Lord Bassam of Brighton

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Cabinet OfficeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportHome OfficeDepartment of Health and Social Care

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 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 Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords 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 Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

442 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government how many inquiries the Competition and Markets Authority are currently undertaking into fraudulent ticket sales for events.

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 17 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many convictions the Competition and Markets Authority has secured for fraudulent ticket sales for events over the last eight years.

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 17 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what role, if any, the Refractory Epilepsy Specialist Clinical Advisory Service has in informing national policies relating to the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 20 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many requests have been made to the Refractory Epilepsy Specialist Clinical Advisory Service since it was established; and how many NHS prescriptions have been made available to children and young people with drug resis

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 19 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria does the Refractory Epilepsy Specialist Clinical Advisory Service use to make their decisions, and what is its evidence base.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 19 May 2026

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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