The Lord Layard
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Layard's full title is The Lord Layard. His name is Peter Richard Grenville Layard, 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.
Party history
2000-05-03 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2022-05-12 → 2025-01-30
Economic Affairs Committee
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Economic Affairs Committee
2004-11-29 → 2008-11-26
Economic Affairs Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Gambling Industry Committee
2021-01-28 → 2021-11-16
Youth Unemployment Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-05-12
Land Use in England Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
R.Layard@lse.ac.uk
020 7955 7048 · Director, Wellbeing Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
020 7955 7048 · Director, Wellbeing Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 2 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 2 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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.
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.