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The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB

Labour Member of the House of Lords M
Lord Vallance of Balham's full title is The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB. His name is Patrick John Thompson Vallance, 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.

Ministerial activity

Records on file 428
422 meetings · 0 hospitality · 0 gifts · 6 overseas trips · 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost £14,463

Recent meetings · latest 20 of 422

Date Met with Purpose Source
2025-12-19 MSD/Merck To discuss MSD/ Merck in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-16 Imperial College London To discuss the UK university sector. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-15 Landsdowne Partners; Cambridge Innovation Capital; Amadeus Capital Partners To discuss investment in Science and Technology companies department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-11 Roundtable with UK based researching organisations Quarterly roundtable to discuss how HMG can support engineering biology companies to scale in the UK, how to support Supply chains, and where best to engage with other governments in international work. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-11 Cambridge Innovation Capital To discuss investment in Science and Technology companies department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-11 Flagship Pioneering To discuss the Life Sciences Sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-10 Universities UK To discuss the university sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-10 UCB To discuss the Life Sciences Sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-09 Pfizer UK To discuss the Life Sciences Sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-09 LSE Data Science Institute To discuss various topics around AI and ongoing work at LSE. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-09 Novo Holdings Discuss Life Sciences Envoy department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-05 Labcorp To discuss the Life Sciences Sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-04 Playground Global To discuss the UK semiconductor industry. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-04 UK CCUS To discuss the scaling of research and potential for further collaboration. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-04 Amadeus Capital To discuss opportunities for scale up. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-04 Giant Ventures To discuss opportunities for scale up. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-03 Perrett Laver To discuss recruitment department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-02 Schroders Capital To discuss opportunities for scale up. department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-12-01 Vertex To discuss the Life Sciences Sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
2025-11-27 Vertex and Entourage AI To discuss the Life Sciences Sector in the UK department-for-science-innovation-and-technology

Recent overseas travel

Dates Destination Purpose Total cost
2025-11-10 2025-11-12 Beijing; China, Guangzhou; China
Scheduled flight
To promote UK and China joint research £6,335
2025-07-16 2025-07-17 Copenhagen, Denmark
Scheduled flight
Attend the Informal Competitiveness Council hosted by the Danish National Government £377
2025-06-15 2025-06-18 Boston, USA
Scheduled Flight
To promote: (1) UK Life Sciences objectives at the BIO Convention; (2) UK Science and Technology interests aligned to a new UK-US Tech Partnership. £5,832
2025-01-07 2025-01-08 Copenhagen, Denmark
Scheduled Flight
Artic and Climate Science discussion with scientists including recipients of ARIA funding. Engagements with representatives of the Danish Government. £383
2024-12-08 2024-12-11 Berne and Zurich, Switzerland & Stockhom, Sweden
Scheduled Flight
To attend the JCM for the MoU on Switzerland, and to attend the Nobel Prize Ceremony. £977
2024-07-09 2024-07-10 Bologna, Italy
Scheduled Flight
G7 £559
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage: HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.

Party history

2024-07-17present
Labour current

Government posts

2025-09-06present
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
2024-07-05present
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

None recorded.

Contact

Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)

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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.
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