The Lord Oates
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Oates's full title is The Lord Oates. His name is Jonathan Oates, 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.
Party history
2015-10-05 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2020-01-29 → 2022-05-11
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
2016-01-26 → 2017-09-05
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2019-10-29 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
2020-04-23 → 2023-01-31
International Agreements Committee
2026-01-27 → present
National Resilience Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 6 active officership(s) · 8 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zimbabwe
Country Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2025-05-14 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health and Security
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-09-14 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-07-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trade out of Poverty
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | ODI | 8 | 2024-05-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vaccinations for All
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | RESULTS UK | 4 | 2025-06-03 |
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)
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.