The Viscount Stansgate
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Viscount Stansgate's full title is The Viscount Stansgate. His name is Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, 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.
Party history
2021-07-15 → 2026-04-29
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-09-05 → 2025-01-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2023-04-27 → 2026-01-27
Science and Technology Committee
2023-06-08 → 2023-07-07
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL]
2024-11-18 → 2025-02-03
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-10-20
UK Engagement with Space Committee
2026-01-27 → 2026-04-29
Numeracy for Life Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-06 |
|
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (an All-Party Parliamentary Group)
Subject Group
|
President | Clay Mathematics Institute · I/Relx Finance Limited · Institute for Biomedical Science · Institute of Biomedical Science · London Mathematical Society · Nutrition Society · Parliamentary Scientific and Technical Information Foundation · Physiological Society · Royal Academy of Engineering · Royal Society of Chemistry · Society of Chemical Industries · UK Research and Innovation · University of Warwick | 4 | 2026-11-30 |
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
8
of 8 tabled
8 answered(100.0%)
4
departments
2026-03-16
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mathematics: Research
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mathematics: Research
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Business Plans
Answered
2026-02-23
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Business Plans
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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers of Attorney Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.