Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 5 November 2020

Previously MP for North West Norfolk until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

Also represented North West Norfolk

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Bellingham campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Justice
• Trade and Industry
• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Prisons
• Prison Service
• Prison
• Smallpox Vaccine
• Prison Service: Pay

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee (29 Apr 2014 to 22 Feb 2016)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (20 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2005 to 20 Nov 2006)
• Shadow Minister ( 1 Jul 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 1 Jul 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee ( 2 Dec 2002 to 8 Dec 2003)
• Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) ( 3 Jul 2002 to 1 Jul 2003)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 2 Nov 2002)
• Member, Environment Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 18 Mar 1991)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Civil Liability Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Drugs Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Committee (4th Day): Amendment 77 12 Jun 2025

  I am very grateful for the comprehensive and courteous way that the Minister has responded to the amendments. Can she comment on the need, as I see it, for some sort of report back to Parliament?

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Committee (4th Day): Amendment 77 12 Jun 2025

  My Lords, my Amendment 83 seeks to address what is currently a series of gaps in the information that we have about the effectiveness of the virtual school head role. Clause 6 extends the statutory duties of the VSH role to children with a social worker and children in kinship care. The question is whether it needs to be put on a statutory footing and what resources are necessary to implement...

• Winter Fuel Payment - Statement 10 Jun 2025

  My Lords, following on from the question asked by the right reverend Prelate, I hope that the Minister is aware that roughly 750,000 pensioners on pension credit and therefore eligible for the winter fuel allowance applied for it last winter but have not yet had it. Will he look at this problem?

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