The Lord Sharkey
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Sharkey's full title is The Lord Sharkey. His name is John Kevin Sharkey, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£12,400
7 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord John Sharkey
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337743 | £1,800 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252166 | £1,800 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0210958 | £1,800 |
| 2014-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0107365 | £1,800 |
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093824 | £1,800 |
| 2012-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083775 | £1,800 |
| 2011-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0052686 | £1,600 |
Showing the 7 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
76 Content(46.9%)
14 Not-Content(8.6%)
72 didn't vote(44.4%)
2026-04-13
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26–134
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193–143
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194–140
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198–139
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208–142
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214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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131–127
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194–130
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168–178
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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
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Looking at the legislation itself, it seems clear that if the act or omission is in breach of the FCA’s rules or the consumer duty that absolutely qualifies it as being okay. There is no subordinate reference to “fair and reasonable”.
2026-06-22
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Would the Minister mind repeating that?
2026-06-22
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 33, 35, 37, 42 and 43 in this group. All these amendments, and my Clause 7 not-stand-part question, relate to the FOS and its regime. I will try very hard not to repeat too much of what the noble Lord, Lord Davies,
2026-06-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I welcome this Bill and the growth in competitive objectives that inform it. I thank the many organisations that have provided us with briefings, especially the APPG on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services. Its 70-page analysis deals
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, I declare an interest as sometime chair and vice-chair of the APPG for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. I have raised the division of Cyprus many times in your Lordships’ House, and I put on record my gratitude for the immense effort ma
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 170 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett, Lady Griffin and Lady Hayman. I am grateful for their support and look forward to hearing their contributions. I have reflected carefully on the helpful f
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
I thank the Minister for that response, but that probably means in practice that I thank her for the last sentence. Some of the other stuff I found difficult to agree with. I point out that our proposal was to collect data or produce estimates only for t
2026-02-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, Amendment 212 is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman, Lady Griffin of Princethorpe and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I thank them for their support and look forward to their contributions. I also thank the Better Pensions
2026-02-23
Pension Schemes Bill
2026-02-23
Pension Schemes Bill
The fact is that some, though not all, pension funds are invested in climate-changing activities. We need to do something about that, and we need to do it soon.
The other point I ought to pick up is, again, to do with statutory guidance. I have freque
2026-02-23
Pension Schemes Bill
I am sorry, it will not happen again, but the Government are trying to do precisely what the Minister said they should not do: they are trying to mandate investments.
2026-02-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords—
2026-02-05
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I will speak briefly but enthusiastically in support of Amendment 205. The case for a review was eloquently put by the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, and its merits are surely obvious. I hope the Minister will be able to agree with that.
In p
2026-01-26
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I will speak briefly under the auspices of Amendments 146 and 147 when we resume some of the discussions the Minister promised last week to continue, notably on mandation and statutory guidance. In our debate last week, I tried to establish the
2026-01-22
Pension Schemes Bill
Can the Minister respond to the point I made about statutory guidance?
2026-01-22
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow—and I did—my noble friend discussing the reserved mandatory powers in the Bill. I will speak to my Amendments 111, 161 and 162. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for adding his name to all three and the noble Lord, L
2026-01-12
Pension Schemes Bill
I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 3.
2026-01-12
Pension Schemes Bill
If the noble Lord is asking why it is there, I am afraid I will have to plead the Public Bill Office.
2026-01-12
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, in moving Amendment 3, I will speak also to Amendments 221 and 222. These amendments would enable meaningful scrutiny of any of the Bill’s nearly 130 delegated parts when it seemed appropriate to Parliament.
The Bill before us is a skeleton
2026-01-12
Pension Schemes Bill
2026-01-12
Pension Schemes Bill
I am grateful to all those who have contributed to this brief debate. The complexity described by the Minister is obviously real and clearly important, but one of the ways of dealing with complexity is to have the instruments to simplify it and discuss i
2025-12-18
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I join the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, in saying how much I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady White, especially since I too live in Tufnell Park.
It is always a pleasure to follow the Min
2025-07-22
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Givinostat
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of Muscular Dystrophy UK. Following the previous question, can the Minister say whether the early access programme really works? How many other drugs have been licensed under the programme, how many were event
2025-07-04
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL]
My Lords, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the Bill and the wider effort to bring justice to mortgage prisoners. In particular, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Cast
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Member, House of Lords Appointments Commission
registered 2025-10-01
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Party history
2010-12-20 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2013-07-17 → 2013-12-11
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee)
2014-06-12 → 2016-08-31
Information Committee (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Economic Affairs Committee
2018-09-04 → 2019-04-30
SLSC Sub-Committee A
2019-07-16 → 2020-04-23
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
Chair
+£15,509/yr
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
2019-07-15 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
2020-04-23 → 2021-03-31
EU Services Sub-Committee
2021-04-14 → 2023-01-31
Industry and Regulators Committee
2023-01-31 → 2024-01-31
Science and Technology Committee
2024-01-24 → present
Financial Services Regulation Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
sharkeyjk@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Financial Services
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Future Financial Forum | 4 | 2025-06-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alternative Lending
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 5 | 2022-05-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Banking
Subject Group
|
Officer | Athena Foundation | 4 | 2026-11-24 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mortgage Prisoners
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 8 | 2024-05-29 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Financial Services
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Barndoor Strategy | 4 | 2027-02-08 |
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)
7 bills
7 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2024-09-11 | |
| Financial Services (Duty of Care) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-09 | |
| Financial Services Duty of Care Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-29 | |
| Local Housing Authority Debt Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-04 | |
| Student Support (Non-Interest-Bearing Finance) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-05-26 | |
| Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-05-09 | |
| Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-07-25 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.