The Rt Hon. the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale. His name is Jack Wilson McConnell, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,194
14 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£756
Travel claims
£1,421
Attendance £1,421
Total claimed
£7,371
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
88 Not-Content(46.6%)
98 didn't vote(51.9%)
2026-07-13
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2026-04-13
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-24
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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
2026-09-17
G20 Summit 2027: Objectives
To ask His Majesty’s Government what objectives they have set for the G20 summit in 2027.
2026-06-10
Mindanao Earthquake
I thank my noble friend for his Answer on behalf of the Government. The good people of General Santos in South Cotabato, in the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines, have spent the last 12 years rebuilding their economy and their communities after 50 ye
2026-06-10
Mindanao Earthquake
My Lords, my work in the Philippines is recorded in the Lords register. I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.
2026-06-10
Mindanao Earthquake
To ask His Majesty’s Government what support they intend to make available to those affected by the earthquake in Mindanao in the Philippines.
2026-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register of interests, but I start by congratulating my noble friends on their outstanding maiden speeches. If I may say so, I am particularly looking forward to the contribution that the noble Baroness, La
2026-02-04
China and Japan
My Lords, as chair of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group, I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan, following his visit to China and emphasise how important it is that we visit, link up with, negotiate with and do deals with our best friends, as
2026-02-03
Tributes: Lord Wallace of Tankerness
My Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to follow these eloquent tributes on all sides to my friend, Lord Jim Wallace, and to extend my sympathy to Rosie, Helen, Clare and the family following his tragic death last week. I am also very grateful
2026-01-29
UK Development Partnership Assistance
My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register, in particular my occasional mediation work for the World Bank and the CHD.
I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, on not just securing this debate, which is timely and essentia
2026-01-13
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. I noticed tonight on the news that there is a suggestion that the Government might be announcing another so-called U-turn—that would be the 13th, for those who appear to be counting in the media
My Lords, I fully recognise the right of the United States of America to take part in or leave international organisations as the elected Government see fit. It seems very strange that a presidency that chases peace awards has withdrawn funding from and
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the United Kingdom of the withdrawal by the United States from 66 international organisations, conventions and treaties.
2025-11-04
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer and her engagement on this difficult set of decisions over recent months. There are those who are already suggesting that the drastic cuts announced earlier this year should be supplemented by
2025-11-04
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, noting my registration in the Register of Lords’ Interests, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.
2025-11-04
Official Development Assistance
To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to announce the Official Development Assistance programme allocations for 2026–27.
2025-10-31
Ukraine
My Lords, while noting in the Lords register the interests in relation to my advice to PricewaterhouseCoopers and RIDNE, I strongly welcome this debate and the excellent opening speech by my noble friend Lord Coaker, bringing this debate to life—as he di
My Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register on UNICEF UK and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Does the Minister recognise that the children who are most affected by problems in education, health and the other aspects that the noble Baro
2025-04-01
Knife Crime: Stop and Search
My Lords, is my noble friend aware that Glasgow’s Violence Reduction Unit, established by our Justice Minister in Scotland, Cathy Jamieson, in 2005, had a combination of tougher action by the police and the courts, alongside the action referred to earlie
2025-04-01
Knife Crime: Stop and Search
My Lords—
2025-03-27
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, one of the more disappointing aspects of the Government’s decision was to retain payments through ODA towards refugee and asylum costs in the UK. The Government have promised to reduce those costs. Will any savings from ODA spending on hotels a
2025-03-27
Official Development Assistance
My Lords—
2025-03-26
Ukraine: UK-USA Discussions
My Lords—
2025-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Lords, I am very happy to follow the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, whose courageous and determined work in support of widows worldwide is known to many of us in this House. I am delighted to hear him speak up again here today. I also congratulate my noble
2025-02-25
Ukraine
My Lords, I first raise the issue that was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad. In our discussions with our European allies, I hope that we press them to press the United States to make sure that the children who have been stolen by Russia, and remain b
2024-11-15
Women, Peace and Security Bill [HL]
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, on reintroducing the Bill and campaigning over many years on this issue. I declare my interests as in the register. I would like to pick up on a couple of points made in the debate.
The noble
2024-11-11
Autumn Budget 2024
My Lords, I must start by drawing attention to my entries in the register of interests. I also want to start by congratulating the Minister on an excellent and very detailed introduction to this debate and on what I assume will be his stamina. If this de
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Register of Interests · 14 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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Ministerial Adviser on Soft Power and Major Events,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
registered 2026-05-21
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Consultant, Conciliation Resources Australia
registered 2026-02-10
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Advisor, International Development Committee, Ridne (Ukrainian Food Consortium)
registered 2025-10-28
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Media appearances, Times Radio (part of News UK & Ireland)
registered 2025-07-14
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Consultant, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva
registered 2025-01-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultant, The World Bank Group Accountability Mechanism (independent complaints mechanism for people and communities who believe that they have been, or are likely to be, harmed by a World Bank-funded project)
registered 2021-12-17 · amended 2025-04-05
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Adviser, PricewaterhouseCoopers
registered 2019-01-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Professorial Fellow, University of Stirling, Scotland
registered 2014-05-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chair, Sustainable Development Fund Panel of Scottish and Southern Energy plc
registered 2013-07-22 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Istanbul, Türkiye, to speak at 29th Eurasian Economic Summit, 11–12 May 2026; flights and accommodation costs paid by Marmara Foundation
registered 2026-05-21
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Visit to Yerevan, Armenia, to speak at Yerevan Dialogue 2026, 5–6 May 2026; flights and accommodation costs paid for by Yerevan Dialogue
registered 2026-05-21
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Visit to Japan, 9–16 March 2026, to chair annual conference of UK–Japan 21st Century Group; travel, accommodation and other costs paid by UK–Japan 21st Century Group
registered 2026-04-13
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Visit to Doha, Qatar, 5–8 December 2025, to attend Doha Forum 2025; flights and accommodation costs paid by Doha Forum
registered 2025-12-24
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Visit to Bucharest, Romania, 22-24 October 2025, to speak at The Aspen - GMF Bucharest Forum organised by the Aspen Institute Romania; flights and accommodation costs paid by organisers
registered 2025-10-28
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Party history
2010-06-28 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
mcconnellj@parliament.uk
020 7219 8913 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 8 active officership(s) · 7 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth Games
Subject Group
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Officer | CalCommns | 9 | 2024-06-05 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Subject Group
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Vice Chair & Chair of Working Group on Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | — | 14 | 2022-07-03 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the United Nations Global Goals
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Bond · Coalition for Global Prosperity | 4 | 2026-11-23 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Mercy Corps · Search For Common Ground | 4 | 2027-05-07 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malawi
Country Group
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Honorary President | — | 4 | 2025-06-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rwanda
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2023-06-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Gender Action for Peace and Security | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Bond | 4 | 2025-05-09 |
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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)
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0 as lead sponsor
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Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.