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 ZeroMinistry of JusticeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

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

339 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) high security hospitals or high security units within hospitals, (2) Immigration Removal Centres, and (3) Young Offender institutions and detention centres, are regulated by the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspec

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the last ten years, how many (1) deaths in prisons have been judged as preventable by coroners, and (2) deaths in prisons have been judged as preventable by coroners where fire or smoke from a fire was the cause

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the last ten years, in how many cases have His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service been (1) charged, or (2) convicted, of corporate manslaughter regarding (a) a death in a prison, or (b) a death in a prison w

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, following delays in recent years in the recruitment and appointment process for inspectorate and regulatory roles leading to (1) the extension of the contract for the current HM Chief Inspector for Prisons to 2027, and (2)

Answered

To: Cabinet Office • 17 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of prisoner awareness and understanding of what to do when a fire occurs; and what steps they are taking to ensure prisoners are aware of what to do when fires occur.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 22 Jul 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