The Lord Hayward OBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Hayward's full title is The Lord Hayward OBE. His name is Robert Antony Hayward, 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
94 Content(58.0%)
3 Not-Content(1.9%)
65 didn't vote(40.1%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
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
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Baroness for her clarification; I was not absolutely clear on whether she was talking about the established principles or extending the limits in some form or another.
I want to make an observation on a comment the noble Lord, Lord F
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, in relation to these proposed amendments, I have sympathy with a number of points, particularly as they relate to gaming. The noble Lord, Lord Foster, made very clear the logic behind what he is asking for in these amendments.
Unfortunately,
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank my noble friend for that intervention and for identifying other areas. I tried to make it clear that I had taken only one element of one page of an impact assessment. It was on page 41. The impact assessment is over 90 pages long, with central, l
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I follow my noble friend Lord Fuller in his expression of concern about the impact on small businesses. Sadly, many noble Lords will know me as a statistician who spends all his time looking at opinion polls and numbers in one direction or anot
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My noble friend emphasises the importance of tackling touts in a broad piece of legislation that does not cover just these events. Could he also emphasise, as my noble friend Lord Fuller raised, ensuring the obligation of those selling the tickets to max
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I disagree with the proposed amendments for a number of different reasons; first, because the terminology “free to air” is a complete misdescription. You have to pay £180 for your TV licence. It therefore is not free—that is, for the 88% of the
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank my noble friend for giving way, but just for clarification, the noble Lord, Lord Addington, my noble friend Lady Evans, the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and I made absolutely clear that it is not a case of the Bill encompassing these compe
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I echo the comments of my colleagues across the Chamber in relation to this set of amendments, although I tend to disagree—or will clarify—in relation to one of the amendments. This is an enabling Bill. Surely, therefore, it should provide the
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pack, referred to the Rycroft report, and a series of amendments to the pending legislation on elections were placed very soon after that report was published. May I ask that the Government go somewhat more slowly in relati
I thank the Minister for giving way. I am very pleased indeed by her commitment to write to me. My noble friend Lord Jamieson referred to the associated costs of introducing this process. Could we possibly have both at the same time?
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introductory comments, and I shall return to one or two of the points that she made in a moment. It is worth being honest in relation to election changes. In every party, when they make election law changes, they m
2026-06-08
Health-related Benefits Assessments
My Lords, I was interested by the answer the Minister gave to my noble friend in relation to the signed contracts for work being undertaken virtually. Could she clarify whether there is an expiration date, or a time limit in some form or another, for the
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, before I comment on the Bill, I will first make one or two observations on earlier speeches. First, I welcome back the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, on behalf of the whole Chamber. We are all very pleased to see him delivering a speech in his norma
2026-04-21
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
I support very strongly the position that law officers’ advice to government should remain confidential, but is it absolutely clear that the advice on which the decision to revoke the postponement of the elections was taken was markedly different from th
2026-04-21
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
My Lords, may I pick up on the point that the noble Lord, Lord Davies, made just now on precedent? I do not think I have heard reference to precedent elsewhere, but there is no question but that there have been occasions when elections have been delayed.
2026-04-21
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
You mean 2021. You said 2001.
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pitkeathley, is right about the importance of generating interests in BIDs wherever they may happen to be across the country, and there is inadequate participation in voting in general when it comes to BIDs. Can the Ministe
2026-04-15
Zimbabwe: Constitution
My Lords, as a former resident of Zimbabwe, I ask what is being done in terms of working with other countries on representations to the Zimbabwean Government. Surely it is better that we work not alone but with many other countries right around the world
2026-03-16
Humanist Weddings
My Lords, a few years ago, despite major constitutional issues, a Labour MP in the other place, and I in this place, were able to steer same-sex marriage legislation through in relation to Northern Ireland in a very short time. When there is agreement on
2026-03-10
Equality Act 2010: Section 106
My Lords, given the failure of the Labour Party to find any female leader as yet—a full party leader; my apologies to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith—will the requirements of this section apply when the Labour Party next seeks a new leader?
2026-03-04
Ballot Secrecy Act: Breaches
My Lords, I thank the Minister for identifying my involvement in the passage of the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023, but may I say that it was passed with all-party support throughout this House and the other Chamber? That was very important. In relation to fami
2026-03-02
NHS: Violence Against NHS Staff
My Lords, I have had reason to visit St Thomas’ Hospital on a number of occasions recently to visit the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, and I assure the Chamber that she is progressing well and thanks everybody for their messages of support, which have come
2026-02-23
LGBT Veterans Independent Review
My Lords, I have enormous respect for the Minister and what he has been doing on this scheme, but there is a sense among the former service men and women that the rules are being applied far too narrowly, with no flexibility whatever. That was not the in
2026-02-12
Security of Candidates, MPs and Elections
My Lords, may I raise a specific point in relation to Tower Hamlets, where the Metropolitan Police has provided cover at every polling station, at every election, since 2014? The returning officer in Tower Hamlets cannot get that guarantee that every pol
2026-02-12
Donations to Political Parties
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, on obtaining this debate, although I am going to follow a substantially different tack. I should add that my first declaration in the register of interests in the House of Lords was a ticket to the rug
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Register of Interests · 12 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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Occasional work for TalkTV which over the course of the calendar year exceeds the registration threshold
registered 2023-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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SSE (utility)
registered 2025-05-12
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GSK (pharmaceuticals)
registered 2025-05-12
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Aviva plc (insurance)
registered 2025-02-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Standard Chartered plc (banking)
registered 2024-04-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rolls-Royce plc (engineering)
registered 2024-04-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Shell plc (oil and gas)
registered 2019-06-25 · amended 2026-02-23
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Sage plc (software)
registered 2015-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Unilever plc (cleaning products supplier)
registered 2015-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rio Tinto plc (mining/minerals)
registered 2015-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets and hospitality received from Rugby Football Union for England v New Zealand rugby union match, 15 November 2025
registered 2025-11-24
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Two tickets and hospitality received from Allwyn (operator of the National Lottery) for Women’s World Cup Rugby Final, 27 September 2025
registered 2025-10-06
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
2015-09-28 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2016-09-13
Licensing Act 2003 Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-20
Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-22
Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
robertahayward11@gmail.com
020 7219 7058 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Commons and Lords Rugby Union Football Club Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Pennon Group Plc | 4 | 2026-11-29 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Rugby Union
Subject Group
|
Assistant Chair | — | 4 | 2025-11-29 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zimbabwe
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-05-14 |
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
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
2026-02-11
Department of Health and Social Care
UK Health Security Agency: Finance
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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2022-05-26 | |
| Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2018-03-27 | |
| Assisted Dying Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-09 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.