The Rt Hon. the Lord Drayson
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Drayson's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Drayson. His name is Paul Rudd Drayson, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£1,005,000
2 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor names:
Lord Paul Drayson · Lord Paul Drayson
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-21 | Labour Party · Central Party | Cash | C0007677 | £500,000 |
| 2004-06-17 | Labour Party · Central Party | Cash | C0006876 | £505,000 |
Showing the 2 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Party history
2004-06-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Science and Innovation) (also in the Ministry of Defence)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2008-10-03 → 2009-06-05
Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Science and Innovation)
2007-06-29 → 2007-11-07
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support) (also Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
2007-06-29 → 2007-11-07
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Business and Regulatory Reform)
2007-03-07 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support)
2005-05-10 → 2007-03-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2004-12-01 → 2005-05-07
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
2004-12-07 → 2005-05-07
Information Committee (Lords)
2024-01-31 → present
Science and Technology Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
draysonp@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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
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.