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)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Whips Office (Commons)

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

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 and Trade CommitteeCommons Business 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 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 CommitteeCommons 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 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

28 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what their priorities are for humanitarian interventions to support fragile and conflict affected states.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in bilateral official development assistance to countries experiencing prolonged humanitarian crises.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the planned reduction in spending on official development assistance from 0.5 per cent of gross national income to 0.3 per cent.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current UK contribution to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Sudan humanitarian needs action plan.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 24 Jun 2026

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

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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)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jul 1994 - Jan 1995

Constituencies

Langbaurgh

Elected 1 time

Apr 1992 - May 1997