The Lord Thomas of Gresford OBE KC
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Thomas of Gresford's full title is The Lord Thomas of Gresford OBE KC. His name is Donald Martin Thomas, 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
48 Content(29.6%)
6 Not-Content(3.7%)
108 didn't vote(66.7%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow a fellow Petrean, the noble Lord, Lord Howard of Lympne, who I felt was in an almost emollient mood.
Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Minister for the Constitution and a fine academic historian—as it happens, he is
My Lords, some 50 years ago last month, I was junior in a trial that took place at Mold Crown Court, prosecuted by the then Attorney-General, Sam Silkin—they earned their spurs in those days by prosecuting in court. An ex-RAF pilot from Valley had knocke
2025-09-09
Daesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)
My Lords, I was devastated to see the injuries that the noble Lord, Lord Alton, has suffered—he sent me a photograph. I send him my very best for a swift recovery. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, for stepping in and introducing this debate.
2025-07-16
Female Genital Mutilation
Does the noble and learned Lord agree that, as part of the proposed curriculum review in schools, it should be made clear to young parents of the future that FGM is a serious criminal offence for residents in this country wherever in the world the assaul
2025-07-16
Female Genital Mutilation
My Lords—
2025-07-14
Trial by Jury: Proposed Restrictions
My Lords, we are not short of jurors; the whole adult population can serve in a jury. We are short of judges, of prosecuting and defence barristers and of courts that are fit for purpose. Leveson suggests that his new bench courts would give rise to a me
I support the noble and learned Lord in that. There are recalls for failure to keep appointments, such as tagging appointments. If the Minister were to lay down a rule that people were to be tagged before they left prison and not wander around the count
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for outlining this SI. Both the Prison Service and the Probation Service are in a mess. There is no point in wasting time apportioning blame. My family motto, ar bwy mae’r bai—who can we blame? —is used far too muc
2025-06-13
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
I am most grateful to the Minister and those who have spoken for the kind words that have been said.
2025-06-13
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
I beg to move.
2025-06-13
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
That the Bill do now pass.
There is no research, and this Bill has been brought forward on a premise that, from my experience, is wrong. It is that the provision of a pre-sentence report means that the judge will go easier upon the defendant. I think that is wrong and, without res
The Lammy report made it clear that there is inequality for certain groups because of their particular characteristics. My noble friend Lady Bakewell referred to the Gypsies. I declare an interest as a Welsh Gypsy, and I thank her for her support. What r
My Lords, I realise that it is now 50 years since I was appointed as an assistant recorder; I was involved in sentencing for a very long time until I finally gave up. I later became a recorder, then a deputy High Court judge, and I dealt with many cases.
My Lords, it seems to be my turn. I was a member of the Constitution Committee under our excellent chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Drake. I thank her for the way in which she chaired this report, which I fully supported.
I was particularly concerned
2025-03-20
Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog
My Lords, from these Benches, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Longfield, to her place and congratulate her on an excellent maiden speech; we look forward to hearing more from her.
The Lady Chief Justice, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Carr, t
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on his excellent opening to this very important debate.
When Ernest Davies, the Member of Parliament, signed the convention on behalf of the Labour Government in 1950, in Rome, he was not carving a
2025-03-14
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
I thank noble Lords. We spend a long time worrying about whether things should be affirmative or negative. The debates then take place, there are regret Motions and the whole House is trooping through the Lobbies. There is a great deal of worry for every
2025-03-14
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
My Lords, the motivation for this proposal came from a very weary colleague who was fed up with sitting in the Moses Room while instruments were brought back to the Grand Committee from Ministers who had made mistakes some months before—what a waste of t
2025-03-14
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
My Lords, my objection to this amendment is that it simply does not make sense. We cannot, in the machinery that is set out in my Bill, conceivably exchange the position of the House of Lords for the House of Commons. I am not proposing legislating for t
2025-03-14
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am most grateful to both the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for their support. They have really said everything that I could say about the simple provision that is being put forward. I just say
My Lords, in 2023 the Conservative Government formed a task force to deal with SLAPPs under the direction of DCMS, with a wide representation of government officials, solicitors, barristers and journalists, and with terms of reference requiring bi-monthl
2025-02-26
European Union: Court of Justice
My Lords, what role does the European Court of Justice have in overseeing the Windsor Framework agreement and what steps will the Government take to improve access to that court by the Northern Ireland Government and Northern Ireland citizens?
2025-02-11
International Criminal Court: US Sanctions
Will the Government inform Donald Trump that the forcible transfer of the population of Gaza will be an Article 7(1)(d) crime against humanity, and that under Section 2 of our own domestic International Criminal Court Act 2001, our Attorney-General has n
My Lords, two years ago, the Constitution Committee of which I was a member concluded that the law officers’ convention not to disclose advice was based upon legal professional privilege and the possibility of future litigation. With the Diego Garcia 61
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Register of Interests · 3 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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Arbitrator, British Healthcare Trades Association
registered 2015-01-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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King's Counsel formerly practising at Goldsmith Chambers
registered 2010-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 7: Miscellaneous financial interests
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Married to Baroness Walmsley, a member of the House
registered 2011-06-16 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1996-09-30 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2015-09-07 → 2016-10-28
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Wales)
2015-06-01 → present
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General
Committee memberships
2001-06-26 → 2003-12-08
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2009-05-11 → 2009-07-16
Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee)
2011-07-18 → 2012-03-12
Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-04
Bribery Act 2010 Committee
2019-06-20 → 2019-07-23
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2021-04-14 → 2024-05-30
Windsor Framework Sub-Committee
2022-03-31 → 2025-01-30
Constitution Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Rowing
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-06-04 |
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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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2024-09-02 | |
| Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (Freedom of Expression) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-09-07 | |
| Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (Freedom of Expression) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-03-18 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.