The Lord Faulks KC
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Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Faulks's full title is The Lord Faulks KC. His name is Edward Peter Lawless Faulks, 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
162 divisions
36 Content(22.2%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
122 didn't vote(75.3%)
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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
2026-05-19
Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
The Minister referred to the interim custody orders, and how the Bill is going to put beyond doubt the validity of interim custody orders, and the reappraisal and reconfirmation of the Carltona principle. This is a reference to how the first-instance jud
2026-05-18
King’s Speech
My Lords, in the King’s Speech we were told that the Government are going to pursue a foreign policy
“based on a calm assessment of the national interest”.
The Prime Minister often reassures us that he intends to act in the national interest. I wou
Further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord West, I understand that the amount that Lord Mandelson is to receive is much less than he asked for. The Minister said that that was to save costs. In many cases, there is surely a commercial reason for s
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
The prosecuting authorities have decided in these cases, for whatever reason, that they think it appropriate to bring a prosecution, to bring the matter before a court where a jury determines what is right. We trust juries—I know that it is a contentious
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, my name is on the series of amendments that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has spoken to, and I will make a few brief comments in support of them. Before I do, I shall make a few observations about Amendment 394. The noble Lord, Lord Davies, has
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
I am grateful to all those who took part in this debate. I think the issues have rather narrowed between those who have taken part in it. For the first time during the course of these debates on this issue, we had some drafting points from the noble Lord
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, this group of amendments was due to be heard last Wednesday. We were sent away just before midnight but reassured that they would be heard first thing on Monday. Well, it is 9.30 pm; I suppose that is first thing.
Amendment 377 is an importa
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, the right to protest is an interesting concept. We all agree, on all sides of the House, that there is a right to protest. But, as with most rights—the right to free speech or the right to assemble, for example—in English common law it is not
2026-03-02
Middle East
My Lords, the Leader referred to a “clear legal mandate” that would be needed by our troops if they were to act in the defensive way in which the Government have said that they may be able to do. I looked at the summary of the Government’s legal advice,
2026-03-02
Middle East
My Lords—
2026-03-02
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I apologise for being a little late into the Chamber; things moved much more rapidly than I think any of us anticipated. I spoke about this issue at some length, I fear, at Second Reading, in setting out what I thought were the difficulties leg
My Lords, I enter this debate to support the three previous speakers. I declare an interest as the chair of the Independent Press Standards Organisation, which regulates almost all local media. In that capacity, I have had the opportunity to visit a larg
The noble Baroness maybe somewhat misunderstood what I said. I actually asked her—this is part of the provision in the Bill—what she thought the local authority would think appropriate for the way the information is published. That is a matter for the Go
2026-01-22
Crime and Policing Bill
His Majesty’s Opposition are broadly in favour of these provisions, but I ask the noble Lord: if this becomes law, how is a judge going to change his or her approach to the issue of anonymity from the position that prevailed before this change? How is it
2026-01-22
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I share with the noble Lord, Lord Carter, concern and admiration for our firearms officers and officers generally, who have a very difficult job. I declare an interest having acted for police forces in cases involving the use of firearms. Howev
2026-01-13
Crime and Policing Bill
Of course, this is an amendment, so the Government will not have given the certification of compliance with the European convention. Were the Minister to accept the amendment and it to become part of the Bill, the Government could then certify that it di
2026-01-13
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, my Amendment 382H, to which the noble Lords, Lord Godson and Lord Hogan- Howe, have added their names, covers the use in this area of the law of the defence of lawful or reasonable excuse in relation to public order offences.
As the noble L
2025-12-11
The UK’s Demographic Future
My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this valedictory debate initiated by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. He was one of my supporters when I was introduced into your Lordships’ House in 2010, and I have had the privilege of sharing a
2025-12-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I absolutely accept much of what the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, has said about the awful nature of historic child abuse and the reasons why there is often a delay before bringing forward complaints, but it is important that we do not confla
2025-12-09
Crime and Policing Bill
The noble Baroness is quite right that the response to IICSA came from the previous Government. It was written by the Ministry of Justice and signed by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy. While not in any way undermining his contribution to whateve
2025-12-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have an amendment in this group. I repeat a declaration of interest I made at Second Reading: that I have appeared as a barrister in a number of the leading cases about limitation of the law of tort. The purpose of limitation periods is to gi
2025-12-02
Criminal Court Reform
My Lords, I too welcome the Statement. I congratulate the Government on having the courage to confront a really difficult issue. The status quo is quite unacceptable. I would rather hope that this House and Parliament in general could treat this on a non
2025-11-20
Asylum Policy
My Lords, during the passage of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, the Minister made it quite clear that the Government would not in any way amend the Human Rights Act 1998 and that they were very concerned about the independence of the ju
2025-11-20
Child Grooming Victims: Compensation Awards
My Lords, the Minister mentioned three possible avenues for compensation. I think she would accept that the largest award is likely to be if there is a civil claim, rather than the other two avenues. Can she help the House with who the potential defendan
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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, Independent Review of Administrative Law
registered 2020-08-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Independent Press Standards Organisation
registered 2020-01-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Judge of the Astana International Financial Centre, Kazakhstan (the member's annual earnings for this work are $75,000)
registered 2018-05-23 · amended 2025-04-08
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Barrister in practice at Deka Chambers, 5 Norwich Street, London EC4A 1DR (formerly 1 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LF)
registered 2010-09-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2019-07-30 → present
Non-affiliated
current
2010-07-21 → 2019-07-29
Conservative
Government posts
2014-01-20 → 2016-07-18
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2011-03-17 → 2011-06-14
Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee)
2012-05-16 → 2013-12-18
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2012-06-19 → 2012-07-24
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2012-06-28 → 2012-11-28
Draft Communications Data Bill (Joint Committee)
2013-05-16 → 2014-02-25
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee
2019-02-25 → 2019-07-18
Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint Committee)
2019-06-20 → 2019-07-23
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Constitution Committee
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
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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.
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)
3 bills
0 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-12-18 | |
| Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-06-12 | |
| Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-02-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.