Lord Boateng

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

HM Treasury

May 2002 - May 2005

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jun 2001 - May 2002

Minister of State (Home Office)

Home Office

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)

Department of Health

May 1997 - Oct 1998

Shadow Minister (Lord Chancellor's Department)

Lord Chancellor's Department

Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

Constituencies

Brent South

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

Brent South

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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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

323 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of recruitment and retention of prison officers in England and Wales; and how many positions are vacant due to retirement, resignation or ill health.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 13 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many prison officers in England and Wales were recruited from (1) the Commonwealth, and (2) the European Union, in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of these earn in excess of £4

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 13 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many prison officers in England and Wales hold work visas which are due to expire in 2026; and what assessment they have made of the effect of this on the morale of staff and good order within the prison estate.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 13 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the online auction of a human female half skeleton by Richard Winterton Auctioneers on 14 July, whether they plan to issue advice to relevant trade associations, internet auctioneers, and regulatory authorities,

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 14 Jul 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they plan to take following the online auction of a human female half skeleton by Richard Winterton Auctioneers on 14 July.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 14 Jul 2025

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Positions Held

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

HM Treasury

May 2002 - May 2005

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jun 2001 - May 2002

Minister of State (Home Office)

Home Office

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)

Department of Health

May 1997 - Oct 1998

Shadow Minister (Lord Chancellor's Department)

Lord Chancellor's Department

Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

Constituencies

Brent South

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

Brent South

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997