The Rt Hon. the Lord Cunningham of Felling DL
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Cunningham of Felling's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Cunningham of Felling DL. His name is John Anderson Cunningham, and he has retired from 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
2014-01-08 → 2026-04-20
Labour
2013-06-03 → 2014-01-07
Non-affiliated
1970-06-18 → 2013-06-02
Labour
Government posts
1998-07-27 → 1999-10-11
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister (Cabinet Office)
1997-05-03 → 1998-07-27
Minister of State (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
1976-09-10 → 1979-05-04
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Energy)
Opposition posts
1995-07-01 → 1997-05-01
Shadow Secretary of State for National Heritage
1994-07-21 → 1995-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
1992-09-20 → 1994-07-21
Shadow Foreign Secretary
1989-07-01 → 1992-04-09
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1983-06-11 → 1989-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment
1979-05-05 → 1983-06-09
Shadow Spokesperson (Industry)
Committee memberships
1989-11-14 → 1992-03-16
Privileges
2002-07-09 → 2003-05-09
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
Chair
2002-06-19 → 2005-05-05
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
2006-05-23 → 2006-10-31
Conventions (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2006-05-22 → 2006-10-31
Conventions (Joint Committee)
2008-12-11 → 2013-05-15
Science and Technology Committee
2008-12-16 → 2010-04-08
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
2015-06-12 → 2017-04-27
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
2016-09-01 → 2021-01-28
Finance Committee (Lords)
2018-06-04 → 2022-01-19
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2018-09-04 → 2019-04-30
SLSC Sub-Committee B
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2019-07-01 → 2021-01-28
Economic Affairs Committee
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.