Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 October 2022

Previously MP for Mid Sussex until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Party was Conservative until 3 Sep 2019; Independent until 6 Nov 2019

Also represented Mid Sussex; Crawley

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @nsoamesmp
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Soames of Fletching campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Department of Health
• Home Department
• Nato
• Warships
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Currently held offices

• Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Administration Committee (25 Mar 2013 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (31 Jan 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Defence ( 8 Nov 2003 to 5 May 2005)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Dec 2001 to 5 May 2005)
• Member, Public Administration Committee ( 2 Jul 1999 to 18 Jan 2000)
• Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Armed Services) (20 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (14 Apr 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)
• Member, European Legislation Committee ( 2 Feb 1984 to 15 Jul 1985)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Immigration Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Hunting Bill Committee (17 out of 31)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (13 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• G7 - Statement 20 Mar 2025

  Following the ongoing work and conclusions of the G7, will the Minister have a further word with the Ministry of Defence about the extreme inadvisability of dispatching a carrier group to the Far East at this time, taking with it a very large amount of the depleted serviceable aircraft and ships of the Royal Navy currently available for operations? The carrier’s place now is in the north...

• Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 14 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I strongly support the Bill introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. In the very brief time available to me, I wish to concentrate on one of the major obstacles to a two-state solution: the massive Israeli settlement enterprise in the illegally occupied West Bank. Today, the settler population of the illegally occupied West Bank—that includes east Jerusalem—numbers...

• House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - Committee (1st Day): Amendment 5 3 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Wolfson and the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for their contributions. I particularly express my thanks for another wonderful speech from my noble friend Lady Finn, who, to my mind, absolutely nailed it. I thank my noble friend Lord Blencathra in particular for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the committees and the very important points that he made. I am...

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