Lord Patten of Barnes

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

pattenc@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Area

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Duchy of Lancaster Office

Nov 1990 - Apr 1992

Secretary of State for Environment

Department for the Environment

Jul 1989 - Nov 1990

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Overseas Development)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sept 1986 - Jul 1989

Minister of State (Department of Education and Science)

Department of Education and Science

Sept 1985 - Sept 1986

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Northern Ireland Office

Jun 1983 - Sept 1985

Constituencies

Bath

Elected 2 times

Jun 1983 - Apr 1992

Bath

Elected 1 time

May 1979 - Jun 1983

Party History

Conservative

Sept 2014 - Present

Crossbench

Mar 2011 - Sept 2014

Conservative

May 1979 - Mar 2011

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 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 Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

2 questions on record

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pets have (1) entered, or (2) re-entered, the UK under the PETS Travel Scheme since it was launched; and how many cases of rabies have been diagnosed in relation to the scheme.

Answered

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • 9 Jul 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in arranging for a new system of pet travel requirements between the UK and the EU after 1 January 2021; and whether they intend to acquire status as a Part 1 listed country of the PETS Travel S

Answered

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • 9 Jul 2020

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Positions Held

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Duchy of Lancaster Office

Nov 1990 - Apr 1992

Secretary of State for Environment

Department for the Environment

Jul 1989 - Nov 1990

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Overseas Development)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sept 1986 - Jul 1989

Minister of State (Department of Education and Science)

Department of Education and Science

Sept 1985 - Sept 1986

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Northern Ireland Office

Jun 1983 - Sept 1985

Constituencies

Bath

Elected 2 times

Jun 1983 - Apr 1992

Bath

Elected 1 time

May 1979 - Jun 1983

Party History

Conservative

Sept 2014 - Present

Crossbench

Mar 2011 - Sept 2014

Conservative

May 1979 - Mar 2011