Lord Bates

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

batesm@parliament.uk 020 7219 6528

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeForeign and Commonwealth OfficeHome Office

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Oct 2016 - Apr 2019

Minister of State (Home Office)

Home Office

May 2015 - Mar 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Home Office

Aug 2014 - May 2015

Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

Lords Spokesperson (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

Shadow Minister

Opposition Department

Jul 2009 - May 2010

Paymaster General (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Dec 1996 - May 1997

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jul 1994 - Jan 1995

Constituencies

Langbaurgh

Elected 1 time

Apr 1992 - May 1997

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons 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 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons 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 Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

24 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 23 February (HLWS1349), how much Official Development Assistance will be allocated to (1) the Media Freedom Coalition, and (2) the Public Interest Media

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 27 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the prime beneficiaries of UK aid are women and children.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 11 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what contribution from the UK aid budget they intend to make to the Global Humanitarian Overview 2026 Appeal launched by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 11 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN review Humanitarian Reset: Putting the People We Serve First, published on 10 March 2025; and what plans they have in light of that review to improve the (1) speed, (2) accountabilit

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 28 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how much Official Development Assistance they contributed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 27 Jan 2026

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Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Oct 2016 - Apr 2019

Minister of State (Home Office)

Home Office

May 2015 - Mar 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Home Office

Aug 2014 - May 2015

Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

Lords Spokesperson (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

Shadow Minister

Opposition Department

Jul 2009 - May 2010

Paymaster General (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Dec 1996 - May 1997

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jul 1994 - Jan 1995

Constituencies

Langbaurgh

Elected 1 time

Apr 1992 - May 1997