Lord Bassam of Brighton

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of Health and Social CareDepartment for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportHome OfficeDepartment for Education

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport)

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

May 2020 - Feb 2023

Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade)

Department for International Trade

Apr 2020 - Feb 2023

Shadow Spokesperson (Further & Higher Education)

Department for Education

Mar 2019 - May 2021

Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

May 2010 - Jan 2018

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

HM Household

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Lords in Waiting (HM Household)

HM Household

Jun 2001 - Oct 2008

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

426 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the net annual cost to the Treasury of freezing business rates on recording studios.

Answered

To: Treasury • 11 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that every primary school is able to access volunteer support for teachers working to raise literacy levels.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 11 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what targets they have set for raising literacy levels for year 7 students entering secondary education during the National Year of Reading.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 11 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are examining road access issues relating to the south, south-west and west regions in considering the future of the Heathrow Express service; and whether those considerations will cover the optimal public tran

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 27 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new valuations by the Valuation Office Agency on grassroots music venues.

Answered

To: Treasury • 17 Dec 2025

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Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport)

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

May 2020 - Feb 2023

Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade)

Department for International Trade

Apr 2020 - Feb 2023

Shadow Spokesperson (Further & Higher Education)

Department for Education

Mar 2019 - May 2021

Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

May 2010 - Jan 2018

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

HM Household

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Lords in Waiting (HM Household)

HM Household

Jun 2001 - Oct 2008