The Rt Hon. the Lord Spellar
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Spellar's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Spellar. His name is John Spellar, 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.
Party history
1982-10-28 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2008-10-05 → 2010-05-06
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-10
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
2002-05-29 → 2003-06-13
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
2001-06-08 → 2002-05-29
Minister of State (Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions) (Transport)
1999-07-29 → 2001-06-08
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
1997-05-06 → 1999-07-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Opposition posts
2010-10-08 → 2015-09-18
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
1995-06-01 → 1997-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
1994-06-01 → 1995-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
1992-06-01 → 1994-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2006-05-17 → 2006-10-31
Conventions (Joint Committee)
2009-02-09 → 2010-05-06
Finance and Services Committee
2010-11-22 → 2013-07-01
Administration Committee
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
Defence Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Defence Committee
2015-07-06 → 2017-05-03
Defence Committee
2020-03-05 → 2024-05-30
Defence Sub-Committee
2017-09-12 → 2019-11-06
Defence Sub-Committee
2015-09-08 → 2017-05-03
Defence Sub-Committee
2016-02-10 → 2017-05-03
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2020-11-10 → 2024-05-30
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
2021-12-15 → 2022-01-05
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
2023-01-18 → 2023-01-25
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
2023-02-01 → 2023-02-08
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
2023-03-08 → 2023-03-15
Firearms Bill
2024-03-20 → 2024-04-17
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
2024-04-24 → 2024-05-01
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
2024-05-01 → 2024-05-08
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
2026-01-27 → present
National Resilience Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
spellarj@parliament.uk
020 7219 4764 · House of Lords, London
020 7219 4764 · House of Lords, London
APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-09 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Thailand
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS)
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | BAE Systems PLC · Babcock International · Rolls Royce Submarines Ltd | 4 | 2027-02-16 |
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
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.
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.