The Lord Fox
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Fox's full title is The Lord Fox. His name is Christopher Francis Fox, 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)
£12,530
6 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord Christopher Fox
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337735 | £1,800 |
| 2016-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0262455 | £2,630 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252122 | £1,800 |
| 2015-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0239642 | £2,700 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0210914 | £1,800 |
| 2015-02-20 | Liberal Democrats · closed 31/12/2023 - Bath and North East Somerset | Cash | C0165634 | £1,800 |
Showing the 6 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
176 divisions
76 Content(43.2%)
28 Not-Content(15.9%)
72 didn't vote(40.9%)
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, today has been “Frank Sinatra day”—regrets, there have been a few—and we are thankful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, for this last one; it is the last but by no means least. It seemed a short time ago that we were discussing the issues raised
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, these amendments are very much of the style that I had expected, knowing that the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, was involved in the Bill, and he certainly made his arguments. To some extent I think there is a mixed thing here, with some of it mandat
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
A lawyer steps up.
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
Simple—have a flat tax.
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
I am sorry to labour the point, but that use of structures is exactly what my amendment seeks to avoid, because it is through those structures that clever companies with very good corporate lawyers can remove profit that has been generated in this countr
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
Before the Minister sits down, I found his answer on Amendment 91 a bit disappointing, given that we went through the debate on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and came to a different conclusion. It is not clear to me why, in this circ
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, given his continued involvement with the Small Business Commissioner. There are a lot of amendments in this group. In order not to overstay my welcome, I will not speak to his amendment
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, the Minister has said in the past that there may be other means to ensure the necessary delivery of projects without retention, and this group is designed to probe those other means. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, who set out the
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
That is clearer. I will climb through the words we have exchanged as a result of this debate and see whether any comeback is required on Report. Pending that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I should have said that my wife is a published author, so I have some family interest in this. Following the Minister’s last statement, I am still not clear on this. As the Minister knows, a classic book contract often involves an advance follo
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
Fortunately, this is a short speech so I can lengthen it by repeating that.
This amendment would confirm on the face of the Bill
“that the Act does not apply to contracts principally for the licence or assignment of copyright or rights in performan
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, Amendment 37 is in my name. This amendment would confirm on the face of the Bill that the Act does not apply to contracts principally for the licence or assignment of copyright—
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, very briefly, this would seem to be the perfect amendment for the Minister to accept. As pointed out, it signals an innovative forward direction for the new department, it utilises complex legislation that has already happened, it does not cost
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, brought up a number of important issues, but I do not think he brought up any viable solutions. He spoke at the beginning about the proliferation of definitions, then sought to add to that proliferation with some ne
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
I ask the Minister to go back and have another look at the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, because there are vague stirrings in the back of my mind that there is a point there. It might be worth finding out why it was put in in the first plac
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Leong, for his clear exposition of his collection of amendments. This might seem like a lot of government amendments to those who are not veterans of the previous Parliament, but I remember when the noble Lord, Lord
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
Your Lordships have shown a degree of creativity on this group. We have talked about end-of-month processing, public holidays and the effect on privatisation, nationalisation or special administration, and we have just heard about crypto payments. Of tho
2026-07-21
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 10 in my name. Before that, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, on Amendments 1 and 9. These seem to be eminently sensible suggestions. I wonder whether, if the Small Business Commissioner makes very clear their vie
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Waldegrave, spoke about messages sent, and the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, spoke about concerns within the research community. Whatever the Minister thinks, does she accept that the response of the research community to this ha
2026-07-20
British Steel
My Lords, the important part of my question was: when does the Minister think that this board will be appointed? Can he give us a window for when that will happen?
2026-07-20
British Steel
Who is the Secretary of State?
2026-07-20
British Steel
My Lords, the Minister talked about transparency and I am pleased that we were able to insert those quarterly reports into the legislation. The Minister in the Commons, in answer to my colleague’s Urgent Question, spoke about the key step of appointing t
2026-07-14
Business Hiring
My Lords, the Minister’s statistics match mine. There has been a bit of an uptick in employment, but not in one area: graduates. Graduates are facing a terrible time. Entry-level hiring has dropped to a 13-year low, and it dropped by 45% in January this
2026-07-13
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
My Lords, I agree with the Minister that the Bill is an important element in securing the future of the vital steel industry. It is, of course, a first step. There is an awful lot to do.
The Bill leaves your Lordships’ House in a better state than whe
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Register of Interests · 1 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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Occasional lecturer on International Business Culture at Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University
registered 2019-02-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2014-09-11 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2023-02-20 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business)
2017-06-16 → 2023-02-19
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Committee memberships
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Science and Technology Committee
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Economic Affairs Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
International Agreements Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 3215 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Motorsport Industry Association · RAC Foundation · Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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Chemical Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Secretary | — | 4 | 2024-11-20 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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5
of 5 tabled
5 answered(100.0%)
4
departments
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carer's Leave Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.