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

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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 Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords 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

Recent Questions

305 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what regulations and rules are in place to prevent social media influencers from promoting dangerous electrical products online; and what assessment they have made of whether those regulations and rules are sufficient to pr

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 9 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of deaths related to climate change in each county in England.

Answered

To: Cabinet Office • 28 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider social media influencers who promote consumer products through paid, sponsored or affiliate content to be economic operators; and whether they plan to use powers under the Product Regulation and Metrol

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 30 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in youth gambling participation, including the rise in unregulated gambling reported in the Young People and Gambling Survey 2025; and what further protections they will put in

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 29 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding the regulation of gambling content and advertising online for young people, including the interaction of those regulations with the framework set out in the Online

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 21 Jan 2026

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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