Spokespersons in the House of Lords

Who are the Government spokespersons?

Leader of the House of Lords

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

• Lord Collins of Highbury

Government Chief Whip

• Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Deputy Chief Whip

• Baroness Wheeler

Business and Trade

• Baroness Gustafsson
• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch 

Cabinet Office

• Baroness Twycross

Culture, Media and Sport

• Baroness Twycross

Defence

• Lord Coaker 

Education

• Baroness Smith of Malvern

Energy Security and Net Zero

• Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Baroness Hayman of Ullock 

Equalities

• Lord Collins of Highbury
• Baroness Smith of Malvern

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

• Lord Collins of Highbury

Health and Social Care

• Baroness Merron (Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health)

Home Office

• Lord Hanson of Flint

Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Baroness Taylor of Stevenage 
• Lord Khan of Burnley

Justice

• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
• Lord Timpson

Law Officers

• Lord Hermer KC (Attorney General)

Northern Ireland

• Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Science, Innovation and Technology

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
• Lord Vallance of Balham

Scotland

• Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Transport

• Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Treasury

• Baroness Gustafsson
• Lord Livermore (Financial Secretary)

Wales

• Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Work and Pensions

• Baroness Sherlock

Government Whips (Baronesses and Lords in Waiting)

• Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
• Baroness Blake of Leeds
• Lord Cryer
• Lord Leong
• ​Baroness Twycross​

Government Whips' Office: 020 7219 3131

 

Who are the Opposition spokespersons?

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

• Lord True

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

• Earl Howe

Chief Whip

• Baroness Williams of Trafford

Deputy Chief Whip

• Earl of Courtown

Business and Trade

• Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Cabinet Office

• Baroness Finn

Culture, Media and Sport

• Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

Defence

• Baroness Goldie
• Earl of Minto

Education

• Baroness Barran

Energy Security and Net Zero

• Lord Offord of Garvel

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Lord Blencathra
• Lord Roborough

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development

• Lord Callanan

Health and Social Care

• Lord Kamall

Home Office

• Lord Davies of Gower
• Lord Murray of Blidworth

Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Lord Jamieson
• Baroness Scott of Bybrook

Justice

• Lord Keen of Elie

Law Officers

• Lord Keen of Elie (shadow Advocate General for Scotland)
• Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (shadow Attorney General)

Northern Ireland

• Lord Caine

Science, Innovation and Technology

• Viscount Camrose
• Lord Markham

Scotland

• Lord Cameron of Lochiel

Transport

• Lord Moylan

Treasury

• Lord Altrincham
• Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Wales

• Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist

Women and Equalities

• Baroness Stedman-Scott

Work and Pensions

• Baroness Stedman-Scott
• Viscount Younger of Leckie

Whips

• Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
• Earl of Effingham
• Lord Jamieson
• Lord Sandhurst
• Baroness Stedman-Scott

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 and Trade

• Lord Fox

Cabinet Office

• Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Culture, media and sport

• Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

Defence

• Barones Smith of Newnham

Education

• Lord Storey

Energy Security and Climate Change

• Earl Russell

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Lord Purvis of Tweed

Health

• Lord Scriven

Home Affairs

• Baroness Brinton (victims and abuse)
• Baroness Doocey (policing)
• Lord German (immigration)
• Baroness Suttie (terrorism)

Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Baroness Pinnock

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

Science, Innovation and Technology

• Lord Clement-Jones

Scotland

• Lord Bruce of Bennachie

Transport

• TBC

Treasury and Economy

• Baroness Kramer

Voluntary sector

• Baroness Barker

Wales

• Baroness Humphreys

Work and Pensions

• Lord Palmer of Childs Hill

Liberal Democrat Whips' Office: 020 7219 3114

 

Convenor of the Crossbench Peers

• The Earl of Kinnoull

Convenor of the Crossbench Peers Office: 020 7219 1414