Lord Bird

The Lord Bird MBE · Crossbench

Lord Bird is a member of the House of Lords and has been since 30 October 2015. Their areas of interest and their entry in the Register of Lords' Interests are below.

Party or group

Crossbench

How they came to the Lords

Life peer

In the Lords since

30 October 2015

Areas of interest

The subjects Lord Bird has told Parliament they take an interest in, in Parliament's own terms.

Policy Interests

• Future generations
• Literacy
• Poverty prevention
• Social business

UK Areas

• Notting Hill (Kensington and Chelsea)
• City of Westminster
• Greater London
• Edinburgh (Lothian)
• Cardiff (South Glamorgan)

World Areas

• Australia
• Ireland
• Japan
• South Africa
• United States of America

Register of Lords' Interests

Entries as published by Parliament; most recent change 27 April 2026. The official register is the authoritative version.

Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.

• Director, The Big Issue Group Holdings Limited (which owns Big Issue Group Limited and its subsidiaries Big Issue Invest Limited, Big Issue Media Limited, Big Issue Impact Ltd and their subsidiaries)

Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.

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

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)

• The Big Issue Group Holdings Limited (see category 1)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)

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

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

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

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

Lord Bird on parliament.uk

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• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Lords (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Lords' Interests
• Contact details

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