Lord Lisvane Portrait

Lord Lisvane

Crossbench - Life peer

Joined House of Lords: 11th December 2014


Lord Lisvane is not an officer of any APPGs Lord Lisvane is not a member of any APPGs
1 Former APPG Officer Position
Polar Regions
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
27th Jan 2026 - 29th Apr 2026
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
10th Nov 2015 - 30th May 2024
Ecclesiastical Committee
10th Nov 2015 - 30th May 2024
AI in Weapon Systems Committee
31st Jan 2023 - 23rd Nov 2023
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
1st Jul 2019 - 31st Jan 2023
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
8th Jun 2015 - 1st Jul 2019


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Lisvane has voted in 7 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
View All Lord Lisvane Division Votes

Debates during the 2024 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 Smith of Basildon (Labour)
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour)
Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Wood of Anfield (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
View All Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Northern Ireland Office
(1 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(1 debate contributions)
View All Department Debates
Legislation Debates
Holocaust Memorial Act 2026
(2,120 words contributed)
Football Governance Act 2025
(12 words contributed)
View All Legislation Debates
View all Lord Lisvane's debates

Lords initiatives

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


Lord Lisvane has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

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


Latest 1 Written Question

(View all written questions)
Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
17th Sep 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average length of time taken to deal with a disclosure and barring service basic check application.

The Disclosure & Barring Service publishes its performance against all levels of check on a quarterly basis at DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, the DBS Update Service, and disputes - GOV.UK.

For the most recently reported quarter, the average turnaround time for Basic checks is reported as 0.8 days.

Lord Hanson of Flint
Minister of State (Home Office)