The Lord Cromwell
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Cromwell's full title is The Lord Cromwell. His name is Godfrey John Bewicke-Copley, 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
42 Content(25.9%)
41 Not-Content(25.3%)
79 didn't vote(48.8%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
30–130
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2026-04-13
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65–173
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-26
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115–197
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2026-03-26
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64–140
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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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
2026-06-17
Thames Water
I agree with the Minister that debt overburdening of the company was a major cause of its problems. She has heard me call many a time for the new regulator to have the proper understanding of financial engineering, which the current Ofwat team simply did
2026-06-16
Russian Shadow Fleet
While the Minister may have handed this off to the Department for Transport, can he comment on the likely fate of the crews of the ships that are being detained and on the future expectation of what will happen to the oil and to the ships themselves, man
2026-06-09
Water Companies
My Lords, yesterday I asked the Minister how long it takes to build a reservoir, but I am not sure I got an answer. I am told by a bit of internet research that it will take roughly 10 years to get through planning and then a further five to 10 years to
2026-06-08
South East Water: Disruption of Supply
The Minister knows that she has my full support in shaking up the water industry, as we have discussed on quite a number of occasions. While it is all very well for us to tell her to hurry up and supply more water, can she tell the House how long it take
2026-04-22
Plastic Pollution Reduction
My Lords, does the Minister agree that one of the biggest practical difficulties in all this is separating plastic from general waste? Are the Government going to get involved in incentivising the earlier separation of plastic from general waste?
Forgive me for interrupting. The noble Lord is giving us a lot of very interesting information, but we are on Report and I just wonder how much more he has to give us.
Good morning, my Lords, and indeed it is good morning. I support Amendment 318C, which has just been spoken to by my noble friend Lord Thurlow. I should start by declaring that I have a son who works for a commercial property company.
My noble friend
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I support this amendment. Undersea cables are our critical infrastructure. They are the arteries in and out of the heart of the UK’s economy, its defence, our national commerce and even our ability to communicate. They are fundamental to our se
2026-03-18
Trail-hunting
My Lords, my family, on our farm, has not allowed fox-hunting across that land for well over 40 years. However, as a student, I occasionally used to run cross-country with a piece of rope and a scented rag, and was pursued by hounds. I can assure the Hou
2026-03-17
Fujitsu: Post Office Horizon Case
Can the Minister confirm that Fujitsu has a role in the national emergency alert system on which our entire society depends? If so, is it time for a rethink?
2026-03-11
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Small Farms
My Lords, can the Minister confirm that, in the first round of SFI26, the maximum per farm will be capped at £100,000? According to my mathematics, these aspirant billionaires with 50 hectares cannot possibly fit enough options in there to get to £100,0
2026-03-11
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Small Farms
My Lords—
2026-03-11
UK Space Economy
Does the Minister agree that space still lacks an effective and enforceable legal framework, including liability for the space junk that has just been referred to, which is continuously being fly-tipped in space and is now blighting the few usable orbits
2026-02-25
Crime and Policing Bill
Before the Minister sits down, may I ask him a question? I am sure that Defra issuing guidance on best practice for fly-tipping will strike fear, terror and a sense of repentance into fly-tippers. That slightly cheeky comment aside, if he will forgive me
2026-02-25
Crime and Policing Bill
Does that mean that the noble Earl will support the amendment in the Lobby?
2026-02-25
Crime and Policing Bill
The argument could be summarised as letting perfect be the enemy of good. I am trying to suggest that seizing vehicles, making the polluter pay, if you can catch them, and putting points on their licence are steps towards solving the problem. They are no
2026-02-25
Crime and Policing Bill
I am very grateful for the kind things that the noble Lord is saying. To clarify, local authorities will clear up fly-tipping that is on the verge of the highway. Although it is not anywhere in law, if it is beyond 10 metres from there, it is your proble
2026-02-25
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I declare an interest as a director of a farming company that is regularly the victim of fly-tipping of various scales.
I agree absolutely with every word that the noble Viscount shared with us a little while ago. I would add that the waste,
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
I will follow the strictures just put on us to stay with the amendment. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Deben, as he still came back for another bite, that as someone who sat on the Industry and Regulators Committee that looked into the water industry in d
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part; I am not going to namecheck—you all know who you are.
It would be an act of cruelty to encourage the Minister, with his cough, to say anything further. I was tempted to ask him to go into a lot more detai
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have just been informed by the noble Lord, Lord Garnier, that I am about to commit almost a criminal offence by speaking at all. “We few, we happy few”. I will be as quick as I can. I start by thanking the Ministers, the noble Lords, Lord Han
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment, which I thoroughly support, despite it committing the legislative sin of having a list in it. It references animal hustling, which is probably already a criminal offence in a different area of the law, so
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
I thank the Minister for that answer. I was described in a previous debate as a legislative terrier, so I can assure him that I would like very much to meet his officials and, if necessary, nip their heels, because I am after a date when we are going to
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Register of Interests · 9 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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Member, Advisory Board, BitCompli Ltd (provides digital asset regulatory advice in crypto and digital assets)
registered 2025-02-07 · amended 2026-02-23
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Director, Hadraj Ltd (family farming and property in Leicestershire)
registered 2020-06-26 · amended 2026-02-23
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Director, The Britain–Russia Centre and The British East–West Centre (not-for-profit providing information, training, consultancy, election monitoring and other services for economic and social development in CIS countries)
registered 2014-04-12 · amended 2026-06-01
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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GECCCO Ltd (dormant company created for project work)
registered 2014-04-12 · amended 2026-06-01
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Microsoft Corporation (technology)
registered 2025-03-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Nvidia Corporation (computer hardware)
registered 2025-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Amazon Inc (retail)
registered 2025-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Alphabet Inc (technology)
registered 2025-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Member attends dinners given by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces and receives occasional hospitality which during the calendar year may cumulatively exceed £300 in value and which is paid for from funds from sponsors in the register of APPGs
registered 2020-01-31 · amended 2026-02-23
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Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
1982-08-18 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2016-09-01 → 2021-01-28
Finance Committee (Lords)
2017-06-27 → 2019-07-01
European Union Committee
2021-09-14 → 2026-04-29
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Industry and Regulators Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-03-06
UK Engagement with Space Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
cromwellg@parliament.uk
020 7219 5678 · House of Lords , London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 8 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Central Asia
Country, Area or Region Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2026-11-14 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | climate change & (in)security project | 4 | 2025-05-14 |
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
21
of 21 tabled
17 answered(81.0%)
5
departments
2026-04-15
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
Answered
2026-04-15
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
Answered
2026-04-15
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
Answered
2026-03-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis
Answered
2026-03-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Private Property
Answered
2026-01-15
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Private Property
Answered
2026-01-05
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications
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.
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.