Lord Leigh of Hurley Portrait

Lord Leigh of Hurley

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 16th September 2013


2 APPG Officer Positions (as of 7 May 2025)
Running, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
4 APPG Memberships
Listed Properties, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Israel, British Jews
2 Former APPG Officer Positions
Entrepreneurship, River Thames
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
20th Jul 2022 - 31st Jan 2023
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
4th Sep 2018 - 4th Nov 2019
Finance Committee (Lords)
1st Sep 2016 - 12th Sep 2017
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
6th Dec 2016 - 17th Mar 2017
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
12th Jun 2014 - 30th Mar 2015
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
8th Jan 2014 - 11th Mar 2014


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Leigh of Hurley has voted in 66 divisions, and 2 times against the majority of their Party.

4 Sep 2024 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Leigh of Hurley voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 10 Conservative No votes vs 24 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 49 Noes - 99
5 Nov 2024 - Crown Estate Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Leigh of Hurley voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 5 Conservative No votes vs 8 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 147
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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
Lord Livermore (Labour)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(27 debate interactions)
Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(8 debate interactions)
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(8 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(24 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(17 debate contributions)
Department for Business and Trade
(14 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(8 debate contributions)
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Lords initiatives

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


Lord Leigh of Hurley has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Leigh of Hurley has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 12 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
28th Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 22 April (HL6565), how, if at all, the policy of salary transparency applies to transparency on (1) severance payments, and (2) cash equivalent transfer value pension amounts, with respect to (a) senior civil servants and (b) special advisers.

The government financial reporting manual (FReM) is the technical accounting guide for the preparation of financial statements. The FReM sets out a number of transparency requirements when it comes to severance payments and cash equivalent transfer values specifically, which are separate from the salary transparency requirements.

For severance payments, departments are broadly required to report the number and value of compensation payments made under the terms of any approved compensation schemes, as well as certain detail on any special severance payments made. The FReM also provides that information about the cash equivalent transfer values at the start and end of the report year must be disclosed in relation to directors, together with the real increases.

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
22nd Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the Prime Minister’s Office, or (2) the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team, ask (a) a specific question on past criminal convictions, or (b) a generic question on potential activities in the past that might cause embarrassment for the Government, when vetting Ministers on appointment.

There is an established process in place for the appointment of ministers. Any conversations held take place in confidence. All ministers are expected to adhere to the high standards of conduct set out in the Ministerial Code.

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
22nd Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024, published on 12 December 2024, and specifically to pages 21 and 69, which senior officials had use of the official car services contracted from the Government Car Service, other than the Cabinet Secretary.

The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles in line with the Civil Service Management Code. For security reasons the details of specific allocations are not released.

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
22nd Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the first 100 days of their administration has resulted in good governance; and whether they intend to undertake an evaluation of those 100 days.

Good governance has been and continues to be integral to our administration as we deliver our Plan for Change.

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
3rd Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the salary level or grade of seniority of a (1) permanent civil servant, (2) direct ministerial appointment, (3) public appointment and (4) special adviser at which there is a policy of public transparency on the individual public servant’s remuneration.

In the Civil Service, the Senior Civil Service (SCS) is subject to pay transparency arrangements. Departments publish the remuneration of their staff operating at Board level in their Annual Accounts (Remuneration and staff report). Departments also publish the salaries of their SCS staff in quarterly 'organograms' on GOV.UK.

The Cabinet Office also publishes an annual ‘high earner’ list of senior officials in departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies. The previous administration did not update this list prior to the General Election. The Cabinet Office will publish a new 2025 list in due course.

Below SCS, delegated grades are not subject to pay transparency arrangements as pay and grading below the SCS has been delegated to departments since 1996, and the publication of permanent civil servants’ remuneration within these grades is at the discretion of each organisation.

Direct ministerial appointees and public appointees are officeholders rather than employees, and do not have a grade of seniority. Most such roles are unremunerated. Where an individual role does attract remuneration, this would usually be made public either in the recruitment advertisement, when made via an open competition, or in the announcement of the appointed individual.

The salaries of special advisers earning equivalent to senior civil servants (£75,000 and above) are given in bands of £5,000 and are published in the Special Adviser Annual Report.

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
24th Oct 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any inducements were offered, discussed or agreed to persuade DP World to attend the International Investment Summit.

No benefits – financial or otherwise ­– were offered, discussed or agreed to persuade DP World to attend the International Investment Summit.

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
24th Oct 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £63 billion of inward investment announced as a result of the International Investment Summit had been previously identified or announced.

The International Investment Summit resulted in £63 billion of private investment commitments. It will see billions of pounds flowing into our tech, digital, manufacturing and life sciences sectors, spurring growth in all four nations of the United Kingdom and creating almost 38,000 new jobs in the process.

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2nd Sep 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how many licences for arms export to Israel were granted in (1) July, and (2) August; and how those numbers compare to the number granted in the first half of 2024.

The UK operates one of the most transparent export licensing systems in the world. We publish quarterly and annual statistics on all our export licensing decisions, including information on export licences granted, refused and revoked. On 11 June 2024, we published an ad hoc data release on export licensing relating to Israel. That ad hoc release was done due to the exceptional circumstances and the Parliamentary and public interest at the time. Since then, in June 2024, the Government released Official Statistics covering all licensing decisions from July to December 2023. Official Statistics for July and August 2024 have not yet been published. Information covering January to July 2024 are planned to be released by November 2024.

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2nd Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government how many mobile phones issued by the Department for Transport have been reported as (1) lost, and (2) stolen, by (a) the Department as a whole, and (b) ministerial private offices in the Department, since 4 July 2024.

The response below covers the central department (DfTc) and the five Executive Agencies: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Active Travel England (ATE).

Please note: DfT(c) handle all IT devices for Active Travel England (ATE) and so they are included in the returns for DfT(c). The figures provided for Private Offices are included in the central department’s returns, not in addition to.

Since 4th July 2024

Whole Department

Ministerial Private Offices

Lost

Stolen

Lost

Stolen

DfTc

57

6

DfT

3

0

DVLA

0

0

DVSA

15

1

VCA

0

1

MCA

4

0

Total

76

8

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
8th May 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 7 May (HL Deb cols 1637–1638), whether they have had contact with any Palestinian representatives, other than from Hamas, in their efforts to promote peace in the Middle East.

A long-lasting ceasefire is the only credible pathway towards a sustainable peace, a two-state solution and the reconstruction of Gaza. The Government regularly engages with counterparts in the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization and Fatah in support of this. The Foreign Secretary has engaged with President Abbas and Prime Minister Mustafa, including during Prime Minister Mustafa's visit to the UK on 28 April 2025. Minister Falconer also met Prime Minister Mustafa in Madrid on 25 May. An effective Palestinian Authority is vital for lasting peace and progress towards a two-state solution, and the UK has offered its support to the Palestinian Authority as it delivers much-needed reforms.

Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
30th Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, further the answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 29 April (HL Deb col 1188), whether the question of Palestinian children’s textbooks advocating violence was raised with Prime Minister Mustafa on his visit to the UK; and if not, when it will next be raised with the Palestinian Authority.

We have a regular dialogue with both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Government of Israel in which we reiterate the need for both sides to prepare their populations for peaceful coexistence, including by promoting a more positive portrayal of one another to contribute to building the conditions needed for a peace. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a culture of peaceful coexistence and a negotiated solution to the conflict. Instead, we encourage promoting a more positive portrayal of one another to contribute to building the conditions needed for a peace. Our partnership with the PA includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We have been clear that any incitement to hatred or violence in children's textbooks is unacceptable and has no place in education. The UK regularly raises this issue with the Palestinian Authority, including most recently at official level on the 9 May.

Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
22nd Apr 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 11 February (HL4630), whether the Treasury Permanent Secretary has been informed of the identity of the ultimate donors who are financing the donations from Labour Together to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

There are established processes in place for the declaration and management of private and financial interests held by ministers (as set out in the Ministerial Code). These have been followed.

Lord Livermore
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)