Lord Hain

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTreasuryCabinet OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Transport

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Wales Office

May 2010 - May 2012

Secretary of State for Wales

Wales Office

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 2007 - Jan 2008

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office

May 2005 - Jun 2007

Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Jun 2003 - May 2005

Secretary of State for Wales

Wales Office

Oct 2002 - Jan 2008

Minister of State (Europe)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jun 2001 - Oct 2002

Minister of State (Energy and Competitiveness in Europe)

Department of Trade and Industry

Jan 2001 - Jun 2001

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jul 1999 - Jan 2000

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office)

Welsh Office

May 1997 - Jul 1999

Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 1996 - Jun 1997

Opposition Whip (Commons)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jun 1995 - Jun 1996

Constituencies

Neath

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Neath

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Neath

Elected 2 times

Apr 1991 - 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

193 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government how many miles of coastline the Maritime and Coastguard Agency monitors for emergency call outs.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 29 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many volunteers are involved in emergency call outs for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 29 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Maritime and Coastguard Agency spent on staffing costs in each of the last three financial years.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 29 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what was (1) the total budget of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and (2) the total spent by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on volunteer payments for emergency call outs, in each of the last three financial years.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 29 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government on what basis total university student debt is not counted against the public sector borrowing requirement.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 18 Jun 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Wales Office

May 2010 - May 2012

Secretary of State for Wales

Wales Office

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 2007 - Jan 2008

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office

May 2005 - Jun 2007

Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Jun 2003 - May 2005

Secretary of State for Wales

Wales Office

Oct 2002 - Jan 2008

Minister of State (Europe)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jun 2001 - Oct 2002

Minister of State (Energy and Competitiveness in Europe)

Department of Trade and Industry

Jan 2001 - Jun 2001

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jul 1999 - Jan 2000

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office)

Welsh Office

May 1997 - Jul 1999

Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 1996 - Jun 1997

Opposition Whip (Commons)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jun 1995 - Jun 1996

Constituencies

Neath

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Neath

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Neath

Elected 2 times

Apr 1991 - May 1997