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| + | {{short description|'''British politician and former member of the Intelligence and Security Committee'''}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox person | ||
| + | | name = Richard Benyon | ||
| + | | image = Richard Benyon-official-portrait-ISC.jpg | ||
| + | | image_size = 250px | ||
| + | | caption = Richard Benyon; official parliamentary portrait. © [[UK Parliament]], [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC BY 3.0]. | ||
| + | | nationality = British | ||
| + | | occupation = [[House of Lords]] parliamentarian<ref name="p11Career1547" /> | ||
| + | | known_for = [[Intelligence and Security Committee]]; committee member | ||
| + | | website = [https://members.parliament.uk/member/1547/career Parliamentary profile] | ||
| + | }} | ||
[[File:128px-Richard Benyon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Richard Benyon]] | [[File:128px-Richard Benyon.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Richard Benyon]] | ||
| − | '''Richard Benyon''' | + | '''Richard Benyon''' was the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Newbury from 2005 to 2019. He was appointed the parliamentary under-secretary of state (Natural Environment and Fisheries) at the [[Department for Environment]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/richard-benyon/35394 Richard Benyon], parliament.uk, accessed 29 April 2011.</ref> He left the Government in October 2013.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/08/reaction-to-the-coalition-and-labour-reshuffles-politics-live-blog#block-52541661e4b0814d97846bed Press proposal for regulation royal charter rejected - Politics live blog], theguardian.com, 8 October 2013.</ref> |
In the 2015 general election Benyon was re-elected with a majority of 26,368. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/conservative/richard-benyon/52 Richard Benyon] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | In the 2015 general election Benyon was re-elected with a majority of 26,368. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/conservative/richard-benyon/52 Richard Benyon] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | + | |+ Recorded affiliations and roles | |
| + | ! Entry | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture]] - Member <ref>[http://www.appg-agscience.org.uk/members.html Membership List], ''All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture'', accessed 16 November 2015</ref> | ||
| + | |} | ||
==External resources== | ==External resources== | ||
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==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
====Parliamentary==== | ====Parliamentary==== | ||
| − | *Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA | + | *Address: [[House of Commons]], London, SW1A 0AA |
*Telephone: 020 7219 8319 | *Telephone: 020 7219 8319 | ||
*Fax: 020 7219 4509 | *Fax: 020 7219 4509 | ||
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*Email: mp@richardbenyon.com | *Email: mp@richardbenyon.com | ||
| − | ==Notes== | + | == Intelligence and Security Committee service == |
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |+ Service on the [[Intelligence and Security Committee]] | ||
| + | ! [[UK Parliament|Parliament]] / office !! Recorded service | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2015–2017 || from October 2016 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2017–2019 || Listed in the Committee’s membership archive for this Parliament | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | <ref name="p11ISCMembership">Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, [https://isc.independent.gov.uk/committee-membership/ Committee Membership], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref><ref name="p11Career1547">UK Parliament, [https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1547/Biography Parliamentary career record for Lord Benyon], Members API, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> | ||
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| + | |||
| + | == Other public roles == | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |+ Selected parliamentary and government service | ||
| + | ! Role !! Dates recorded by [[UK Parliament|Parliament]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Lord Chamberlain (HM Household) || 4 November 2024 – present | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) || 14 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) || 30 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) || 13 May 2021 – 29 October 2022 | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | <ref name="p11Career1547" /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Registered business and institutional roles == | ||
| + | The [[UK Parliament]] register retrieved on 8 November 2026 records the following declarations; where a declaration gives a cessation date, that date is shown. | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |+ Selected declared roles | ||
| + | ! Organisation !! Declaration | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[De Beauvoir Block]] || Director of the commercial-property business. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[ELT Recovery]] || Adviser, formerly director, with remuneration in share options, according to the register. | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | <ref name="p11Register1547">UK Parliament, [https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1547/RegisteredInterests Register of interests for Lord Benyon], Members API; the dates of register entry are not necessarily appointment dates, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |+ Current parliamentary status | ||
| + | ! Person !! Status recorded by [[UK Parliament]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Richard Benyon|Richard Benyon]] || Member of the [[House of Lords]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | <ref name="p11Career1547" /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Notes == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Royal Green Jackets|Benyon, Richard]][[Category:Conservative Party|Benyon, Richard]][[Category:MP|Benyon, Richard]][[Category:UK Ministers|Benyon, Richard]] [[Category:British Politician|Benyon, Richard]] | + | [[Category:Royal Green Jackets|Benyon, Richard]] |
| + | [[Category:Conservative Party|Benyon, Richard]] | ||
| + | [[Category:MP|Benyon, Richard]] | ||
| + | [[Category:UK Ministers|Benyon, Richard]] | ||
| + | [[Category:British Politician|Benyon, Richard]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Spooks|Benyon, Richard]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:30, 8 November 2026
British politician and former member of the Intelligence and Security Committee
| Richard Benyon
| |
|---|---|
| Image |  Richard Benyon; official parliamentary portrait. © UK Parliament, CC BY 3.0. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | House of Lords parliamentarian[1] |
| Known for | Intelligence and Security Committee; committee member |
| Website | Parliamentary profile |
Richard Benyon was the Conservative Party MP for Newbury from 2005 to 2019. He was appointed the parliamentary under-secretary of state (Natural Environment and Fisheries) at the Department for Environment in 2010.[2] He left the Government in October 2013.[3]
In the 2015 general election Benyon was re-elected with a majority of 26,368. [4]
Background
Benyon is the son of Sir William Benyon, himself a former Conservative MP. He is a great-great-grandson of the 19th Century Conservative Prime Minister Lord Salisbury.[5]
He is a former officer in the Royal Green Jackets.[6]
The Tory MPs and donors taking in millions in housing benefit
The Mirror Online recently reported that some of the top landlords receiving housing benefit directly from councils for their tenants are Conservative Party MPs and donors. Amongst those receiving this money is Benyon, with his Englefield Estate getting £49,000 in housing benefit for tenants from West Berkshire Council. Benyon is believed to be the richest MP in Westminster, with his family's wealth estimated at £125 million by the Sunday Times Rich List. [7]
Expenses
The Telegraph reported:
- Richard Benyon, the Conservative MP for Newbury, claimed nothing at all for his second home in London last year, and his total expenses claim was in the 20 lowest claims of any MP.
- Mr Benyon, the son of the Berkshire landowner Sir William Benyon, is one of parliament’s wealthier MPs, but millionaires including Michael Ancram and Douglas Hogg have still seen fit to claim thousands back from the taxpayer.[8]
EU Farm subsidy controversy
Benyon was criticised in February 2011 because his department refused to release information about EU subsidy payments to farmers, while his family were benefitting from the payments. The Mail reported:
- According to farmsubsidy.org, a freedom of information campaign group which continues to publish the list of EU subsidy recipients in the face of the Government blackout, the Benyon estates received more than £2 million in aid between 1999 and 2009.
- Mr Benyon has declared his family business in the Commons register of interests. But under the information blackout, it is not possible to know how much his family estates received last year from the EU.
Mr Benyon resigned his chairmanship of the family business, Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited, when he became a Minister last year. In the members’ register he says he remains ‘the trustee of various family trusts in all of which either I or members of my wider family have beneficial interests’..[9]
Affiliations
| Entry |
|---|
| House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee |
| All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture - Member [10] |
External resources
- Profile: Richard Benyon, Total Politics, 17 December 2010.
Contact
Parliamentary
- Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
- Telephone: 020 7219 8319
- Fax: 020 7219 4509
- Email: benyonr@parliament.uk
Constituency
- Address: 6 Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5DD
- Telephone: 01635 551070
- Fax: 01635 569690
- Email: mp@richardbenyon.com
Intelligence and Security Committee service
| Parliament / office | Recorded service |
|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | from October 2016 |
| 2017–2019 | Listed in the Committee’s membership archive for this Parliament |
Other public roles
| Role | Dates recorded by Parliament |
|---|---|
| Lord Chamberlain (HM Household) | 4 November 2024 – present |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 14 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 30 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 13 May 2021 – 29 October 2022 |
Registered business and institutional roles
The UK Parliament register retrieved on 8 November 2026 records the following declarations; where a declaration gives a cessation date, that date is shown.
| Organisation | Declaration |
|---|---|
| De Beauvoir Block | Director of the commercial-property business. |
| ELT Recovery | Adviser, formerly director, with remuneration in share options, according to the register. |
| Person | Status recorded by UK Parliament |
|---|---|
| Richard Benyon | Member of the House of Lords |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 UK Parliament, Parliamentary career record for Lord Benyon, Members API, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ Richard Benyon, parliament.uk, accessed 29 April 2011.
- ↑ Press proposal for regulation royal charter rejected - Politics live blog, theguardian.com, 8 October 2013.
- ↑ Richard Benyon Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Robert Verkaik, Wealthy minister earns £2m in EU farm subsidies which his department tried to cover up, Mail Online, 27 February 2011.
- ↑ Robert Verkaik, Wealthy minister earns £2m in EU farm subsidies which his department tried to cover up, Mail Online, 27 February 2011.
- ↑ The Tory MPs and donors taking in millions in housing benefit Mirror, 6 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Gordon Rayner, MPs expenses: The MPs who refused to milk the system, Telegraph, 18 May 2009.
- ↑ Robert Verkaik, Wealthy minister earns £2m in EU farm subsidies which his department tried to cover up, Mail Online, 27 February 2011.
- ↑ Membership List, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture, accessed 16 November 2015
- ↑ Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, Committee Membership, accessed 8 November 2026.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Register of interests for Lord Benyon, Members API; the dates of register entry are not necessarily appointment dates, accessed 8 November 2026.