The Lord Harrington of Watford
Non-affiliated
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Harrington of Watford's full title is The Lord Harrington of Watford. His name is Richard Irwin Harrington, 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
2024-08-18 → present
Non-affiliated
current
2019-10-30 → 2024-08-17
Conservative
2019-09-04 → 2019-10-29
Independent
2010-05-06 → 2019-09-04
Conservative
Government posts
2022-03-15 → 2022-09-04
Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
2022-03-15 → 2022-09-04
Minister of State (Home Office)
2017-06-14 → 2019-03-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2016-07-17 → 2017-06-14
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2015-09-14 → 2016-07-17
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Home Office (Jointly with Department for Communities and Local Government and Department for International Development)
2015-09-14 → 2016-07-17
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Department for Communities and Local Government (Jointly with Home Office and Department for International Development)
2015-09-14 → 2016-07-17
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Department for International Development (Jointly with Home Office and Department for Communities and Local Government)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2012-11-05
International Development Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
harringtonr@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2012-06-20 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.