Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe Senior Deputy SpeakerHome OfficeCabinet OfficeDepartment of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Scotland Office)

Scotland Office

Jan 2001 - May 2002

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

May 1997 - Jan 2001

Constituencies

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

South Ayrshire

Elected 1 time

May 1979 - Jun 1983

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 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

217 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 14 April (HL14589), what assessment they have made of reporting by the BBC on 24 April that Jeffrey Epstein paid for at least five women to study in London; and whet

Answered

To: Home Office • 14 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to recover the £24 million of public funds lost in relation to the PPE contract for protective coveralls awarded to SG Recruitment; and what is the status of the claim submitted to the company’s l

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 13 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether enrolment on English-language courses in the UK has been used to support visa applications connected to trafficking or exploitation; and if so, whether any cases of concern have bee

Answered

To: Home Office • 12 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to adjust and reduce the Sovereign Grant in the next King's Speech.

Answered

To: Treasury • 19 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to section 7 of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, on what date they expect to receive the report of the Royal Trustees on the 2026 review of the Sovereign Grant; and on what date they expect that report to be laid be

Answered

To: Treasury • 19 Mar 2026

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