Lord Blencathra

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

The Senior Deputy SpeakerDepartment for TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Education

Current Role

Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sept 2024 - Present

Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)

Whips Office (Commons)

Sept 2001 - May 2005

Minister of State (Home Office)

Home Office

May 1993 - May 1997

Minister (Department of Environment) (Environment and Countryside)

Department for the Environment

Apr 1992 - May 1993

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Jun 1989 - Apr 1992

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Jul 1988 - Jul 1989

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jun 1987 - Jul 1988

Constituencies

Penrith and The Border

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Penrith and The Border

Elected 3 times

Jul 1983 - May 1997

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 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

1070 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of biological males in NHS wards designated for women, and what steps, if any, they are taking to (1) prevent biological males from being placed in wards designated for women, an

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance or instruction they have given to NHS organisations and providers about recording that patients have been transphobic due to requesting (1) they have access to single-sex space, and (2) be treated by a clinici

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure NHS personnel implement the Equality and Human Rights Commission's code of practice for services, public functions and associations as it relates to the Supreme Court ruling in For Women

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform or abolish Local Transgender Case Boards and Complex Case Boards, in light of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s code of practice for services, public functions and associations..

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 1 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of biological males in women’s prisons or prison places designated for women; and what steps if any they are taking to (1) prevent biological males from being placed in prison pl

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 1 Jun 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sept 2024 - Present

Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)

Whips Office (Commons)

Sept 2001 - May 2005

Minister of State (Home Office)

Home Office

May 1993 - May 1997

Minister (Department of Environment) (Environment and Countryside)

Department for the Environment

Apr 1992 - May 1993

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Jun 1989 - Apr 1992

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Jul 1988 - Jul 1989

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jun 1987 - Jul 1988

Constituencies

Penrith and The Border

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Penrith and The Border

Elected 3 times

Jul 1983 - May 1997