The Lord Bird MBE
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Bird's full title is The Lord Bird MBE. His name is John Anthony Bird, 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
2015-10-30 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2017-03-06 → 2025-01-14
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
Contact
Parliamentary office
birdja@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) · 2 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Enterprise
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Social Enterprise UK | 9 | 2024-05-20 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Business Responses to Social Crises
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 5 | 2024-04-19 |
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.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
63
of 63 tabled
63 answered(100.0%)
6
departments
2026-03-18
Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants
Answered
2026-03-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Construction
Answered
2026-03-12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation: Children
Answered
2026-03-12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Children
Answered
2026-03-10
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Poverty: Children
Answered
2026-03-10
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Poverty: Children
Answered
2026-03-10
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Poverty: Children
Answered
2026-02-06
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing
Answered
2026-01-26
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Digital Technology
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
Answered
2026-01-20
Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners and Primary Care: Equality
Answered
2026-01-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
Answered
2026-01-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Social Security Benefits
Answered
2026-01-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Social Security Benefits
Answered
2026-01-19
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
Answered
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)
8 bills
7 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2025-01-29 | |
| Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2024-03-13 | |
| Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-07-08 | |
| Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-05-20 | |
| Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2020-01-08 | |
| Well-being of Future Generations Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-21 | |
| Creditworthiness Assessment Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-06-28 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.