Lord Foster of Bath

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroHome OfficeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsMinistry of Justice

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Opposition Department

Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)

HM Household

Oct 2013 - May 2015

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)

Department for Communities and Local Government

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (also Shadow Deputy Prime Minister)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Jul 2003 - May 2010

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Jun 1999 - Jun 2001

Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 1995 - Jun 1997

Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

Department for Education

Jun 1992 - Jun 1995

Constituencies

Bath

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Bath

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Bath

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 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

296 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government why staff are "strongly advised" in the Immigration Enforcement Live Facial Recognition Policy Document published in November to refer to that document rather than being required to do so.

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish an assessment of the trial use of live facial recognition in immigration enforcement in November; and whether it will be used or trialled again for immigration enforcement purposes before the clo

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential properties have had energy efficiency measures installed under the Government policies then in place for each year from 2015 to 2024; and how many are projected to have such measures installed under cur

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 8 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 21 May (HL7312), when the Betting and Gaming Council will publish its report on advertising.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 16 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor and regulate the use of personalised algorithms and targeted advertising by online gambling platforms.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 15 Dec 2025

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Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Opposition Department

Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)

HM Household

Oct 2013 - May 2015

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)

Department for Communities and Local Government

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (also Shadow Deputy Prime Minister)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Jul 2003 - May 2010

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)

Jun 1999 - Jun 2001

Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 1995 - Jun 1997

Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

Department for Education

Jun 1992 - Jun 1995

Constituencies

Bath

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Bath

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Bath

Elected 1 time

Apr 1992 - May 1997