The Rt Hon. the Lord McLoughlin CH
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord McLoughlin's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord McLoughlin CH. His name is Patrick Alan McLoughlin, 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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
43
28 meetings ·
8 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
7 overseas trips
· 2014-01-01 → 2026-05-01
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 28
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Rail Investment | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | UK transport infrastructure | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | To discuss rail | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular aviation update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Aviation | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Freight Transport Infrastructure | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Regular rail update | department-for-transport |
| 2014-04-01 | — | To discuss electric buses | department-for-transport |
| 2014-01-01 | — | To discuss aviation | department-for-transport |
| 2014-01-01 | — | To discuss transport resilience | department-for-transport |
| 2014-01-01 | — | To discuss rail | department-for-transport |
| 2014-01-01 | — | To discuss rail | department-for-transport |
| 2014-01-01 | — | To discuss high speed rail | department-for-transport |
| 2014-01-01 | — | To discuss rail | department-for-transport |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-18 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2014-06-11 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2014-05-20 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-05-13 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-05-05 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-04-30 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2014-04-30 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Dinner | — |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Belgium | meeting with Eurotunnel and HS2 research | — |
| — | France | HS2 and meetings with SNCF and Eurotunnel | — |
| — | Dusseldorf | Visit to Siemens | — |
| — | Brussels | Transport Council | — |
| — | Berlin | For meetings with German Federal Transport Minister, Federal Networks Agency and Deutsche Bahn. | — |
| — | China | Various meetings with the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Also, to sign a renewed MoU to facilitate sharing of information and support commercial activities across the transport sector. | — |
| — | Leipzig | To attend the International Transport Forum | — |
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
162 divisions
90 Content(55.6%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
68 didn't vote(42.0%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
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
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
2026-06-22
HS2 Ltd: Consultants
My Lords, first and foremost, as some who uses the railway line from St Pancras to Derby, I say to the Minister that everyone shares the thoughts of the Government, and I am sure the Minister will come to the House as soon as he has any interim informat
2026-06-03
Murder of Henry Nowak
My Lords, the Home Secretary said yesterday in her Statement in the Commons that she knows that it is
“difficult to wait any longer for answers”.—[Official Report, Commons, 2/6/26; col. 1015.]
Why will it take three to four months for this inquiry
2026-06-01
Donations to Political Parties
If the Government consider making any changes to Short money, will the Minister make them retrospective for the last 10 years?
2026-05-20
King’s Speech
How has Andy Burnham managed to fund it, then, in Manchester alone?
2026-05-20
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, and to acknowledge his expertise and his dedication to the rail industry. When I saw that I had been drawn to speak after him, I knew that, by the time we came to that part of the debate
2026-04-20
Security Vetting
Can the Leader of the House tell us why the Prime Minister ignored the advice of the then Cabinet Secretary, the noble Lord, Lord Case, to do the vetting before the appointment was announced?
My Lords, what progress is being made on doing some of this resilience work outside just bank holidays and weekends? A programme was set in place by the previous chairman of Network Rail to ensure that this work is done at other times of the year. Is tha
My Lords, I start by wishing the Minister a happy birthday—
Bearing in mind the words of the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, on the position of the commissioners, do the Government have full confidence in the commissioners appointed to do that job?
2026-02-09
Public Transport: Remote Communities
Will the Minister look at the role that the Community Transport Association can play? I believe that it can play a vital and important role, particularly in remote country areas, usually with small charities. In the past, the Department for Transport—I c
2026-01-30
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, the Government Chief Whip in his opening statement said that he is not an expert on the Parliament Act; I think he is soon going to become one. Perhaps I may ask him a question to ensure that the briefing covers it, if it does not already. In t
My Lords, bearing in mind that the Question relates to enforcement cameras, would the Minister like to inform the House as to the reliability of those cameras, bearing in mind the recent story about Highways England failing to monitor them correctly?
2026-01-20
Railways: East Coast Main Line
My Lords, it is very encouraging to hear what the noble Baroness is saying. Can she tell us when these planned engineering upgrades that she is talking about were given the go-ahead, and when they were given the sign-off? I think she will find it was som
2025-11-20
South Western Railway
My Lords, under the system of franchising, should a franchise fail, the Government would have the opportunity to put in an operator of last resort. Who is the operator of last resort now?
2025-11-10
National Insurance: Partnerships
My Lords, without asking the Minister to speculate on what might be in the Budget, will he tell us what was meant when the Chancellor and the Prime Minister said they would not increase income tax?
2025-09-18
Rail Fares
My Lords, the Minister rightly pointed to my complete failure as Secretary of State for Transport. However, will he reassure us that in the brave new world he is promising for the railways, where the Treasury will be totally onside with everything he wan
2025-06-12
Parliamentary Commercial Department
My Lords, I welcome the report and what the Leader of the House has said. Some very important points have been made. As a member of the commission, I know that it is well versed in and very involved in discussions on these matters.
This is undoubtedly
My Lords, we have just seen quite a devastating fire on Beeley Moor in Derbyshire. Everybody would want the Government to do as much as they can to help educate adults. Have the Government considered banning disposable barbeques?
2025-02-11
Passenger Standards Authority
Can the Minister just remind the House—I am sure he knows the figure—what the passenger numbers were before privatisation and what they were just before the outbreak of Covid? What was the rise in passenger numbers over that time?
2025-02-03
Airport Expansion
My Lords, in welcoming the Government’s announcement that they are considering a third runway, may I ask the Minister what their attitude will be to airports outside London expanding? Does he think the expansion of Heathrow will at all put in danger the
2025-02-03
Council Tax
My Lords, when the Minister says there will be winners and losers in any reform of council tax, does she not agree with the way in which the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, put it: that the winners are those who, at the moment, are living in high-value properti
2025-01-08
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
My Lords, first and foremost, I declare my interest as chairman of Transport for the North, as set out in the register. I very much associate myself with the remarks made by the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, on Baroness Randerson, who wa
2024-12-12
75th Anniversary of Formula 1
Would the Minister agree that, looking at the success of Formula 1, it has been achieved mainly by not having a government regulator? Does that draw lessons for the Government on other sports?
2024-12-04
Football Governance Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will very briefly support my noble friend Lord Parkinson’s Amendment 19. I do so as chairman of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, although the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, chaired the relevant meeting in my absence. My noble f
But, my Lords, does the Minister accept that, on some occasions, it is necessary for the Government to appoint people without a competitive process—as I did in the Minister’s case when I appointed him as the chairman of Network Rail? I expected him to be
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Register of Interests · 4 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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Chair, Transport for the North (interest ceased 1 November 2025)
registered 2022-02-09 · amended 2025-11-03
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Executive Board Member, XRAIL Group (railway services)
registered 2021-03-26 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Tokyo, 21–26 October 2025, to attend International High-speed Rail Association conference; costs of travel and accommodation met by International High-speed Rail Association
registered 2025-11-03
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Honorary membership of Carlton Club, given by Carlton Club (London) Limited, St James's Street, London SW1
registered 2021-05-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1986-05-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2016-07-14 → 2018-01-08
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
2012-09-06 → 2016-07-14
Secretary of State for Transport
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-04
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
1996-07-23 → 1997-05-02
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1995-07-07 → 1996-07-23
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
1993-05-27 → 1994-07-20
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry)
1992-04-14 → 1993-05-27
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)
1989-07-25 → 1992-04-14
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring)
Opposition posts
2005-12-10 → 2010-05-06
Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
1998-07-10 → 2005-12-10
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
1997-05-02 → 1998-07-10
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
1994-07-01 → 1995-07-01
Broadcasting
1995-06-26 → 1996-04-23
Procedure Committee
1998-06-05 → 2005-07-17
Finance and Services Committee
2005-07-12 → 2005-12-14
Administration Committee
2018-06-18 → 2019-11-06
Business and Trade Committee
2018-07-23 → 2019-11-06
European Statutory Instruments Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2018-07-18 → 2019-11-06
European Statutory Instruments Committee
2018-07-23 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2019-02-13 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2020-11-26 → 2024-05-30
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2020-11-24 → 2024-05-30
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Chair
+£16,422/yr
2024-01-31 → present
House of Lords Commission
2024-07-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2024-01-31 → 2024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2025-01-30 → present
Services Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
mcloughlinp@parliament.uk
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the East Midlands
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | East Midlands Councils | 4 | 2027-03-27 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on City Regions Transport
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Urban Transport Group Limited | 4 | 2026-04-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Markets
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Transport
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-04-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Leamside Line
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-06-04 |
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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)
5 bills
2 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-06-16 | |
| Infrastructure Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-06-05 | |
| High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Act 2017 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2013-11-25 | |
| High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2013-05-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.