The Rt Rev. the Lord Eames OM
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Eames's full title is The Rt Rev. the Lord Eames OM. His name is Robert Henry Alexander Eames, 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%)
0 Not-Content(0.0%)
161 didn't vote(99.4%)
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publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2024-12-05
Northern Ireland: Legacy of the Troubles
My Lords, much of what we have heard in the last hour or so has not come as a surprise to many of us. I am reminded of a phone message I received from Northern Ireland early this morning, from one of the families that I have been literally living with s
2024-02-27
Northern Ireland
My Lords, one of my mistakes—and I have made many as Primate of All Ireland—was the occasion when I invited the late Patrick Cormack to visit St Patrick’s cathedral in Armagh. I prided myself that, having shown many visitors round that sacred building, I
My Lords, in my years of service to this House I cannot think of an occasion when sadness, disillusionment and indeed anger pressed upon me to the extent they do today. Over the months we have worked to try to improve this Bill, I have listened to many h
My Lords, I once more find myself speaking as earnestly as I can in support of the sentiments of two former Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland—two men who undertook those tasks at times of division, suffering and what I can only term injustice for
My Lords, I have frequently felt moved to speak in this House about the suffering that has been endured across Northern Ireland and which is obviously the centre of the approach of this legislation. However, we have also had occasions to be reminded that
My Lords, I appreciate once more the manner in which the Minister has dealt with my amendments. I want to do everything I can to encourage him to take forward a little further the area I addressed. In light of what he has said, which does not surprise me
My Lords, I rise to address Amendment 9, recognising the consequential relationship of Amendments 20, 27, 29, 59, 61, 62 and 69. In Committee, I frequently reminded noble Lords of the centrality of the urgency of victims’ needs. I also referred to my per
My Lords, I make no apology for the fact that my contributions to the debates on this Bill and legislation stem from my personal experience over the years with victims and survivors, and their families. If noble Lords had a similar experience, they would
My Lords, I support this group of amendments. I ask the Committee to consider them not in the detail of the proposed wording but in the entirety of their spirit and background, with which the Minister is very well acquainted. It is vital, as the noble Lo
My Lords, I too want to give some support to this amendment because it touches on what we were crying out for in earlier debates, which is a small but significant voice for victims. As I tried to say this afternoon, these are real people who would percei
My Lords, apart from all else that has been said, this group of amendments takes the House to the substance of what is causing so much heartache, has united opposition and is destroying hopes of reconciliation back in Northern Ireland. The two words we h
My Lords, the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Browne, gives us the opportunity to do two things at this stage of our work: first, to pay tribute to the Minister for the way in which he has listened, constantly, to the many voices clamouring at our door
My Lords, turning to the amendment the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, has brought to the attention of the House, may I refer to just one aspect of what I believe is the almost impossible task that the commission will face? It is the question of contact, d
My Lords, in his response to the previous debate on the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, I fear that the Minister may have misunderstood some of the phrases I used in my own remarks. I do not in the slightest attach any personal
My Lords, in producing this amendment, the noble Baroness is representing the widespread frustration that exists in Northern Ireland in the light of this proposed legislation. Speaking from my experience and years of service to Northern Ireland, I have n
My Lords, it will not surprise the House, bearing in mind that Peers from Northern Ireland have lived through and experienced the events that have been referred to by virtually every speaker, that this is an extremely emotional occasion for me. The years
2021-10-22
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]
My Lords, this has been one of those occasions in the life of the House where there is satisfaction for all of us that we are concentrating on issues that really matter. This afternoon, listening to the contributions of my colleagues, and thinking back o
2021-05-13
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, I too welcome the maiden speeches that were delivered a short time ago in your Lordships’ House.
In the Speech from the Throne a few days ago there were two references to Northern Ireland:
“Measures will be brought forward to strengthen d
2021-04-13
Northern Ireland: Violence
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, has emphasised the widespread anxiety throughout Northern Ireland at the recent events on our streets, and the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, has endorsed that emphasis. Does the Minister agree with me that, at prese
2021-03-03
Yemen: Aid Funding
My Lords, does the Minister agree that no political, economic or other issue supersedes the moral issue on the question of Yemen? Does he agree that we are painting a very confused picture to the world of our compassion, or lack of it, having supplied ar
2021-01-06
Trade Bill
My Lords, I want to address the terms of Amendment 26, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and others. I do so with a feeling of compulsion, not just for historical reasons but because of the situation as it is now
2020-11-09
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
My Lords, I am privileged to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and I find myself in support of his comments on the wider ambit of the Bill. I share his reservations coming, as I do, from one of the devolved parts of the United Kingdom. I spe
2020-09-09
Office for Veterans’ Affairs
My Lords, while I welcome the Minister’s response to the noble Lord, Lord Caine, can I press him on the particular situation of former veterans and members of the Royal Irish Regiment and the former Ulster Defence Regiment, who have recently given voice
2020-07-23
Agriculture Bill
My Lords, in this group of amendments I will speak to Amendment 209. I refer to the contribution of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, during our debate on Tuesday.
In this debate so far, I have been impressed by the frequent references
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Register of Interests · 4 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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Receipt of church pension as former Archbishop of Armagh
registered 2011-06-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Occasional broadcasting and newspaper activities
registered 2010-04-13 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Part-ownership of small shops in East Belfast
registered 2010-04-13 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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As a member of the Lords and Commons Cigar Club the member receives regular hospitality and invitations to events which during the course of the calendar year together amount to more than £300 in value and all of which are paid for by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
registered 2014-07-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1995-08-25 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2002-11-25 → 2005-05-07
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
2007-11-20 → 2019-05-09
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2024-09-05 → present
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2017-07-19 → 2024-05-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2015-06-17 → 2017-04-27
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2009-11-25 → 2015-03-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2010-06-09 → 2015-03-30
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Procedure and Privileges 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
robin.eames@yahoo.co.uk
028 92 689913 · 3 Downshire Crescent, Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT26 6DD
028 92 689913 · 3 Downshire Crescent, Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT26 6DD
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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Historic bills (all-time)
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