Lord Grocott · GovernedBy UK

Born

1940

Watford

School

–

University

University of Manchester

In office

6.6 years

Longer than 75% of ministers

OfficeOther workEducation

In government

TB

Appointed by Tony Blair

2 posts · 2001–2008

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)

Whip / House leadership 2002/05 – 2008/01
Lord in Waiting

Whip / Parliamentary 2001/06 – 2002/05

Career

Before Parliament 3

1972–1974

Principal lecturer

North Staffordshire Polytechnic

Teaching & academia

Undated

Lecturer, later senior lecturer

City of Birmingham College of Commerce

Teaching & academia

Undated

Councillor

Bromsgrove Urban District Council

Local government (councillor)

Date unknown 2

Undated

Role not stated

University of Staffordshire

Teaching & academia

Undated

Role not stated

Birmingham City University

Teaching & academia

Voting record

717

votes since 2016

4

votes against their own party, 0.6% of 697 whipped votes

0

rebellions as a minister, from 0 votes

20

free votes, with no party line

Share of whipped votes cast against their own party

Lord Grocott0.6%

Typical Labour0.1%

Typical Conservative0.3%

Whipped votes by year

With their partyAgainst

Votes by topic

With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
2025-01-29
No
Sitting Times
2022-07-05
Aye
Procedure and Privileges
2022-02-22
Aye
Procedure and Privileges
2021-07-13 · 2 votes that day
No
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
2021-04-28 · 2 votes that day
Aye
Conduct Committee report—The conduct of Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
2020-12-07
No
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
2020-06-15
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2019-03-15 · 2 votes that day
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2019-03-15
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2018-09-07 · 3 votes that day
Aye
International Relations Committee Appointment
2018-06-12
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2018-03-23 · 2 votes that day

Votes against their party latest 4

No
Health and Care Bill
2022-03-16 · Health & NHS
No
That the House be adjourned
2021-12-08
No
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
2018-04-30 · Brexit & EU
No
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Report
2017-03-07 · Brexit & EU

Read the full voting transcript (717 votes)

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

8

private member's bills, 7 as lead sponsor

1

of them became law

Private member's bills 8

Went no further than first reading
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2023 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Went no further than first reading
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) (No. 2) Bill [HL]
2022 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Passed second reading, then ran out of time
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2021 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Passed second reading, then ran out of time
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2020 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Passed second reading, then ran out of time
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
2017 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Passed second reading, then ran out of time
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill [HL]
2016 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Went no further than first reading
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill [HL]
2014 · Private member's bill (Lords)
Became law
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008
2007 · Private member's bill (ballot) · co-sponsor · while a minister

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.