The Earl of Courtown

Conservative

MP for Excepted Hereditary

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of HealthDepartment for EducationDepartment for Business, Innovation and SkillsDepartment for TransportCabinet Office

Current Role

Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Sept 2024 - Present

Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

HM Household

Jul 2016 - Jul 2024

Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

May 2015 - Jul 2016

Party History

Conservative

Oct 2002 - Present

Non-affiliated

Jun 2001 - Oct 2002

Conservative

Jul 1979 - Jun 2001

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

11 questions on record

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the annual budget of the THINK! campaign for each year from 2009/10.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 12 Dec 2014

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people treated by the National Health Service were considered to have (1) a serious condition, and (2) a non-serious condition, in the last year for which figures are available.

Answered

To: Department of Health • 1 Jul 2014

To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to increase the number of students studying science, technology, engineering and maths subjects, in particular female students.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 24 Jun 2014

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students take GCSEs and A-levels in Mandarin Chinese; and whether they plan to increase that number.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 30 Jun 2014

To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to increase voter turnout amongst 18 to 25 year-olds.

Answered

To: Cabinet Office • 1 Jul 2014

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