Lord True
Conservative - Life peer
Became Member: 23rd December 2010
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
(since July 2024)1 APPG Membership
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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
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
(32 debate interactions)
(13 debate interactions)
(6 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(77 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(28,324 words contributed)
(983 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord True, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
1 Bill introduced by Lord True
A Bill to add His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to the persons to whom royal functions may be delegated as Counsellors of State.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 6th December 2022 and was enacted into law.
Lord True has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 1 Written Question
(View all written questions)The table below shows the number of members of the House of Lords who will reach the age of 80 or above in the year 2029:
Group | Number of members |
Conservatives | 89 |
Labour | 96 |
Crossbench | 93 |
Liberal Democrat | 38 |
Other | 20 |
This information is drawn from the House of Lords Library website (House of Lords data dashboard: Current membership of the House) and is based on composition as of 27 January 2025. These figures include members who are life peers, law lords and hereditary peers, but excludes the Lords Spiritual, who are required to retire on reaching the age of 70.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)