The Lord Meston
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Meston's full title is The Lord Meston. His name is James Meston, 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
1999-06-30 → 2026-04-29
Crossbench
1984-03-29 → 1999-06-29
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-09-05 → 2026-04-29
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2024-01-31 → 2024-05-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
5
of 5 tabled
5 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.