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

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

• 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...

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

  My Lords, in moving the amendment in my name, may I say first, without sounding too much like Lord Copper, what a great privilege it is to take part in this debate, and to have listened in particular to two magnificent speeches from my noble friends Lord True and Lord Forsyth? These matters are not just events and things to be trifled with; they matter. As my noble friend Lord Strathclyde...

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