Lord Sarwar

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London

Top Focus Areas

Department for International DevelopmentAttorney GeneralForeign and Commonwealth OfficeDepartment for Energy and Climate ChangeDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills

Current Role

Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Jul 2026 - Present

Shadow Minister (International Development)

Department for International Development

Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

Constituencies

Glasgow Central

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

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

44 questions on record

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 221760, what assessment she has made of the ability of Syria's neighbouring countries to manage the safety and security of (a) Syrian refuge

Answered

To: Department for International Development • 23 Mar 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to work with the government of Malawi to enhance financial controls and transparency in that country, with a view to restoring bilateral support by the UK.

Answered

To: Department for International Development • 20 Feb 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding has been allocated to NGOs and other non-state actors since bilateral support to Malawi was suspended in November 2013; and what the expected outcomes of that funding are.

Answered

To: Department for International Development • 20 Feb 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has made to the Malawian government on the introduction of user fees for health and education services in that country.

Answered

To: Department for International Development • 20 Feb 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage the Nigerian government to allow international aid agencies to carry out their work in the north-east of that country.

Answered

To: Department for International Development • 22 Jan 2015

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