This page contains lists of Crossbench Peers
who have special interests in various subjects. These broad
subject categories are listed below. Most will also contain
various sub-categories. Click on the subject in the list below
to find the Crossbenchers with an interest in that particular
area.
Agriculture
Animal
Welfare
Archives
Arts & Culture
Asylum
and Immigration
Charities
/ Voluntary Sector
Children
Citizenship
Climate Change / Environment
Commonwealth
Community
Relations
Constitutional
Affairs
Consumer Affairs
Countries
of the World
Counter-Terrorism / Intelligence
Countryside
/ Rural Issues
Criminal
Justice
Defence
Disability
Economic
Policy
Education & Training
Equal
Opportunities / Equality
Employment
Ethics
European
Union / Affairs
Family
Finance
/ Financial Services
Fisheries
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Governance
/ Citizenship
Health
Heritage
Human
Rights/Civil Liberties
International
Relations
International
Development
Law
Lighting
Medicine
Media
/ Broadcasting
Policing
Post
Office
Public Services Reform
Regeneration
Religious
Affairs
Research
/ Design and Innovation
Science
and Technology
Social
Policy / Welfare
Sport
Third
Age
Tourism
Trade
and Industry
Transport
UK
Regions
Women's
Issues
World
Regions
Young
People
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Agriculture
Viscount Brookeborough
Earl of
Erroll
Countess of Mar
Lord
Northbourne
Lord Palmer
Lord Walpole
Lord
Williamson of Horton
Food Standards
Baroness Howarth
Lord Krebs
Countess of Mar
Forestry
Lord Northbourne
Lady Saltoun
of Abernethy
Lord Walpole
Horticulture
Lord
Northbourne
Lord Walpole
Pesticides
Countess of Mar
Lord Walpole
Animal
Welfare
Lord
Birt
Countess of Mar
Baroness Richardson
of Calow
Lord Walpole
Archives
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Arts & Culture
Lord Adebowale
Lord
Cameron of Lochbroom
Earl of Clancarty
Lord Freyberg
Lord Hall of Birkenhead
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Kidron
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Low of Dalston
Viscount Falkland
Lord Hall
Lord Luce
Lord Moser
Lord Palmer
Lord Pannick
Baroness
Prashar
Lord Rix
Lord Rowe-Beddoe
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Walpole
Lord Walton of Detchant
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Cinema
Lord Pannick
Theatre
Baroness Coussins
Lord Pannick
Visual Arts
Lord Adebowale
Earl of Clancarty
Lord Moser
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord
Walpole
Asylum and
Immigration
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Best
Lord
Eames
Countess of Mar
Lord Moser
Lord
Northbourne
Baroness Prashar
Lord Hylton
Earl of
Sandwich
Baroness Stern
Charities /
Voluntary Sector
Lord Adebowale
Lord Best
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Howarth
Baroness Howe of
Idlicote
Morgan of Drefelin
Baroness Prashar
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Lord Rix
Earl of Sandwich
Viscount Slim
Lord
Stevenson of Coddenham
Charity Law
Lord Best
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Children
Lord
Best
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Baroness Coussins
Lord Eames
Baroness Finlay of
Llandaff
Lord Hardie
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Laming
Lord Northbourne
Lord Ouseley
Baroness
Richardson of Calow
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy
Lord Walton of Detchant
Disadvantaged and Excluded Children
Lord Best
Countess of Mar
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Earl of Listowel
Lord
Northbourne
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Earl of
Rosslyn
Baroness Stern
Lord Walton of Detchant
Climate Change / Environment
Lord
Alton of Liverpool
Lord Best
Lord
Birt
Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord
Cobbold
Earl of Erroll
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Krebs
Countess of Mar
Lord May of Oxford
Lord Oxburgh
Lord Palmer
Lord Rees of Ludlow
Earl of Stair
Lord St. John of Bletso
Lord Tanlaw
Viscount Tenby
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Lord Walpole
Baroness
Warnock
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Energy Policy /Energy Conservation
Lord Browne of Madingley
Earl of Erroll
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Mogg
Lord Oxburgh
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Lord Walpole
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Commonwealth
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Baroness Coussins
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Northbourne
Lord Ouseley
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Community
Relations
Lord Best
Lord
Northbourne
Lord Ouseley
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Lord Walton of Detchant
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Diversity
Baroness Afshar
Lord Best
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Baroness Stern
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Race Relations
Lord Best
Lord
Hylton
Lord Ouseley
Baroness Prashar
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Earl of Rosslyn
Baroness Stern
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Chinese Community in the UK
Lord
Wilson of Tillyorn
Constitutional
Affairs
Lord Butler of
Brockwell
Earl of Erroll
Lord Fellowes
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord O'Donnell
Lord Pannick
Lord Walton of Detchant
Local Government
Lord Best
Lord Cameron of
Lochbroom
Baroness Greengross
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Lord Ouseley
Lord Walpole
Consumer
Affairs
Baroness Coussins
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Citizenship
Lord
Northbourne
Criminal Justice
Lord
Birt
Lord Condon
Lord Dear
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Baroness Meacher
Baroness Prashar
Earl of
Rosslyn
Baroness Stern
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Crime
Lord Dear
Lord Low of Dalston (Delinquency)
Lord Northbourne
Baroness Stern
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
Penal Affairs / Reform
Lord Best
Lord
Birt
Lord Fellowes
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Hylton
Baroness Masham of
Ilton
Lord Northbourne
Baroness Prashar
Lord Quirk
Lord Ramsbotham
Earl of
Rosslyn
Baroness Stern
Viscount Tenby
Counter-Terrorism / Intelligence
Lord Blair
Lord Butler of Brockwell
Lord Condon
Lord Dear
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Lord Imbert
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
Countries of
the World
Argentina
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
China
Lord Hall
Cyprus / Turkey
Lord Kilclooney
France
Earl of Clancarty
Lord Jay
Germany
Earl of Clancarty
Hong Kong
Lord Wilson of
Tillyorn
India
Lord Bilimoria
Lord Blair
Baroness Coussins
Lord Dear
Lord Kakkar
Baroness Kidron
Israel
Baroness Greenfield
Lord Pannick
Jamaica
Lord Blair
Lithuania
Earl of Clancarty
Malaysia
Lord Tanlaw
The Netherlands
Earl of Clancarty
Russia
Baroness Meacher
Lord Skidelsky
United States of America
Lord Blair
Lord Kakkar
Baroness Kidron
Lord Pannick
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Countryside
/ Rural Issues
Lord Best
Lord Birt
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Lord Dear
Earl of
Erroll
Baroness Howarth
Countess of
Mar
Lord Nickson
Lord Northbourne
Lord
Palmer
Earl of Stair
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Tanlaw
Lord Walpole
Lord Walton of Detchant
Lord Williamson of
Horton
Conservation
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Countess of Mar
Lord
Nickson
Lord Walpole
Defence
Lord Boyce
Viscount Brookeborough
Lord Craig of
Radley
Earl of Erroll
Lord Guthrie
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (nuclear weapons)
Lord Inge
Lord Levene of Portsoken
Lord Powell
of Bayswater
Lord Ramsbotham
Viscount Slim
Earl of Stair
Lord Walton of Detchant
Veterans Affairs
Countess of Mar
Viscount
Slim
Disability
Lord Best
Viscount
Brookeborough
Baroness Grey-Thompson
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Howarth of Breckland
Lord Low of Dalston
Baroness Masham of
Ilton
Lord Palmer
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Lord Rix
Lord Walpole
Lord Walton of Detchant
Economic
Policy
Baroness Hogg (including regulation)
Lord Moser
Lord Nickson
Lord O'Donnell
Lord Rowe-Beddoe
Lord Skidelsky
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Education
Lord Bew
Lord Bichard
Lord Birt
Lord Broers
Earl of Clancarty
Baroness Coussins (foreign languages)
Baroness Deech
Baroness Finlay of
Llandaff
Baroness Fritchie
Lord Hall
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Kakkar
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Krebs
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Lord Mogg
Lord Moser
Baroness Murphy
Lord Northbourne
Lord
Quirk
Lord Ramsbotham
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Lord Rix
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Lord
Skidelsky
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Sutherland of
Houndwood
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Lord Walton of Detchant
Baroness
Warnock
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Adult Education
Lord Birt
Baroness Howe of
Idlicote
Lord Moser
Lord Quirk
Baroness Richardson
of Calow
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Walton of Detchant
Higher Education
Lord Bilimoria
Lord Birt
Lord Broers
Lord Browne of Madingley
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Lord Butler of
Brockwell
Lord
Hannay of Chiswick
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Kakkar
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Low of Dalston
Lord Luce
Lord May of Oxford
Lord Moser
Lord
Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Sutherland of
Houndwood
Lord Rix
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Lord Walpole
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Equal Opportunities /
Equality
Baroness Afshar
Lord Best
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Baroness Stern
Employment
Employment Law
Lord Nickson
Low Pay
Lord Best
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Public Sector Pay
Lord Moser
Lord
Nickson
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Ethics
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Baroness Deech
Lord
Eames
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Howe of
Idlicote
Countess of Mar
Baroness Meacher
Lord Northbourne
Baroness O'Loan
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Baroness Stern
Lord Walton of Detchant
Baroness
Warnock
Abortion
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Genetic Modification
Countess of Mar
Lord Walpole
European Union /
Affairs
Baroness Coussins
Earl of Erroll
Baroness Fritchie
Lord
Hannay of Chiswick
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Kilclooney
Lord
Moser
Lord Powell of Bayswater
Earl Sandwich
Baroness Stern
Lord Walpole
Lord Williamson of Horton
Lord Wilson of
Tillyorn
Eastern Europe
Baroness Stern
Lord Walpole
Family
Lord Best
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Howe of
Idlicote
Countess of Mar
Baroness Meacher
Lord Northbourne
Lord
Ouseley
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Finance /
Financial Services
Baroness Coussins
Lord Fellowes
Baroness Hogg
Lord Levene of
Portsoken
Lord Moser
Lord O'Donnell
Lord St. John of Bletso
Fisheries
Earl of Erroll
Lord
Nickson (salmon and freshwater)
Lord Walpole
Marine / Maritime Affairs
Lord
Greenway
Governance / Citizenship
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Best
Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord Butler
of Brockwell
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Fritchie
Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (open government)
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Baroness Stern
Civil Service
Lord Butler of Brockwell
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Lord Wilson of Dinton
Local Government
Lord Best
Lord Cameron of
Lochbroom
Baroness Howarth of Breckland
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Ouseley
Lord Walpole
Health
Lord Adebowale
(alcohol, learning difficulties)
Lord Birt
Viscount
Brookeborough
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Emerton
Viscount Falkland
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Baroness Fritchie
Lord Hameed
Baroness Hollins
Lord Kakkar (including biomedical research)
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Countess of Mar
Baroness Masham of
Ilton
Baroness Meacher
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Baroness Murphy
Lord Quirk
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Lord Rix
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Lord Walton of Detchant
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Health Service
Baroness Emerton
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Lord
Laming
Countess of Mar
Lord Kakkar
Baroness Meacher
Baroness Murphy
Lord Patel
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Mental Health
Lord Adebowale
Baroness Howarth of Breckland
Baroness Meacher
Baroness Murphy
Lord Ouseley
Lord Patel
Lord Ramsbotham
Lord Rix
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Williamson of Horton
Learning Disabilities
Baroness Hollins
Lord Rix
Viscount Tenby
Nursing
Baroness Emerton
Baroness Howe
of Idlicote
Women's Health
Lord Patel
Heritage
Lord Birt
Lord Moser
Lord Palmer
Earl of
Sandwich
Lord Walpole
Lord
Williamson of Horton
Museums and Libraries
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Moser
Lord
Walpole
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Human
Rights / Civil Liberties
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Blair
Baroness Greengross
Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Lord
Hylton
Baroness O'Loan
Lord Pannick
Baroness Prashar
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Lord St. John of Bletso
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Baroness Stern
International
Relations
Baroness Coussins (including United Nations)
Viscount Craigavon
Viscount Falkland
Lord Guthrie
Lord
Hannay of Chiswick(including United Nations)
Lord Jay of Ewelme
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Luce
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Lord Powell of Bayswater
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Lord Rowe-Beddoe
Lord St. John of Bletso
Earl of
Sandwich
Lord Skidelsky
Viscount
Slim
Baroness Stern
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Lord
Wilson of Tillyorn
Lord Wright of Richmond
Conflict Resolution
Lord
Best
Lord Hylton
Lord Rana
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Baroness Stern
Drug Production
International
Development
Lord Carey of Clifton
Viscount Craigavon
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Lord
Hardie
Lord Harries
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Luce
Lord O'Donnell
Baroness O'Loan
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Earl of Sandwich
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Viscount Slim
Baroness
Stern
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Population and Development
Lord Best
Viscount Craigavon
Baroness
Richardson of Calow
Refugees
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Best
Lord Moser
Lord Northbourne
Baroness
Richardson of Calow
Earl of Sandwich
Baroness
Stern
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Law
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Lord Cameron of Lochbroom
Lord Hardie
Lord Pannick
Lord St. John
of Bletso
Lord Woolf
Lighting
Lord Walpole
Medicine
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Baroness Hollins
Lord
Walton of Detchant
Baroness Warnock
Media /
Broadcasting / Communications Industry
Lord
Birt
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Deech
Lord Eames
Lord Hall
Baroness Howe of
Idlicote
Baroness Kidron
Lord Low of Dalston
Lord O'Donnell
Lord Palmer
Lord Pannick
Lord Quirk
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Viscount Tenby
Baroness Warnock
Policing
Lord Best
Lord Blair
Lord Condon
Baroness Coussins
Lord Dear
Lord Imbert
Baroness O'Loan
Lord Slim
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
Post
Office
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Public Services Reform
Lord
Bichard
Lord O'Donnell
Lord Walton of Detchant
Regeneration
Lord
Adebowale
Lord Best
Lord Mawson of Bromley-By-Bow
Religious Affairs
Lord Best
Lord Blair
Lord Carey of Clifton
Lord Hameed
Lord
Eames
Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Luce
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Lord Rowe-Beddoe
Lord Sacks of Aldgate
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Lord
Walpole
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Church of England - Muslim relations
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Inter-faith Dialogue
Lord Carey of
Clifton
Lord Sacks of Aldgate
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Islam
Baroness Afshar
Lord Hameed
Citizenship
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord
Northbourne
Housing
Lord Adebowale
Lord
Alton of Liverpool
Lord Best
Baroness Fritchie
Baroness Greengross
Lord Mawson of Bromley-By-Bow
Lord Rana
Inner Cities
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord
Best
Lord Birt
Lord Mawson of Bromley-By-Bow
Poverty
Lord Adebowale
Lord Best
Lord
Carey of Clifton
Research /
Design and Innovation
Lord Bichard
Lord
Freyberg
Baroness Hollins
Lord Rees of Ludlow
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
Lord
Walpole
Science and
Technology
Lord Adebowale
Lord Broers
Lord Craig of
Radley
Lord Dear
Earl of Erroll
Baroness Greenfield
Lord Krebs
Countess of Mar
Lord May of Oxford
Lord Moser
Baroness Murphy
Lord Rees of Ludlow
Lord Stevenson
of Coddenham
Lord Walpole
Lord Walton
of Detchant
Social
Policy / Welfare
Lord Best
Earl of Clancarty
Baroness Coussins
Lord Dear
Baroness Greengross
Lord Hardie
Baroness Hollins
Countess Mar
Baroness Meacher
Lord Moser
Lord
Northbourne
Lord Ouseley
Baroness Richardson of
Calow
Lord Rix
Drug Abuse
Lord Adebowale
Lord Best
Lord Birt
Baroness Masham of
Ilton
Baroness Meacher
Earl of Rosslyn
Baroness Stern
Social Care
Lord Best
Lord Eames
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Murphy
Lord Northbourne
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Social Security
Lord Best
Speech Pathology
Lord Quirk
Sport
Lord Birt
Lord
Butler of Brockwell
Lord Condon
Baroness Coussins
Lord
Fellowes
Baroness Grey-Thompson (Olympic/Paralympic Legacy)
Lord Hall of Birkenhead
Lord Nickson (field)
Lord Ouseley
Lord Pannick
Lord
St John of Blesto
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Walton of Detchant
Third
Age
Lord Best
Baroness Fritchie
Baroness Greengross
Lord
Hardie
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Baroness Murphy
Lord Sutherland of
Houndwood (care of elderly)
Lord Walton of Detchant
Pensions
Lord Best
Baroness Greengross
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Tourism
Viscount
Brookeborough
Lord Palmer
Baroness Valentine
Lord Walpole
Lord Walton of Detchant
Trade and Industry
Lord Bilimoria
Lord Broers
Lord Browne of Madingley
Baroness Coussins (Corporate Social Responsibility)
Baroness Greengross
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord
Levene of Portsoken
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Lord Nickson
Lord
Powell of Bayswater
Viscount Slim
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Britain's Export Performance
Lord Bilimoria
Baroness Coussins
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Lord Powell of Bayswater
Viscount Slim
Corporate Governance
Lord Bilimoria
Engineering
Lord Broers
Entrepreneurship
Lord Bilimoria
Industrial Relations
Lord Nickson
Manufacturing Industries
Viscount Slim
Small Businesses
Lord Broers
Technology
Lord Broers
Transport
Lord Best
Lord Levene of Portsoken
Viscount Slim
Lord Walpole
Railways
Lord Tanlaw
Viscount
Tenby
Lord Walpole
UK
Regions
Northern Ireland Affairs
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Viscount
Brookeborough
Lord
Eames
Lord Hylton
Lord
Kilclooney
Lord Powell of Bayswater
Lord Rana
Viscount Slim
Scottish Affairs
Earl of
Erroll
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Nickson
Lord Palmer
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Welsh Affairs
Baroness
Finlay of Llandaff
Women's
Issues
Baroness Afshar
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Grey-Thompson
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Baroness Kidron
Baroness Young of Hornsey
World
Regions
Africa
Lord Luce
Earl of Sandwich
Southern Africa
Lord Craig of
Radley
Lord St John of Blesto
Lord Luce
Earl of
Sandwich
East and South-East Asia
Lord Bilimoria
Earl Sandwich
Viscount Slim
Lord Stevenson of
Coddenham
Lord Tanlaw
Lord
Wilson of Tillyorn
Far East Asia
Earl Sandwich
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Former Soviet Union
Lord Hylton
Lord Skidelsky
Baroness
Stern
Lord Walpole
Latin America / Caribbean
Baroness Coussins
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Lord Palmer
Baroness Stern
Middle East
Baroness Afshar
Lord Hylton
Lord Luce
Baroness
Richardson of Calow
Earl of Sandwich
Viscount
Slim
Young
People
Lord Adebowale
Lord Best
Baroness Coussins
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Hollins
Baroness Kidron
Earl of Listowel
Lord Northbourne
Lord
Ouseley
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