Lord Flight Portrait

Lord Flight

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 13th January 2011


Lord Flight is not a member of any APPGs
4 Former APPG memberships
Alternative Lending, Challenger Banks and Building Societies, Channel Islands, Future Financial Services
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords)
30th Oct 2019 - 5th Nov 2019
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
8th Jun 2015 - 1st Jul 2019
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
10th Jan 2017 - 17th Mar 2017
Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
1st Dec 2004 - 1st Mar 2005
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
23rd Jul 2002 - 1st Dec 2004
Social Security
20th Jul 1998 - 26th Jul 1999
Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs
14th Jul 1997 - 20th Jul 1998


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Flight has voted in 315 divisions, and 11 times against the majority of their Party.

6 Oct 2020 - Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 6 Conservative Aye votes vs 196 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 211
15 Jun 2020 - Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 43 Conservative Aye votes vs 125 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 112 Noes - 388
15 Jun 2020 - Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 24 Conservative No votes vs 127 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 355 Noes - 77
17 Jan 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Conservative Aye votes vs 157 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 166
17 Jan 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Conservative Aye votes vs 155 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 171
17 Jan 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 5 Conservative Aye votes vs 145 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 236 Noes - 158
17 Jan 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 4 Conservative No votes vs 135 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 216
7 Feb 2022 - National Insurance Contributions Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Conservative Aye votes vs 164 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 175
28 Feb 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Conservative Aye votes vs 118 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 126
2 Mar 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Conservative Aye votes vs 154 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 172
4 Apr 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Flight voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Conservative Aye votes vs 138 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 148
View All Lord Flight Division Votes

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
Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative)
(23 debate interactions)
Baroness Barran (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(21 debate interactions)
Lord Callanan (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(20 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department of Health and Social Care
(29 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(18 debate contributions)
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Lords initiatives

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


Lord Flight has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

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


Latest 5 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
29th Mar 2022
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the presence of (1) Armenian armed forces, and (2) other irregular groups, in Nagorno-Karabakh in violation of the clauses of the Trilateral Ceasefire Agreement of 10 November 2020.

Although the UK Government is aware of these reports we have not made an assessment on their reliability. However, the UK Government remains concerned by reports of ceasefire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh and deeply regrets the loss of life caused by exchanges of fire between the parties to the conflict. During his meetings with the Azerbaijani Ambassador on 29 March and the Armenian Ambassador on 31 March, the Minister for Europe and Americas reinforced the urgent need for a diplomatic solution to ongoing tensions in the region to ensure stability and security.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
9th Jun 2021
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to make representations to the government of Armenia in relation to sharing data on landmines with the government of Azerbaijan; and (2) to provide support to the government of Azerbaijan in clearing landmines from land regained by that country during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

On 14 June the Minister for the European Neighbourhood spoke to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Bayramov. She welcomed the return of Armenian prisoners of war/detainees by the Azerbaijani Government and the subsequent handover of mine maps by the Armenian Government. We continue to monitor the situation and understand from Azerbaijani government reports that as of 9 June 2021, 27 Azerbaijanis have been killed and over 100 injured by explosive remnants of war. We are deeply concerned by this ongoing loss of civilian life.

The UK Government continues to urge both countries, most recently at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on 3 June, to work together to ensure that humanitarian organisations have unimpeded access to the region and that de-mining maps are urgently provided to ensure the safety of civilians. Last week the MOD sent Counter Explosives Experts to survey parts of Azerbaijan worst effected by unexplored ordnance to understand how the UK can best support Azerbaijan in this area.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
28th Oct 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of bad leavers from Save As You Earn schemes in each of the last five years.

The Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme is a tax-advantaged employee share scheme offered by the Government.

A “bad leaver” from a SAYE scheme is a participant that does not meet the good leaver provisions as defined in the legislation at paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

HMRC collects data at the points at which employees enter or leave SAYE schemes but this does not directly include data on “bad leavers”.

28th Oct 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total value of savings held by bad leavers participating in Save As You Earn schemes, before they exited, in each of the last five years.

The Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme is a tax-advantaged employee share scheme offered by the Government.

A “bad leaver” from a SAYE scheme is a participant that does not meet the good leaver provisions as defined in the legislation at paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

HMRC collects data at the points at which employees enter or leave SAYE schemes but this does not directly include data on “bad leavers”.

28th Oct 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total value forfeited in share growth as a result of participants in Save As You Earn schemes exiting as bad leavers in each of the last five years.

The Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme is a tax-advantaged employee share scheme offered by the Government.

A “bad leaver” from a SAYE scheme is a participant that does not meet the good leaver provisions as defined in the legislation at paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

HMRC collects data at the points at which employees enter or leave SAYE schemes but this does not directly include data on “bad leavers”.