I think we all realise that we could do—as many people say today—with another Margaret Thatcher to deal with the mess confronting us. We certainly need her ability to cent
My Lords, I shallow narrow down the grand anti-colonial views of my noble friend Lord Hannan—it was a splendid piece of radical demography, if I may say so, and really well done—to the point made very clearly by the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and my good
2025-09-03
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
I am very interested in the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. He always makes a very pertinent point, but this is surely wrong in common sense. I do not speak as a lawyer, as the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, did, but this is common sense. Surely, as
2025-07-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
It was never deployed as a deterrent. As my noble friend Lord Davies of Gower said, it was never put into operation. The idea that the Minister can say that it did not work is nonsense, because it was never actually tried. First, there were all the judic
2025-07-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
With respect, it is not completely different. The fact is that the Australians arranged a successful deterrent, which is what all Governments are trying to achieve. What the last Conservative Government were trying to achieve was obviously not entirely t
2025-07-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Exactly. It is such a pity. We made the point on ID cards just recently that one of the worst aspects of our system of government is new Governments coming in and instantly reversing policies carried through by the preceding Government. ID cards were an
2025-07-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
That is not true; it was offloading as well, because the decisions were taken by the Government in Nauru at the behest of the Australian Government, although they obviously had a back-up situation and did not entirely hand it over. However, if the noble
2025-07-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Like the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, I am a veteran of those dreadful, seemingly endless debates and I too recall them with some horror, including the ping-pong. But let us put this in perspective. That policy was chosen because it replicated the only p
2025-07-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
To adjudicate between my noble friends Lord Harper and Lord Jackson, I think that my noble friend Lord Harper has a point. We can do something short of full-scale electronic data collection and the identity card system. The problem at the moment, frankly
2025-06-02
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, I add my compliments to my noble friend Lord Harper on his characteristically deft maiden speech. With his great political experience, he will always command a hearing in this Chamber, although perhaps a few people will hope fervently that, as
My Lords, this is an extremely worthwhile report. Its worth is reflected in the fact that, despite the turbulence of the last six months, it is as relevant today as it was when it came out in September last year. As the report says, it invokes the need t
2025-04-03
Farming and Rural Communities
Unlike the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, I am afraid that I do not possess a great knowledge of farming. However, it is interesting how many noble Lords who do not possess a knowledge of farming have been drawn into this debate; it shows the concern that
2025-01-23
Economic Growth
I am delighted that my noble friend Lord Swire finished on an optimistic note. I share his optimism—this is a great country in which it is very good to do business. I know this because I started an economic consultancy many years ago, which still flouris
My Lords, the UK remains the sixth-largest economy in the world if you look at crude gross domestic product. Sadly, the bad news is that it has slipped down the league of nations in gross domestic product per head. We are now either 21st or 28th in GDP p
2024-12-11
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I first congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, on her entirely delightful valedictory speech. As she knows, I was once an MP for Gateshead, and I know her area well. She is a doughty champion for that part of the world, which does need cha
2024-11-12
House of Lords Reform
Like the noble Baroness, Lady Mallalieu, I too welcome the conciliatory tone in which the Leader of the House introduced this debate. I welcome this debate, which is obviously looking at the whole area of the second Chamber, not just this particular Bill
2024-09-05
Housing: Modern Methods of Construction
My Lords, we all know that we have a serious housing problem in this country. Any serious attempt to increase supply should include modern methods of construction. They do get over the problem of a shortage of traditional skills. They do save time. They
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Party history
1992-04-09 → present
Conservative
current
1981-03-02 → 1983-06-09
Social Democratic Party
1970-06-18 → 1981-03-02
Labour
Government posts
1995-11-29 → 1997-05-01
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
1995-03-06 → 1995-11-27
Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office)
1976-09-12 → 1979-05-03
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1992-04-27 → 1995-03-31
Public Accounts Committee
1997-11-12 → 2003-07-16
Environmental Audit Committee
Chair
1997-12-02 → 2003-07-16
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2005-07-12 → 2010-05-06
Foreign Affairs Committee
2013-11-27 → 2014-05-14
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2014-06-12 → 2015-03-30
Communications and Digital Committee
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-03-05 → 2020-10-14
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords)
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
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)
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.