The Earl of Leicester
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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The Earl of Leicester's full title is The Earl of Leicester. His name is Thomas Edward Coke, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
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
81 Content(50.0%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
77 didn't vote(47.5%)
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
2026-03-18
Trail-hunting
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of trail hunting to the rural economy.
2026-03-18
Trail-hunting
My Lords, I am sorry—this is my first and last Oral Question, if the House will allow me some forbearance. As I was saying, further legislation is not necessary and it should not be a priority for the Government. It would represent yet another attack on
2026-03-18
Trail-hunting
I thank the Minister for her response and I hope that the consultation will be a fair one. The Hunting Act was the result of 700 hours of debate, and it was what hunting opponents wanted. Hunts adapted and adopted trail-hunting, which is what supporters
2026-03-18
Trail-hunting
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I refer the House to my interests as a landowner in Norfolk, over which trail-hunting has always taken place legally This includes the Nar Valley Bloodhounds,
2026-01-06
Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)
I just make the point that the whole point of regenerative agriculture is to regenerate those mycorrhizal fungi and the soil. If the noble Baroness is saying that we cannot and should not use artificial nitrogen—I am advocating for using less of it—half
2026-01-06
Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)
My Lords, I mentioned varying the 60% or 80% rate of nitrogen application but, sadly, it is not as easy as that. No simple rule of thumb can be followed by all farmers since geography, soil type and climatic conditions such as lack of rainfall, excess r
2026-01-06
Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)
My Lords, I thank noble Lords on the committee for agreeing to undertake this inquiry into nitrogen. Although it was my suggestion, I can take no credit for it; that must go to two scientists who worked with me on the charity SongBird Survival’s scienti
What is the US paying Britain for the lease? It is pretty clear why the Americans are supporting this: they are not having to shell out £34 billion.
My Lords, I, too, was detained in France so I was not able to speak to my first amendment, Amendment 20, but I shall speak to my Amendment 21 and I support all the others in this group. Amendment 21 basically seeks to ensure that the Secretary of State c
My Lords, in this amendment, we are talking about a democratic study of the Chagossian people. However, I want to speak about a matter that has been mentioned briefly by my noble friend Lord Callanan and that goes to the very heart of democratic integrit
I want to add to my noble friend’s words. I will not read the whole letter, but this is a copy of the letter to the Minister from the Chagossian people. They write that the Minister’s words
“cut deeply. They erase our history, our dignity, and the tru
That legal position is guidance; it is not law.
Professor Heinemeyer’s research shows that there is actually a higher water table where controlled burning takes place, which is contrary to what the Minister just said.
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Caithness for securing this regret Motion debate on heather and grass burning restrictions as laid out in the Government’s statutory instrument; I support it wholeheartedly. Like the noble Earl, Lord Shrewsbury, I d
2025-07-01
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, in speaking to my Amendment 22, I also express my support for Amendment 21 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, and Amendment 23 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson. I declare an interest as a property owner of both commerc
2025-05-14
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 252A in the name of my noble friend Lady Coffey, which would exempt certain buildings from an EPC requirement. I hope that noble Lords were listening to what she said, because it is absolutely true: the methodology us
My Lords, I had the honour of joining the Environment and Climate Change Committee just as it embarked upon this inquiry into CH4, which, as we heard from many of our American witnesses, is something called methane.
Let me share a useful analogy with
2025-04-24
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, on Amendment 65. I take this opportunity to apologise that, sadly, I was not able to attend the first day of Committee on Tuesday, when, had I been able to, I would have supported the right reverend Pr
2025-04-24
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, on Amendments 48, 49 and 51 and, subsequently, 50 and 53. On the first ones, the noble Lord is absolutely right that, in the 21st century, the terms of employment in agriculture have moved on: they are
2025-04-24
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I refer to my declaration of interests with respect to this Bill, including a large portfolio of residential property in north Norfolk, 93% of which is let out to local people, key workers and direct agricultural workers, with only seven holida
2025-04-23
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I declare that I am a non-smoker, but I am also not a supporter of the Bill. I tried unsuccessfully to stop my children taking up the habit, though I am pleased to report to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, that my three eldest
2025-03-25
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I have some sympathy with the thrust of my noble friend Lord Blencathra’s amendment. Indeed, a number of the professions that he has suggested would, ironically, replace the gifted amateurs—those we may be about to lose—the hereditary Peers.
2025-03-18
Sustainable Farming Incentive
My Lords, I refer the House to my register of interests. It is somewhat disingenuous of the Minister to say that the SFI scheme has been paused twice. The previous two occasions were actually pilot schemes, which were then rolled forward, so I do not acc
2025-02-04
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I refer your Lordships to my property interests as set out in the register, specifically a large and historic portfolio of houses in Norfolk, 93% of which are leased to local people and key workers, all living in and contributing to the local c
2024-12-12
Small Farms and Family Businesses
My Lords, first I must apologise for not mentioning earlier my interests as laid out in the register. They include land ownership in Norfolk, let land, my own farming interests and managing arguably the most important national nature reserve in the land
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Register of Interests · 20 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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Director, The Holkham Estates Company Limited (property development)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Holkham Holiday Parks Limited
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Holkham Farming Company Limited (agriculture)
registered 2021-07-30 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Events Limited (hospitality)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Nature Reserve Limited (agriculture)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Services Limited (dormant)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Innovations Limited (power production)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Emerald Limited (agriculture)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Tearters Limited (agriculture)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Foods Limited (dormant)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Property Company Limited (property management)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Hector's Housing Limited (dormant)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holkham Holiday Parks Limited
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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The Victoria At Holkham Limited (hospitality)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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The Holkham Estates Company Limited (property management)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Coke Estates Limited (property management)
registered 2021-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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DigitalLandSolutions Ltd (land management mapping software)
registered 2024-12-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Clipstone Industrial REIT (property investment)
registered 2021-08-27 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Chalet in Switzerland from which rental income is received
registered 2021-07-30 · amended 2025-04-05
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Agricultural and amenity land, and commercial and residential buildings in Norfolk from which rental income is received (all held in trust)
registered 2021-07-30 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2021-06-23 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-28
Land Use in England Committee
2024-01-31 → 2026-04-29
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Wetlands
Subject Group
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Officer | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) | 4 | 2025-02-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Plastics
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2026-10-17 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
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backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
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Historic bills (all-time)
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No bills sponsored or supported on record.
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.