Parliament

Lord Bird

The Lord Bird MBE

CrossbenchLife PeerM

Life peer

Party / Group

Crossbench

Peerage type

Life Peer

Membership

current

Member since

29 Oct 2015

Introduced

Membership end

Current

Registered Interests (7)

Category 4: Sponsorship

Donation received from Elizabeth Aitken to the office of Lord Bird (via Big Issue Media Limited) for supporting the member's parliamentary work, 16 April 2026

Registered: 9 Apr 2024

Category 4: Sponsorship

In the 2024/25 financial year, £30,000 received from Sir David Harrison via David Harrison Foundation (money was paid to The Big Issue and ring fenced to pay towards two salaries and running costs of Lord Bird’s office)

Registered: 9 Apr 2024

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

The Big Exchange Limited (building a new financial system in the UK)

Registered: 15 Aug 2020

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)

Dunne Bird Ltd (vehicle for member's speaking engagements, book royalties, media appearances, writing commissions and the like)

Registered: 8 Aug 2020

Source: UK Parliament API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). See the official register record for Lord Bird ↗.

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