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

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, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science 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 Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons 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 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

Recent Questions

327 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government when they last discussed the request of the Rapa Nui to return the Hoa Hakananai'a with the trustees of the British Museum; and what offers, if any, they have made to the trustees to facilitate this.

Answered

To: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport • 11 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impacts on the UK's international reputation by the retention of the Hoa Hakananai'a by the British Museum; and when this matter was last raised by the government of Chile.

Answered

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

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the sale of a mummified human head and a dangerous tribal skull from Borneo by On the Square Emporium Ltd in Belfast, whether they have any plans to restrict the sale of human remains by auction houses.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 25 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the powers and performance of the Care Quality Commission in inspecting supported accommodation for people with autism, in the light of the death of Chanté Lloyd-Buckingham.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 19 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery holding human remains in either their original or modified form; and whether they understand any such remains to have been among the items stolen from the museum'

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 12 Dec 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