Earl Russell

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsHome OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Transport

Current Role

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)

Opposition Department

Jan 2024 - Present

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

48 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of national gas storage capacity, further to recent reports of interest in the UK's undersea gas pipeline network from the government of Russia.

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 15 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are actively monitoring for any indications that the government of the United States is considering, or has implemented, a toll or charge on oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 15 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what changes have been made to the Defra Futures Unit since 2025; whether the unit has been abolished, renamed, merged or transferred; what arrangements are now in place within Defra for horizon scanning, futures analysis a

Answered

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • 20 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what research and support mechanisms they are providing to develop the agrivoltaics sector; and what assessment they have made of its potential contribution to energy generation and agricultural productivity.

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 26 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to decouple the price of wholesale electricity from the cost of gas beyond moving more renewables into Contracts for Difference.

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 25 Mar 2026

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Top Focus Areas

Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsHome OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Transport

Current Role

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)