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 Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords 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 Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons

Recent Questions

21 questions on record

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

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to announce the 2026 Official Development Assistance budget allocations; and whether they will make the announcement by means of an oral statement to both Houses.

Answered

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance was spent in the UK in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 17 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they contributed in humanitarian assistance to Sudan in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and how much they plan to contribute to Sudan in 2026.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 17 Dec 2025

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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