Lord Soames of Fletching
Conservative - Mid Sussex
Joined House of Lords: 28th October 2022
Sir Nicholas Soames was elected as an MP between 1983 and 2019. He served as Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Armed Services) between 1994 and 1997 and as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence between 2003 and 2005.
4 Former APPG Officer Positions
Clinical Leadership and Management, Game and Wildlife Conservation, Polo, Southern RailDivision Voting information
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
View All Sparring PartnersDepartment Debates
(6 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(669 words contributed)
(528 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Soames of Fletching, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Soames of Fletching has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
7 Bills co-sponsored by Lord Soames of Fletching
Parental Rights (Rapists) and Family Courts Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Louise Haigh (Lab)
Planning (Appeals) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - John Howell (Con)
Armed Forces (Derogation from European Convention on Human Rights) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Leo Docherty (Con)
Armed Forces (Statute of Limitations) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Lord Benyon (XB)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018
Sponsor - Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
School Holidays (Meals and Activities) 2017-19
Sponsor - Lord Field of Birkenhead (XB)
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The number of prisoner releases and prisoner recalls are routinely published in the Department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) publication. Between January and March 2026, there were 12,977 releases of prisoners from determinate and indeterminate sentences from prisons in England & Wales.
In this context, a ‘release’ is defined as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving the custodial element of their sentence, and excludes scenarios such as ‘releases from remand’, ‘releases to hospital’ and ‘re-releases following recall’. As such, this release number is not comparable to the recall number presented below.
Between January and March 2026, there were 13,193 recalls to custody.
Offenders do not always immediately return to custody after they have been recalled. In addition, these numbers include offenders who may have been recalled, and/or released multiple times in the same period.
Of the 13,193 recalls to prison in England and Wales between January and March 2026, 22% were in connection with an offender being charged with further offending.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The number of prisoner releases and prisoner recalls are routinely published in the Department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) publication. Between January and March 2026, there were 12,977 releases of prisoners from determinate and indeterminate sentences from prisons in England & Wales.
In this context, a ‘release’ is defined as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving the custodial element of their sentence, and excludes scenarios such as ‘releases from remand’, ‘releases to hospital’ and ‘re-releases following recall’. As such, this release number is not comparable to the recall number presented below.
Between January and March 2026, there were 13,193 recalls to custody.
Offenders do not always immediately return to custody after they have been recalled. In addition, these numbers include offenders who may have been recalled, and/or released multiple times in the same period.
Of the 13,193 recalls to prison in England and Wales between January and March 2026, 22% were in connection with an offender being charged with further offending.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)