Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

huntp@parliament.uk 020 7219 2030

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of Health and Social CareDepartment for Work and PensionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTreasuryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Jul 2024 - May 2025

Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)

Department of Health and Social Care

Jan 2018 - May 2018

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Jun 2017 - May 2018

Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

Department for Education

Jun 2017 - May 2018

Shadow Spokesperson (Health)

Department of Health

Sept 2012 - Nov 2017

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Oct 2010 - Jun 2017

Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Home Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality) (also in the Department for Energy and Climate Change)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Ministry of Justice

Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

Minister of State (Department of Health) (NHS Reform)

Department of Health

Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

May 2005 - Jan 2007

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)

Department of Health

Jan 1998 - Mar 2003

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

2325 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government on how many days since 1 October 2023 has there been a negative daily change in the count of people with an NHS national data opt-out; and why negative figures are not visible in the NHS National Data Opt-Out Dashboard.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 14 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government since the publication of the Report of the Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research in 2018, which individual, role or body has held responsibility for improving outcomes for patients with brain cancer across

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many new brain cancer treatments in each year since 2018 (1) entered a clinical trial in the United Kingdom, (2) obtained a United Kingdom marketing authorisation, (3) became routinely available on the NHS, and (4) were

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied that the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is following national guidelines in prescribing T3 to patients who do not respond to Levothyroxine monotherapy.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the rates of interest on UK government debt.

Answered

To: Treasury • 9 Sep 2026

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Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Jul 2024 - May 2025

Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)

Department of Health and Social Care

Jan 2018 - May 2018

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Jun 2017 - May 2018

Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

Department for Education

Jun 2017 - May 2018

Shadow Spokesperson (Health)

Department of Health

Sept 2012 - Nov 2017

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Oct 2010 - Jun 2017

Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Home Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality) (also in the Department for Energy and Climate Change)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Ministry of Justice

Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

Minister of State (Department of Health) (NHS Reform)

Department of Health

Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

May 2005 - Jan 2007

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)

Department of Health

Jan 1998 - Mar 2003