The Lord Balfe
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Balfe's full title is The Lord Balfe. His name is Richard Andrew Balfe, 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
2013-09-19 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2015-06-12 → 2017-04-27
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2017-06-27 → 2018-06-12
International Relations and Defence Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
richard.balfe@parliament.uk
020 7219 8710 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8710 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 29 active officership(s) · 29 historic
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.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
2
of 2 tabled
2 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member 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
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
4 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-16 | |
| Local Government Elections (Referendum) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-06-28 | |
| Local Government Elections (Referendum) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-13 | |
| European Union Citizens (Electoral Rights) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-04 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.