Spokespersons in the House of Lords

Who are the Government spokespersons?

Leader of the House of Lords

• Lords True

Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

• Earl Howe 

Government Chief Whip

• Baroness Williams of Trafford

Deputy Chief Whip

• The Earl of Courtown

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

• Lord Callanan (Minister)

Cabinet Office

• Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Minister)

Defence

• Baroness Goldie (Minister)

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

• Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Minister)

Education

• Baroness Barran (Minister)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Lord Benyon (Minister)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

• Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Minister)
• Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Minister)

Health and Social Care

• Lord Markham (Minister)

Home Office

• Lord Murray of Blidworth (Minister)
• Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE 

International Trade

• TBC

Justice

• Lord Bellamy (Minister)

Law Officers

• Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Advocate General for Scotland)

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

• Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE (Minister)

Northern Ireland

• Lord Caine

Scotland

• Lord Offord of Garvel

Transport

• Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Minister)

Treasury

• Baroness Penn (Minister)

Wales

• Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist

Women and Equalities

• Baroness Stedman-Scott (Minister)

Work and Pensions

• Baroness Stedman-Scott (Minister)

Government Whips (Baronesses and Lords in Waiting)

• Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
• Lord Davies of Gower
• Lord Harlech
• Viscount Younger of Leckie

Government Whips Office: 020 7219 3131

 

Who are the Opposition spokespersons?

Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition in the House of Lords

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

• Lord Collins of Higbury

Chief Whip

• Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Deputy Chief Whip

• Baroness Wheeler

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade

• Lord Bassam of Brighton
• Lord Lennie 
• Baroness Blake of Leeds (BEIS)

Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues

• Baroness Chapman of Darlington
• Baroness Smith of Basildon

Defence

• Lord Coaker
• Lord Tunnicliffe

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

• Lord Bassam of Brighton
• Baroness Merron (Whip)

Education

• Lord Watson of Invergowrie
• Baroness Sherlock
• Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Whip)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development

• Lord Collins of Highbury

Health and Social Care

• Baroness Thornton
• Baroness Wheeler (Social care and Whip)
• Baroness Merron

Home Office

• Lord Rosser
• Lord Coaker
• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Justice and Law Officers

• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
• Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Levelling Up, Housing, Communities, Local Government 

• Baroness Hayman of Ullock
• Lord Khan of Burnley

Northern Ireland

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

Transport

• Lord Rosser

Treasury

• Lord Tunnicliffe

Wales

• Baroness Wilcox of Newport

Women and Equalities Office

• Baroness Thornton

Work and Pensions

• Baroness Sherlock

Opposition Whips Office: 020 7219 3237

 

Who are the Liberal Democrat Party spokespersons?

Leader of the Liberal Democrats

• Lord Newby

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats

• Baroness Walmsley
• Lord Dholakia

Chief Whip

• Lord Stoneham of Droxford

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

• Lord Fox

Cabinet Office

• Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Culture, media and sport

• Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
• Lord Addington (Sport)

Defence

• Baroness Smith of Newnham

Digital

• Lord Clement-Jones

Education

• Lord Storey 

Energy and Climate Change

• Lord Oates

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

Equalities

• TBC

Exiting the European Union

• Baroness Ludford

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Lord Purvis of Tweed

Health and Social Care

• Baroness Brinton (Health)

Home Affairs

• Lord Paddick
• Baroness Hamwee (Immigration)

Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Baroness Pinnock (Communities and Local Government)

International Development

• Lord Purvis of Tweed

International Trade

• Lord Purvis of Tweed

Justice

• Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

Law Officers

• Lord Thomas of Gresford (Shadow Attorney General)

Northern Ireland

• Baroness Suttie

Scotland

• Lord Bruce of Bennachie 

Transport

• Baroness Randerson

Treasury

• Baroness Kramer

Voluntary sector

• Baroness Barker

Wales

• Baroness Humphreys

Work and Pensions

• Baroness Janke

Liberal Democrat Whips Office: 020 7219 3114

 

Convenor of the Crossbench Peers

• Lord Judge - 020 7219 1414