Lord Touhig

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for EducationDepartment for Work and PensionsMinistry of DefenceHome OfficeDepartment of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Apr 2020 - May 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Sept 2015 - Oct 2017

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)

Ministry of Defence

May 2005 - May 2006

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (also in Wales Office)

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Jun 2003 - May 2005

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

Wales Office

Jun 2001 - May 2005

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Nov 1999 - Jun 2001

Constituencies

Islwyn

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Islwyn

Elected 1 time

Feb 1995 - 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 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 Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

352 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authority attempts to introduce banding frameworks for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 21 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure families are involved in the assessment of their children's needs and in the development of the children's individual support plans.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 20 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the (1) number, and (2) availability, of trained professionals needed to meet the plan for Experts at Hand included in the schools white paper Every child achieving and thriving, published on 23 F

Answered

To: Department for Education • 20 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that there are legal mechanisms for parents to hold education providers accountable for implementing individual support plans effectively and appropriately.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 20 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 5 January (HL13210), whether in the past 20 years they have undertaken a study of the merits of the UK joining the European Development Bank; if so (1) whe

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 7 Jan 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Apr 2020 - May 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Sept 2015 - Oct 2017

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)

Ministry of Defence

May 2005 - May 2006

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (also in Wales Office)

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Jun 2003 - May 2005

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

Wales Office

Jun 2001 - May 2005

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Nov 1999 - Jun 2001

Constituencies

Islwyn

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Islwyn

Elected 1 time

Feb 1995 - May 1997