The Lord Pannick KC
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Pannick's full title is The Lord Pannick KC. His name is David Philip Pannick, 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
176 divisions
40 Content(22.7%)
59 Not-Content(33.5%)
77 didn't vote(43.8%)
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
135–154
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65–173
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-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
2026-07-23
Prisoner Early Release Scheme
My Lords, it is always a pleasure to listen to the Minister. Can I say how sorry I am that the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, is no longer a Minister in this Government? She displayed conspicuous ability, responsiveness to noble Lords who raised points and
2026-07-14
Violence Against Retail Workers
The Minister has mentioned new offences, more resources and more charges. Does he accept that the effect of these welcome measures will be undermined unless offenders are brought to court speedily? Does he accept that, at the moment, the delays in bringi
2026-06-29
Immigration and Asylum: Appeals
My Lords, I quite understand that the Minister cannot give us the details until the Bill is published tomorrow, but he will know that we currently have a body of independent impartial adjudicators who deal with immigration matters. Of course, I understan
2026-06-29
Covid Fraud
My Lords, can the Minister say how much of the billions of pounds of public money which was wasted due to fraud and corruption in relation to Covid has now been recovered?
My Lords, the Minister says that there is a reason why the Government use X. Why is it that the Attorney-General’s department can manage without using X but other government departments cannot?
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords, the Minister mentioned the £10 million extra funding that will go to the Palestinian Authority. Can he explain why this Government are making that payment without first requiring the Palestinian Authority to comply with the demands of this coun
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, can the Minister confirm whether the Prime Minister and other Ministers have been using a WhatsApp system that permanently deletes official messages, and, if so, whether she thinks that is acceptable?
2026-06-08
Lebanon: Israel Defense Forces Operations
My Lords, does the Minister have any sympathy for the people of northern Israel, who have been under constant bombardment from Hezbollah? Given that Hezbollah has made it absolutely clear that it has no interest in a peace settlement, is not the reality
2026-06-02
Windrush Compensation Scheme
Have the Government actually conducted any research into whether unrepresented claimants receive lower awards than represented claimants, and if so why, to address the concern of the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin?
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, the gracious Speech said that His Majesty’s Government
“will continue to pursue foreign policy based on a calm assessment of the national interest”.
I hope that the Minister, when he calmly sums up this debate, will confirm that our natio
2026-05-18
Local Government Pension Fund
My Lords, can the Minister confirm that any new guidance in this context will approve the principles stated by the Law Commission in 2014 and upheld by the Supreme Court in 2020? Those principles assert that local government investment decisions
“must
2026-04-28
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
My Lords, the Minister will know that this law is known as Martyn’s law—that is Martyn with a “y”—in tribute to Martyn Hett, who was one of the victims of the terrible Manchester Arena attack in 2017. When this legislation was enacted, the Government ann
2026-04-27
Antisemitic Attacks
The Minister rightly said that it is vital for politicians of all parties to stand up against antisemitism. Does the Minister share my disgust at the comments of the leader of the Green Party, Mr Zack Polanski, who suggested that the problem was a “perce
2026-04-27
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, the House should take account of two factors. My understanding of the advice from the much-respected Jonathan Hall, the Government’s adviser on terrorism legislation, is that specific new legislation is required to ensure that malign state acto
2026-04-27
Student Visas
My Lords, the Minister will know that a further problem is that only one in six failed asylum seekers is then returned to their country of origin. What are the Government doing to address this serious problem?
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
No one in this House is suggesting that, as the noble Baroness puts it, we should keep shtum. We have had 14 days of debate on the Bill.
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I assure my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, that I shall seek to avoid pure wind. I share the disappointment of so many in this House, and indeed so many outside it, that we have not completed our task of scrutinising this important Bill.
2026-04-20
Security Vetting
My Lords, is it possible that the reason the Foreign Office did not inform the Prime Minister that it had overruled the security advice—which it is perfectly entitled to do—was that it knew very well that the Prime Minister was so wedded to the appointme
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, thanks should certainly be paid to the Minister for all her hard work in this area, but the House will also wish to thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bertin and Lady Owen, for their hard work over many years, their persistence, their judgment an
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
We are a self-governing House. If it is the will of the House that the noble Lord, Lord Marks, speak briefly from the Front Bench, I suggest that we should hear him.
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I will say a few words in relation to Motion N1, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Walney, on extreme criminal protest groups. The House should be thanking the noble Lord for his enormous efforts and dedication in relation to this important s
With great respect, I suggest to the noble Baroness that that cannot be right. If we approve this amendment today, the Bill goes back to the other place, and it is a matter for the Commons whether they agree with us or not. If they do not agree, they wil
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for confirming that she knows that already. I will comment, I hope politely, on Amendment 248D in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, to which the nob
My Lords, I agree with the powerful speeches made by the noble Lord, Lord Banner, and my noble friend Lord Grabiner. I just want to emphasise two points on Amendment 248, to which I have added my name. The first point I want to emphasise is that the law
2026-03-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Of course, some practitioners do not have confidence. We are not going to get to any conclusion on the Bill that will enable Parliament to implement the view of the vast majority of people in this country.
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Register of Interests · 18 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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The member received £30,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the Government of Gibraltar, 31 March 2026
registered 2026-04-02
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The member received £500,000 in professional fees as a barrister from a company owned by The People's Republic of China, 27 March 2026
registered 2026-03-27
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The member received £6000 in professional fees as a barrister from the Government of Gibraltar, 27 February 2026
registered 2026-03-04
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The member received a further £590,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 13 February 2026
registered 2026-02-13
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The member received a further £350,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 30 January 2026
registered 2026-02-02
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The member received £3250 in professional fees as a barrister from the Government of Gibraltar, 16 January 2026
registered 2026-02-02
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The member received £300,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 9 January 2026
registered 2026-02-02
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The member received £245,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 16 December 2025
registered 2025-12-16
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The member received £33,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Gibraltar, 2 December 2025
registered 2025-12-03
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The member received £120,000 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Denmark, 19 November 2025
registered 2025-11-24
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The member received £123,421 in professional fees as a barrister from the government of Gibraltar, 14 November 2025
registered 2025-11-19
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The member received £12,500 in professional fees as a barrister from the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (a public body) for legal advice, 28 August 2025
registered 2025-08-29
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The member received £128,700 in professional fees as a barrister from the Department of Justice, Hong Kong for acting for the Secretary for Justice in legal proceedings in Hong Kong, 12 August 2025
registered 2025-08-29
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Practising member of the Bar
registered 2010-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Contributes occasional column on legal issues to newspapers
registered 2010-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Various properties (flats) in London (owned by wife) from which rental income is received
registered 2017-05-08 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets and hospitality received for the Royal Box at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, 8 July 2026
registered 2026-07-13
Category 7: Miscellaneous financial interests
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Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford
registered 2010-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2008-11-03 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2021-01-28
Constitution Committee
2008-12-09 → 2013-05-15
Constitution 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
External or private office
davidpannick@blackstonechambers.com
Blackstone Chambers, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
Blackstone Chambers, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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.