The Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Scriven's full title is The Lord Scriven. His name is Paul James Scriven, 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)
£7,000
4 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord Paul Scriven
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337754 | £1,800 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252200 | £1,800 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0210957 | £1,800 |
| 2014-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Sheffield | Cash | C0146339 | £1,600 |
Showing the 4 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
67 Content(41.4%)
16 Not-Content(9.9%)
79 didn't vote(48.8%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
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
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to mandate a statutory minimum ring-fenced allocation within Integrated Care Board budgets for community-based transformation.
2026-06-17
Integrated Care Boards: Budgets
My Lords, that is all well and good, but financial transparency is the bedrock of accountability. Yet in the answer to a recent FoI request, 80% of ICBs indicated that they could not identify their spending on learning disability services. Will the Minis
My Lords, once people get into the rabbit hole of disinformation or misinformation, the algorithms keep contributing to and multiplying the problem. Is it an option to look at the Government legislating that, every so often, the large tech companies have
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords, I thank the Minister for this Statement on a profoundly important yet sensitive matter. When we debate the updated code of practice, we must remember that at the heart of this issue are fellow citizens. If we listen closely, we find that people
2026-06-02
Windrush Compensation Scheme
My Lords, victims of state problems such as the Post Office Horizon scandal and the infected blood scandal have been given fully funded, independent legal support. What makes this so different that there is no equity for these people?
2026-06-01
For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers
My Lords, given that the Government’s own impact assessment on the guidance notes the real-world problems that will still impact some women and trans individuals, by what measures will the Government be evaluating the impact of these challenges and wheth
2026-05-18
Healthy Life Expectancy: England
My Lords, people with a learning disability enter periods of multimorbidity and chronic illness 20 to 30 years earlier than those without a learning disability. What are the Government going to do to stop this national scandal?
2026-04-28
Pension Schemes
My Lords, I am agnostic about insourcing or outsourcing. What I want is good service for the pensioners. Just to give an example of how insourcing might not always go right—and I appreciate that the Minister will probably have to write to me on this, bec
My Lords, today, we learned of an un-minuted meeting at which senior advisers to the Prime Minister bypassed Civil Service oversight to green-light a known high-risk appointment. Can the Minister tell the House how this meeting was within the normal due
2026-04-28
Middle East: Economic Update
My Lords, one of the implications of what has happened in the Middle East is that the United Arab Emirates has announced that it is withdrawing from OPEC, which will have an impact on global oil market volatility. In the light of this new scenario, are t
The Minister is making the case in her answer that local discretion is required to move from one model to the other depending on local circumstance, rather than being centrally prescribed by Westminster.
My Lords, I am also a vice-president of the Local Government Association. At this very late stage, this is the first time I have spoken on this Bill. This is like a map of Sheffield—Manor Castle, Tinsley and Hunters Bar, and I am a former leader of Sheff
2026-04-21
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
The logic of the Government’s original position clearly was not logic at all, because if the elections can now take place, as well as the reorganisation, this postponement was not required at all, was it?
2026-04-21
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026
My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, for laying the regret Motion. It is a privilege to stand in for my noble friend Lord Pack, who I know is deepl
Not me.
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who put their names down to speak in this important short debate, which for me is rather a raw one. This debate is not to ask for more of the same; to do so would be to sign death sentences for thousands more individuals
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of reasonable adjustments for, and (2) the safety of, people living with learning disabilities when accessing health and social care.
2026-03-25
Media Freedom Coalition
My Lords, if the Government are going to use their position as chair of the coalition, what action will they take with regards to members who potentially break the founding pledge? Two members in particular—Serbia is one—have done things potentially in b
2026-03-23
Migraine Care: 10-year Health Plan
My Lords, there has been a more than 20% increase in the number of emergency hospital admissions since 2021 due to this condition. Will the Government include and fund migraine in the Pharmacy First scheme and empower pharmacists to prescribe for this hi
2026-03-19
Unpaid Carers: Patient Hospital Discharge
My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the LGA. The model of unplanned discharge places an immediate burden on unpaid carers. What assessment have the Government made of the financial impact on unpaid carers during this period? Specifical
2026-03-18
High Streets and Towns: Regeneration
My Lords, will the Government look at implementing a commercial landlord levy, which would help small businesses by moving the cost from them on to commercial landlords? It would also have the benefit of ensuring that landlords have an incentive to fill
2026-03-17
GP Contract
My Lords, the Government have now mandated a cast-iron guarantee that GP practices’ online portals must remain open in core hours, but a portal is merely a digital letterbox, it is not a clinician. Has the department conducted a full clinical risk assess
My Lords, for two years the poor council tax payers of Birmingham have paid a 10% council tax rise and a 7.4% council tax rise but have not been able to get the basic service of having their bins emptied. What would the Minister say—other than that peopl
2026-03-16
Social Cohesion Action Plan
My Lords, the strategy places significant emphasis on engaging faith leaders as key arbiters of community cohesion. However, does the Minister agree that true social cohesion is built not on the mediation of religious blocs but on the primacy of civic va
2026-03-16
UK Domestic Visitor Levy
My Lords, there are some major tourist areas in England that are not part of a devolution deal and have no plans at present for a mayor. Why should they be disadvantaged in their areas and growth, based on not having a particular elected person in that a
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Register of Interests · 5 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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Advisor, SPL Strategies (consultancy)
registered 2026-01-13
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Self-employed Managing Partner, Halado Leadership (learning and development services)
registered 2024-10-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Managing partner, Scriven Consulting (strategy and product advice and training services); clients include Robertson Group, Eden & Partners
registered 2024-05-01 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residential holding in Huddersfield owned jointly with husband, from which rental income is received
registered 2014-10-31 · amended 2025-04-05
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Residential holding in Sheffield owned jointly with husband, from which rental income is received
registered 2014-10-31 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2014-09-19 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2024-10-07 → 2026-05-12
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)
Committee memberships
2015-06-12 → 2016-01-21
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-05
Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee
2017-06-27 → 2021-02-04
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Conduct Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-11-10
Autism Act 2009 Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@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) · 3 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-07-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaysia
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-11-15 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | M+F Health Communications | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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
102
of 102 tabled
80 answered(78.4%)
8
departments
2026-06-17
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Health Services
Pending
2026-06-17
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Health Services
Pending
2026-06-17
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Health Services
Pending
2026-06-17
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Health Services
Pending
2026-06-16
Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Pending
2026-06-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Standards
Pending
2026-06-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Standards
Pending
2026-06-11
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Learning Disability
Pending
2026-06-11
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Learning Disability
Pending
2026-06-11
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Learning Disability
Pending
2026-06-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sayed Mohammed al-Mousawi
Pending
2026-06-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Religious Freedom
Pending
2026-06-09
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme
Answered
2026-06-08
Department of Health and Social Care
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Answered
2026-06-08
Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Answered
2026-06-08
Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Answered
2026-06-08
Department of Health and Social Care
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Answered
2026-06-05
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Care Quality Commission
Answered
2026-06-05
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Care Quality Commission
Answered
2026-06-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Public Appointments
Answered
2026-05-21
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Data Protection
Answered
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Pending
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Pending
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Pending
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Pending
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme
Answered
2026-04-15
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Answered
2026-04-15
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy
Answered
2026-04-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire
Answered
2026-04-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire
Answered
2026-04-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Health Services
Answered
2026-04-13
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy
Answered
2026-03-25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gulf States: Freedom of Expression and Human Rights
Answered
2026-03-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Senegal: LGBT+ People
Answered
2026-03-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability
Answered
2026-03-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability
Answered
2026-03-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability
Answered
2026-03-18
Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Boards: Redundancy
Answered
2026-03-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy
Answered
2026-03-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy
Answered
2026-03-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Answered
2026-03-18
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Retirement
Answered
2026-03-06
Department of Health and Social Care
Circumcision: Religious Practice
Answered
2026-02-23
Ministry of Justice
Court of Protection: Disclosure of Information
Answered
2026-01-28
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability
Answered
2026-01-27
Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme
Answered
2026-01-22
Department of Health and Social Care
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Answered
2026-01-22
Department of Health and Social Care
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Answered
2026-01-21
Department for Transport
Railways: Manchester Airport and Sheffield
Answered
2026-01-08
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay
Answered
2026-01-07
Department of Health and Social Care
Circumcision and Female Genital Mutilation: Death
Answered
2026-01-07
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Learning Disability
Answered
2026-01-07
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Learning Disability
Answered
2026-01-05
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Prisoners' Release
Answered
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sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
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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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-12-06 | |
| Immigration Detention Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-22 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.