The Lord Speaker's travel, gift and official entertainment registers

Gifts

The Lord Speaker meets many international visitors, including speakers and other members of overseas Parliaments, prime ministers and heads of state. 

During these meetings, modest gifts are sometimes exchanged. Most gifts are donated to the House of Lords. For any gifts which the Lord Speaker wishes to keep and which have an estimated value greater than £300, a formal valuation is obtained and the Lord Speaker must pay the difference greater than £300. The gifts register records all gifts received by the Lord Speaker in his role, regardless of their value. 

Non-regular travel 

The Lord Speaker is an ambassador for the House of Lords and a core element of his role is to explain and promote the work of the House, and to represent it at high-profile state events and inter-Parliamentary conferences. 

Regular inter-parliamentary conferences and meetings to which the Lord Speaker is invited include the G20 Speaker’s Conference, the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference, the European Speakers Conference (Council of Europe), the EU Speakers Conference (at which the UK has observer status) and the Speakers of the Isles meeting. 

Costs relating to non-regular travel including bilateral visits to other Parliaments, for example, are usually met by the Lord Speaker’s Office.

Hosting

The Lord Speaker's Office holds a budget for hosting overseas representatives and holding events on behalf of members and officials of the House of Lords. Details of expenditure on this budget are published here. 

2024

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July-September 2024 (pdf, 89KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April-June 2024 (pdf, 65KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January-March 2024 (pdf, 135KB)

2023

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October-December 2023 (pdf, 108KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July-September 2023 (pdf, 119KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April - June 2023 (pdf, 117KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January - March 2023 (pdf, 122KB)

2022

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October - December 2022 (pdf, 119KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July - September 2022 (pdf, 163KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April - June 2022 (pdf, 101KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January - March 2022 (pdf, 141KB)

2021

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October - December 2021 (pdf, 232KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July - September 2021 (pdf, 103KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April - June 2021 (pdf, 58KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January - March 2021 (pdf, 84KB)

2020

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October - December 2020 (pdf, 95KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July - September 2020 (pdf, 64KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April - June 2020 (pdf, 56KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January - March 2020 (pdf, 88KB)

2019

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October - December 2019 (pdf, 64KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July - September 2019 (pdf, 87KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses  April-June 2019 (pdf, 45KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January-March 2019 (pdf, 46KB)

2018

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October-December 2018 (pdf, 64KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July-September 2018 (pdf, 58KB)
• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April-June 2018 (pdf, 64KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January-March 2018 (pdf, 62KB)

2017

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses October - December 2017 (pdf, 90KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses July - September 2017 (pdf, 54KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses April - June 2017 (pdf, 55KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Office Expenses January - March 2017 (pdf, 85KB)

2016

• The Lord Speaker's Gift Register, September - December 2016 (pdf, 64KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Travel Expenditure, September - December 2016 (pdf, 54KB)

• The Lord Speaker's Entertainment Expenditure, September - December 2016 (pdf, 53KB)