The Rt Hon. the Lord Keen of Elie KC
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Keen of Elie's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Keen of Elie KC. His name is Richard Sanderson Keen, 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
161 divisions
55 Content(34.2%)
2 Not-Content(1.2%)
104 didn't vote(64.6%)
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
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
2026-04-15
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, in the light of what we have heard, I wish to test the opinion of the House on Motion D1.
2026-04-15
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, I beg to move Motion D1 as an amendment to Motion D. I begin by thanking the Minister for Motions E and F, which are an important step forward for victims. They provide for more time to submit an unduly lenient sentence application and create a
2026-04-15
Victims and Courts Bill
At end insert “, and do propose Amendments 4B and 4C in lieu—
2026-04-15
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, I beg to move.
2026-04-15
Victims and Courts Bill
Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendment 3.”
2026-04-15
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, Motion C1 in my name would insist on my amendment from Report regarding the publication of court transcripts. It would require sentencing remarks by the Crown Court to be freely published online, while also informing applicants of their right t
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
I thank the Minister for her explanation and understand that she is giving further consideration to this issue. In these circumstances, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, this group contains my amendment seeking to increase the unduly lenient sentence deadline to 56 days, and amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, seeking to allow that timeframe to be extended in exceptional circumstances. The whole g
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, this has been a thoughtful debate. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and her supporters for their work on these issues.
On Amendment 21, I reiterate the sentiments expressed in Committee and by many noble Lords across the House f
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, I begin with Amendment 20, which deals with Clause 12. First, I am relying on the Explanatory Notes from the Minister’s own department. Where there is a private prosecution and then an award of costs, the costs are assessed by the criminal case
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, in this group there are Amendment 20, in which I move that Clause 12 should not stand part of the Bill, Amendment 23 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, to extend the period in which a case can be discontinued in the Crown Court to
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House with regard to Amendment 16, which was addressed during our submissions on the second group of amendments.
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
I am sorry, my Lords; I had not actually spoken to Amendment 9, as may have been noted, so it rather passed me by that it was for me to respond.
Having heard from the Minister, it is certainly my intention to support the amendment from the noble Baron
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, these amendments clearly touch on important issues about victim safety, transparency and access to information. Amendment 10 raises an interesting question about how the victims’ code applies where a close relative has been killed abroad. I loo
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, within this group are amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, regarding the victims’ code, and from the noble Lord, Lord Russell, with regard to incidental matters thereto.
Perhaps I may begin with the amendments in the name of the
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
2026-03-10
Victims and Courts Bill
My Lords, Amendment 5 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, reflects a commitment to ensuring victims are entitled to free transcripts on the route to verdict and bail decisions and conditions that are relevant to their case. In Committee, we
My Lords, in addition to the assisted dying legislation in the Crown dependencies of Jersey and the Isle of Man, there is, as the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, observed, also legislation coming forward in Scotland and, quite distinctly and separately, in Engl
2026-02-11
Court Reporting Data
My Lords—
2026-02-11
Court Reporting Data
My Lords, the Courtsdesk court reporting data has been a great success in providing access to data from our courts. It has been reported that about 1,500 journalists have used the platform. It has proved particularly important in collating information ab
2026-02-10
Separation Centres Review
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Government’s Statement on separation centres and the independent review by Jonathan Hall KC. While the review itself contains important material, we must be frank about several critical issues that ha
My Lords, I will be brief. I am a little puzzled by the proposition that the regulation of the medicines to be employed in assisted dying is to be regarded as the central purpose of the Scottish Bill, while the regulation of those applying those medicine
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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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Member of the Bar of England and Wales (practising)
registered 2015-06-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Member of the Faculty of Advocates (practising)
registered 2015-06-11 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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RSK RE Ltd (writes insurance and reinsurance)
registered 2022-04-13 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residential property in London SW3 from which rental income is received; Edinburgh EH1, Fife KY9 and London NW1
registered 2015-06-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2015-06-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2016-07-18 → 2020-09-16
Lords Spokesperson (Ministry of Justice)
2016-04-01 → 2016-07-18
Lords Spokesperson (Home Office)
2015-06-11 → 2020-09-16
Advocate General for Scotland
Opposition posts
2024-11-11 → present
Shadow Advocate-General for Scotland
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Committee memberships
2019-06-20 → 2019-07-23
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2021-07-22 → 2023-12-31
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Constitution Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
10 bills
9 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentencing Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-03-05 | |
| Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-02-27 | |
| Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-21 | |
| Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-07 | |
| Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-15 | |
| Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2019-05-22 | |
| Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2019-05-01 | |
| Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-06-21 | |
| Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2018-05-23 | |
| Civil Liability Act 2018 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2018-03-20 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.