Lord Drayson

Labour - Life peer

Became Member: 1st June 2004


Lord Drayson is not a member of any APPGs
2 Former APPG memberships
Life Sciences, Motor
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
9th Jun 2009 - 6th May 2010
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Science and Innovation) (also in the Ministry of Defence)
9th Jun 2009 - 6th May 2010
Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Science and Innovation)
3rd Oct 2008 - 5th Jun 2009
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Business and Regulatory Reform)
29th Jun 2007 - 7th Nov 2007
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support) (also Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
29th Jun 2007 - 7th Nov 2007
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support)
7th Mar 2007 - 28th Jun 2007
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)
10th May 2005 - 6th Mar 2007
Information Committee (Lords)
7th Dec 2004 - 7th May 2005
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
1st Dec 2004 - 7th May 2005


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Drayson has voted in 52 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

15 Jun 2020 - Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - View Vote Context
Lord Drayson voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Labour Aye votes vs 122 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 112 Noes - 388
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Viscount Camrose (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(1 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Drayson has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Drayson, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


Lord Drayson has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Drayson has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Lord Drayson has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament