The Rt Hon. the Lord Touhig
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Touhig's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Touhig. His name is James Donnelly Touhig, 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
1 Content(0.6%)
59 Not-Content(36.4%)
102 didn't vote(63.0%)
2026-06-09
Not-Content
13–66
Not-Content
2026-04-27
Not-Content
58–138
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
70–132
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-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
My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest: I am a vice-president of the National Autistic Society, an honour I share with my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Browning. More than that, I thank the noble Baroness for her work in persuading the Liaison Com
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, I am sure I am not alone in thinking that the contributions of the two noble Lords in their maiden speeches today have enriched this House, and I look forward to their contributions in the future.
I declare my interest as a vice-president of
2026-03-05
Access to Work Fund
My Lords, last year I met a group of autistic youngsters who were in employment for the first time, thanks to the support of the Access to Work fund. But the fund, in truth, is in crisis. There is a backlog of 60,000 applications waiting to be processed,
2026-03-05
Access to Work Fund
To ask His Majesty’s Government when the operation of the Access to Work fund was last reviewed.
2026-03-05
Access to Work Fund
My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society, an honour I share with my noble friend Lady Browning opposite.
2025-10-23
Autistic Children: State Schools
That was a most helpful and welcome Answer. Autistic children are particularly vulnerable to being excluded from school. Sometimes, behaviour associated with their autism is confused with disobedience because of a lack of awareness by staff. Most schools
2025-10-23
Autistic Children: State Schools
My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name in the Order Paper, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society—an honour that I share with my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Browning.
2025-10-23
Autistic Children: State Schools
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the detention, suspension and exclusion of autistic children in state schools.
2025-06-18
Abducted Ukrainian Children
My Lords, now that there have been calls for the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war held by the Russians, those prisoners of war have hope of freedom and returning home. Not so the 1.5 million children living in Russian-occupied Ukraine. Already, thou
2025-05-12
Autism Employment Review
My Lords, when asked in the other place about progress in implementing the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, my honourable friend Alison McGovern said that she preferred the term “neurodiversity” as it is “more inclusive”. Neurodiversity is very broa
2025-05-12
Autism Employment Review
My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society. That is an honour I share with my friend—the noble Baroness, Lady Browning—from the Opposit
2025-05-12
Autism Employment Review
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, published on 28 February 2024.
My Lords, for the first time, Britain’s delegation to the Council of Europe has Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Cross-Bench and nationalist members. While we will have different views on many issues, it is my fervent hope that we will be united o
2024-11-25
Mental Health Bill [HL]
My Lords, I refer the House to my interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society, a role I share with my good and dear friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Browning.
I welcome the Bill. It has been a long time coming, and I passionately hop
2024-10-30
Unaccompanied Migrant Children
I tell my noble friend that that is the most welcome Answer I have received from a Minister at that Dispatch Box in the 14 years I have served in your Lordships’ House. These places are closed—good—because 440 unaccompanied migrant children placed in the
2024-10-30
Unaccompanied Migrant Children
To ask His Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied migrant children are being accommodated in hotels.
2024-10-24
Special Educational Needs
My Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society. Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has recently produced a report on waiting times to get a diagnosis for autism. She says:
“We have created a
My Lords, I had not planned to say anything but, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, let me just say this. A couple of days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine whose son went to Oxford as a result of the Seren project initiated by the noble
2024-10-07
European Union
My Lords, we are no longer a member of the European Union, but we are a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which was created in the vision of Winston Churchill. Last week, colleagues in Strasbourg heard the report that the Cou
2024-09-10
Autism Employment: Buckland Review
My Lords, just three in 10 autistic people are in employment. A report for Autistica found that doubling the employment rate of autistic people could boost the economy by £1.5 billion. I am sure that my right honourable friend the Prime Minister, whose
2024-09-10
Autism Employment: Buckland Review
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to continue the work programme set out in the Buckland Review of Autism Employment.
2024-07-24
Schools: Mental Health and Poor Attendance
My Lords, I welcome my noble friend to her position and congratulate her on her appointment to the House. Research by the Disabled Children’s Partnership found that only one in three disabled children receive the support they need in education, and only
2024-07-22
King’s Speech (4th Day)
Yes, there is very good coffee there too.
For years, Governments have sought to reduce the disability employment gap. In 2017 the last Government set the goal of helping 1 million disabled people into work by 2027. To be fair, there has been progress—
2024-07-22
King’s Speech (4th Day)
My Lords, I join colleagues in the House in congratulating my noble friend Lord Vallance on his maiden speech. I felt after listening to him that this is a Minister who will be happy engaging with Members of this House; we welcome that. I also congratula
2024-05-16
People with Disabilities: Access to Services
My Lords, I join others in the Chamber in thanking my noble friend Lady Hughes for securing this debate, which has given us an opportunity to raise a whole range of matters that affect people with disabilities. No one took greater advantage of that than
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Nil
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No registrable interests
registered 2025-04-09
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Party history
1995-02-16 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)
2003-06-12 → 2005-05-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (also in Wales Office)
2001-06-11 → 2005-05-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
1999-11-17 → 2001-06-07
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2020-04-15 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
2015-09-18 → 2017-10-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
2015-09-18 → 2016-09-01
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
1996-01-15 → 1997-03-21
Welsh Affairs Committee
2005-12-19 → 2006-05-09
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2006-06-05 → 2010-05-06
Public Accounts Committee
2009-02-10 → 2010-05-06
Members' Allowances
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2009-02-09 → 2010-05-06
Members' Allowances
2009-03-03 → 2010-05-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2009-10-28 → 2010-05-06
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2012-05-29 → 2012-11-08
Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
2013-07-04 → 2016-05-12
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2021-01-28 → 2023-01-09
Services Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2018-12-06 → 2023-01-09
Services Committee
2021-01-28 → 2023-01-09
House of Lords Commission
2022-10-17 → 2023-01-09
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism
Subject Group
|
Officer | National Autistic Society | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Belgium
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 14 | 2023-11-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on France
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Secretary | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Luxembourg
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 14 | 2023-11-21 |
|
Netherlands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
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
7
of 7 tabled
7 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
2026-05-21
Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Primary Education
Answered
2026-05-21
Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Private Education
Answered
2026-05-21
Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Private Education
Answered
2026-01-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Answered
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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
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2008-05-21 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.