The Lord Bach
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Bach's full title is The Lord Bach. His name is William Stephen Goulden Bach, 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
1998-07-27 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2008-10-05 → 2010-05-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2007-11-07 → 2009-06-05
Lords in Waiting (HM Household)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy)
2001-06-12 → 2005-05-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)
Opposition posts
2015-09-18 → 2016-05-12
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
2014-12-03 → 2015-09-12
Shadow Attorney General
2013-10-08 → 2015-09-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2010-10-08 → 2012-09-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
Committee memberships
2006-05-23 → 2006-07-25
Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-21
Children and Families Act 2014 Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Public Services Committee
2023-03-07 → 2025-01-30
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2024-03-07 → present
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Justice
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Chess
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-08-30 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Legal Aid Practitioners Group | 6 | 2024-05-15 |
|
British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The British Council | 18 | 2024-06-12 |
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)
4 bills
0 as lead sponsor
4 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-10-21 | |
| Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2009-07-20 | |
| Coroners and Justice | Supported | Royal Assent | 2009-01-14 | |
| Political Parties and Elections | Supported | Royal Assent | 2008-07-17 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.