The Lord Walney
Crossbench
Life peer
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Lord Walney's full title is The Lord Walney. His name is John Woodcock, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2019-11-06
Barrow and Furness
Party history
2021-10-11 → present
Crossbench
current
2020-09-04 → 2021-10-10
Non-affiliated
2018-04-30 → 2019-11-06
Independent
2010-05-06 → 2018-04-30
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2015-05-08 → 2015-09-18
Shadow Minister (Education)
2010-10-08 → 2013-01-11
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Committee memberships
2013-11-25 → 2015-03-30
Defence Committee
2010-07-12 → 2010-11-02
Defence Committee
2018-02-05 → 2019-05-08
Home Affairs Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
enquiries@lordwalney.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Defending Democracy
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-04-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS)
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | BAE Systems PLC · Babcock International · Rolls Royce Submarines Ltd | 4 | 2027-02-16 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Russia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-05-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Small Modular Reactors
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Barndoor Strategy Ltd | 3 | 2026-03-19 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking MP 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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protection of Bowling Greens (Development Control) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-03-28 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.