Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham have lowest Lords attendance, records show
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Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham, both appointed to the House of Lords by Boris Johnson, have the lowest attendance records, each attending only 1.12% of sessions from 2022 to 2025. Lords records show Lebedev attended seven sessions, a slight improvement from his previous record, while Botham's attendance declined after an initial period of higher engagement in 2021. Both peers have met the minimum requirement of attending at least one session per year to maintain their seats. While Lebedev has recently increased his participation with votes and speeches, Botham has not spoken since 2020 or voted since 2021. Neither peer has served on any Lords committees. Peers can retain their titles even with low attendance or by taking a leave of absence.
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AI-ExtractedThe Lords currently has 868 members, of whom 842 are active.
Botham has not spoken in the Lords since November 2020 and has not tabled any written questions since November 2024.
To keep their seat, peers must attend at least one sitting in each year-long parliamentary session.
Lebedev and Botham each attended seven of the 625 Lords sessions from the start of 2022 to the end of 2025.
Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham recorded identical attendance rates of 1.12% in the House of Lords over the past four years.
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