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The Lord Gilbert of Panteg

Conservative Member of the House of Lords M
Lord Gilbert of Panteg's full title is The Lord Gilbert of Panteg. His name is Stephen Gilbert, 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 30 Content(18.5%) 1 Not-Content(0.6%) 131 didn't vote(80.9%)
2026-04-27
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316165 Content
2026-04-20
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2026-04-20
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259180 Content
2026-04-20
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284158 Content
2026-04-15
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270200 Content
2026-04-13
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178231 Not-Content
2026-04-13
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69332 Not-Content
2026-04-13
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257180 Content
2026-04-13
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247187 Content
2026-03-26
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171146 Content
2026-03-26
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115197 Not-Content
2026-03-19
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217113 Content
2026-03-19
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217107 Content
2026-03-16
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276165 Content
2026-03-11
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227221 Content
2026-03-11
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215180 Content
2026-03-10
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189157 Content
2026-03-10
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217170 Content
2026-03-10
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252171 Content
2026-03-10
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257174 Content
2026-02-10
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186251 Not-Content
2026-02-03
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178140 Content
2026-02-03
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176132 Content
2026-01-28
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255183 Content
2026-01-21
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261150 Content
2026-01-21
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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

2025-05-01 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, most measures that come before your Lordships’ House are a curate’s egg: good can always be found. There is wide, cross-party support for many of the measures in this Bill that aim to improve child protection and safeguarding. Some of these mea
2025-04-25 The Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Stowell both on introducing this excellent report and on her very successful tenure as chair of the Communications and Digital Committee. Under her leadership, the committee has produced several significant r
2022-11-03 Public Service Broadcasting: BBC Centenary
I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foster, on securing this debate. He is a passionate and truly expert advocate of public service broadcasting. It was a privilege to chair the Communications and Digital Committee, which produced a number of repo
2022-10-27 Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
I will be very brief. The internet, let us be clear, has given voice to many marginalised people and in so many ways has transformed our lives for the better. What we have seen today is a really serious and constructive debate about what we need to do to
2022-10-27 Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this debate on the report of the Communications and Digital Committee, Free for All? Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age. I am very grateful to our outstanding committee staff. Our clerk was Alasdair Love and our
2022-10-27 Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
To move that this House takes note of the report from the Communications and Digital Committee Free for All? Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age (1st Report, Session 2021-22, HL Paper 54).
2021-11-19 Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey. I have really enjoyed the contributions that we have heard already today. Like other noble Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on introducing this Bill and explain
2021-10-13 UK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
My Lords, in the weeks leading up to the 2016 US presidential election, I was working for a bit in the United States. I have to say, I came back much more enthusiastic about the BBC and our news media than perhaps I have ever been. It is not just about o
2021-10-13 UK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
My Lords, I am pleased to introduce the debate on this report. I am grateful to the staff for their assistance in preparing the report. Our clerk was Alasdair Love and our policy analyst Theo Demolder. They and the committee were provided with great assi
2021-10-13 UK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee Breaking News? The Future of UK Journalism (1st Report, Session 2019-21, HL Paper 176).
2021-05-27 Public Service Broadcasting (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
My Lords, I will be brief. I thank all noble Lords for this excellent debate, with special thanks to members of the committee, past and present. I enjoyed the contribution of the noble Baroness, Lady Merron; it is great to see her on the Front Bench, in
2021-05-27 Public Service Broadcasting (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this debate on the Communications and Digital Committee’s report, Public Service Broadcasting: as Vital as Ever. I declare some interests. I was a guest of S4C at a Wales v Ireland rugby match in March 2019 and of ITV
2021-05-27 Public Service Broadcasting (Communications and Digital Committee Report)
That this House takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee Public service broadcasting: as vital as ever (1st Report, Session 2019, HL Paper 16).
2020-03-05 BBC and Public Service Broadcasting
My Lords, I welcome this timely debate and congratulate the Labour Party on securing it and the noble Lord, Lord Young, on opening it so comprehensively. It is also a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord McNally, whose contribution was typically
2019-06-12 Regulating in a Digital World (Communications Committee Report)
I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to an excellent debate. I thank the noble Lords, Lord McNally and Lord Stevenson, for engaging in detail with the recommendations in our report, as well as the Minister, who answered all our questions at th
2019-06-12 Regulating in a Digital World (Communications Committee Report)
My Lords, I have the privilege to introduce this debate on the report of the Communications Committee. I do so as chairman of that committee. I am most grateful to the staff of our committee for their assistance in preparing the report: Theo Pembroke, th
2019-06-12 Regulating in a Digital World (Communications Committee Report)
That this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee Regulating in a digital world (2nd Report, HL Paper 299).
2019-06-12 Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill
That the order of commitment be discharged.
2019-04-25 UK Advertising in a Digital Age (Communications Committee Report)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, especially the Minister, who responded to all the points made, and the Front Benches, from which there were interesting contributions. It was a pleasure to hear from the noble Lord, L
2019-04-25 UK Advertising in a Digital Age (Communications Committee Report)
My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this debate on the Communications Committee’s report on the advertising industry. The report, which was published nearly a year ago, was the first published by the committee under my chairmanship. I would like to thank
2019-04-25 UK Advertising in a Digital Age (Communications Committee Report)
That this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee UK advertising in a digital age (1st Report, HL Paper 116).
2018-09-06 Careers Education for Students
My Lords, I will endeavour to meet that edict. I too welcome this debate and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, on securing it and introducing the issues so comprehensively. I am looking forward to the maiden speech that follows. The noble Baron
2018-05-16 Skills for Theatre (Communications Committee Report)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Best, and a privilege to succeed him as chair of your Lordships’ Communications Committee. He was a very effective chair of a highly experienced and expert committee. I know that noble Lords are v
2017-11-07 Growing up with the Internet (Communications Committee Report)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow on from the noble Lord, Lord Best, and I am most grateful to him for his kind welcome to the new chair of the committee. I very much look forward to working with fellow committee members. When I joined the Communic
2017-02-21 European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, whose contribution perfectly illustrated the breadth of opinion that this House brings to this debate. In the referendum I campaigned for the remain side as an adviser to Britain Stronger in Europe
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.

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.

  • Director, Charles Street Partners Limited (provides counselling, coaching and advisory services to senior leaders); client is The Conservative Party
    registered 2023-12-08 · amended 2025-12-01
  • Electoral Commissioner (interest ceased 15 September 2025)
    registered 2019-01-08 · amended 2025-10-13

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)

  • Charles Street Partners Limited (provides counselling, coaching and advisory services to senior leaders)
    registered 2023-12-08 · amended 2025-04-05

Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality

  • Honorary membership of Carlton Club, given by Carlton Club (London) Limited
    registered 2015-11-05 · amended 2025-12-01
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly. Read the full Lords Code of Conduct for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.

Party history

2015-09-30present
Conservative current

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

2017-11-062022-01-19
Communications and Digital Committee Chair +£15,235/yr
2016-09-132022-01-19
Communications and Digital Committee
2021-07-222024-05-30
Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
2022-01-192022-10-31
Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
2023-01-312026-01-27
Industry and Regulators Committee

Contact

Parliamentary office
gilberts@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 7 historic

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the BBC
Subject Group
Officer BBC 4 2027-03-18
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

Showing 36 of 36 tabled 36 answered(100.0%) 7 departments
2026-04-27
Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
Answered
2026-04-24
Treasury
Budget November 2025
Answered
2026-04-24
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Translation Services
Answered
2026-04-24
Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Marketing
Answered
2026-04-24
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
Answered
2026-04-24
Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Media
Answered
2026-04-23
Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
Answered
2026-04-23
Cabinet Office
Lord Doyle
Answered
2026-04-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Doyle
Answered
2026-04-23
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks
Answered
2026-04-23
Cabinet Office
Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013
Answered
2026-04-23
Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
Answered
2026-04-14
Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Facilities Agreements
Answered
2026-04-14
Cabinet Office
Independent Football Regulator
Answered
2026-04-14
Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Strikes
Answered
2026-04-14
Cabinet Office
Ministers: Workplace Pensions
Answered
2026-04-14
Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Meetings
Answered
2026-04-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
Answered
2026-04-13
Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
Answered
2026-04-13
Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Email
Answered
2026-04-13
Department for Education
Students: Loans
Answered
2026-04-13
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Policy
Answered
2026-04-13
Cabinet Office
King Charles III: Artworks
Answered
2026-04-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
Answered
2026-03-17
Cabinet Office
Poverty: Children
Answered
2026-03-17
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mauritius: Inter Mediate
Answered
2026-03-17
Cabinet Office
Jonathan Powell
Answered
2026-03-17
Cabinet Office
Government Communication Service: Staff
Answered
2026-03-17
Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Security
Answered
2026-03-17
Department for Work and Pensions
Labour Muslim Network
Answered
2026-03-16
Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Communication
Answered
2026-03-16
Cabinet Office
Chris Wormald
Answered
2026-03-16
Cabinet Office
Lord Alli
Answered
2026-03-16
Cabinet Office
Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013
Answered
2026-03-16
Cabinet Office
9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance
Answered
2026-03-16
Treasury
Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full question and the department's answer.

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)

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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