The Lord Allen of Kensington CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Allen of Kensington's full title is The Lord Allen of Kensington CBE. His name is Charles Lamb Allen, 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
0 Content(0.0%)
11 Not-Content(6.8%)
151 didn't vote(93.2%)
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publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 17
My Lords, I welcome the action the Government are taking. Does the Minister agree with me that employers can take a more active role in recruiting young people who are in danger of being not in education, employment or training for life —like her, I hate
2023-06-20
Industrial Strategy
To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their industrial strategy.
2022-05-25
Costs of Living
I thank the Minister for his reply. He will be aware that the UK inflation rate is now at a 40-year high and expected to rise further, that energy prices are at an all-time high and expected to rise further—in fact, today we are paying £1.70 per litre fo
2022-05-25
Costs of Living
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help consumers with rising energy bills and the increased costs of living.
2021-10-13
Energy Prices: Electricity Bills
I declare my interest as chairman of Balfour Beatty and my other interests as in the register. When, back in July, I raised the issue of the high energy costs affecting the competitiveness of our steel industry, the Minister appeared to agree. Yet since
2021-07-12
Steel Sector
I thank the Minister for that reply. I welcome the Government overturning the decision of the Trade Remedies Authority on the removal of safeguard tariffs. I fear that, if they had not done this, the consequences for the industry would have been severe.
2021-07-12
Steel Sector
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their industrial strategy for the steel sector.
2021-01-13
Covid-19: Small Businesses
My Lords, the FSB say that around 70% of small businesses are carrying some form of debt. Almost half of them—some 47%—are using personal loans, family loans, overdrafts, their own credit cards and personal mortgages on their properties to support their
2020-09-21
Retail Businesses: Financial Support
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide financial support to retail businesses which have been categorised as ‘undertakings in difficulty’ under European Union state aid rules, and are unable to access support under the C
2020-07-29
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
My Lords, since I last asked the Minister a question, more and more retail businesses have gone to the wall, leading to more job losses. Can he explain why only one company is going through the process, when literally hundreds of companies have gone to t
2020-07-02
Covid-19: High Street Retailers
My Lords, in a week that has seen the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, as the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, said, to the high street, the Government keep mentioning CBIL and CLBIL schemes, which are clearly welcome. However, a number of large retailers
2020-06-15
Covid-19: Furloughed Space Grant Scheme
I thank the Minister for her Answer. However, the code is not cash. It has no teeth. The Government have rightly spent billions furloughing workers, but that money will be money down the drain if they blink now and fail to support businesses who employ s
2020-06-15
Covid-19: Furloughed Space Grant Scheme
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposals by the British Retail Consortium and the British Property Federation for a furloughed space grant scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2017-10-24
Animal Welfare Offences
I am particularly encouraged by that response, but we should put it in context. Germany three, Ireland five, Latvia five, Finland four, Spain three and Northern Ireland five—those are not the football scores but the number of years that people would spen
2017-10-24
Animal Welfare Offences
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the current penalties, including custodial sentences, for animal welfare offences in England to bring them into line with the European average.
2016-04-19
BBC Royal Charter
My Lords, it may surprise many noble Lords to hear that, having spent most of my professional career competing directly with the corporation, I am a great fan, and I absolutely do not support this market failure approach that many are promulgating. The BB
2016-03-21
NHS: 111 Service
My Lords, is the Minister confident that the NHS England workforce development plan will ensure that no chief executive or senior NHS staff can support covert operations, as we saw with South East Coast Ambulance Service, which affected up to 20,000 peopl
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Register of Interests · 23 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, British Horseracing Authority (interest ceased 3 March 2026)
registered 2025-09-01 · amended 2026-03-04
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Chair, Classic FM
registered 2025-06-13
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Group Chair, non-executive, THG plc (e-commerce retailer company)
registered 2022-03-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Chairman and Non-executive Director, Balfour Beatty plc (infrastructure group)
registered 2021-05-16 · amended 2025-04-05
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Occasional fees received from Chairman Mentoring International Ltd
registered 2021-01-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Grandmet Management Ltd (company owned 100 per cent by member; management consultancy)
registered 2013-11-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Senior Director (formerly Chair), Global Media & Entertainment Limited
registered 2013-11-21 · amended 2025-06-13
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Director, Classic FM Limited (subsidiary of Global Media & Entertainment Limited)
registered 2013-11-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Grandmet Management Ltd (company owned 100 per cent by member; management consultancy)
registered 2013-11-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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THG plc (e-commerce retailer)
registered 2022-06-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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Balfour Beatty plc (infrastructure group)
registered 2022-03-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Nell Homes Limited (property)
registered 2022-03-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Glassmoon Services Limited (provides 24 hour registered care, supported living and complex outreach services)
registered 2021-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Malch Limited (restaurant business)
registered 2020-08-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Aleph Golden Holdings (investment company)
registered 2018-07-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Aleph Tiger Holdings (investment company)
registered 2018-07-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Aleph Turbo FP LP (investment company)
registered 2018-07-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Natural Health International (clinically proven natural products)
registered 2016-05-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Moelis & Company (financial advisory services)
registered 2016-05-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Aleph Turbo FP LP (Aleph Capital Partners LLP, independent investment firm)
registered 2016-05-19 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (c)
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EQT (Swedish private equity group)
registered 2016-05-19 · amended 2025-04-07
Category 3: Land and property
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Property in London W8 from which rental income is received
registered 2018-07-19 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 4: Sponsorship
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An Executive Assistant is provided by Global Media & Entertainment Limited and two Assistants are provided by Grandmet Management Ltd
registered 2015-01-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2013-10-02 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2021-01-28
Communications and Digital Committee
2021-04-14 → 2022-05-24
Industry and Regulators Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
allenc@parliament.uk
020 7766 6065 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
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of 6 tabled
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departments
2026-03-09
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Growth Plans
Answered
2026-03-09
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Growth Plans: Defence
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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