Lord Baker of Dorking

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for EducationDepartment for Work and PensionsHome OfficeThe Senior Deputy SpeakerDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Home Secretary

Home Office

Nov 1990 - Apr 1992

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Duchy of Lancaster Office

Jul 1989 - Nov 1990

Secretary of State for Education and Science

Department of Education and Science

May 1986 - Jul 1989

Secretary of State for Environment

Department for the Environment

Sept 1985 - May 1986

Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)

Department for the Environment

Sept 1984 - Sept 1985

Minister of State (Industry & Information Technology)

Department of Trade and Industry

Jun 1983 - Sept 1984

Minister of State (Department of Industry)

Department of Industry

Jan 1981 - Jun 1983

Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department)

Civil Service Department

Apr 1972 - Mar 1974

Constituencies

Mole Valley

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

St Marylebone

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

St Marylebone

Elected 1 time

Oct 1970 - Feb 1974

Acton

Elected 1 time

Mar 1968 - Jun 1970

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

47 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the claim reportedly made by a Home Office official to The Times newspaper that just one in every hundred asylum claims is genuine.

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Sep 2026

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker when House of Lords Lift HOP12, project number P0900342, will be repaired and made usable.

Answered

To: The Senior Deputy Speaker • 28 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) schools, (2) university technical colleges, and (3) colleges have achieved exceptional grades since November 2025; and which of them, if any, have achieved five or more exceptional grades.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 11 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the five categories of hospitality workers identified in the Shortage Occupation List will be recognised with further dispensations in the immigration rules.

Answered

To: Home Office • 4 Sep 2023

To ask His Majesty's Government which institutions were responsible for devising the curriculum of each T Level currently being taught.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 24 Jul 2023

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Positions Held

Home Secretary

Home Office

Nov 1990 - Apr 1992

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Duchy of Lancaster Office

Jul 1989 - Nov 1990

Secretary of State for Education and Science

Department of Education and Science

May 1986 - Jul 1989

Secretary of State for Environment

Department for the Environment

Sept 1985 - May 1986

Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)

Department for the Environment

Sept 1984 - Sept 1985

Minister of State (Industry & Information Technology)

Department of Trade and Industry

Jun 1983 - Sept 1984

Minister of State (Department of Industry)

Department of Industry

Jan 1981 - Jun 1983

Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department)

Civil Service Department

Apr 1972 - Mar 1974

Constituencies

Mole Valley

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

St Marylebone

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

St Marylebone

Elected 1 time

Oct 1970 - Feb 1974

Acton

Elected 1 time

Mar 1968 - Jun 1970