Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

foulkesg@parliament.uk 020 7219 3474

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe Senior Deputy SpeakerCabinet OfficeHome OfficeTreasury

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

214 questions on record

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

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To: Treasury • 19 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they will give to introducing regulations for the use of premises for the sale of vaping products, following the fire in Glasgow on 8 March.

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To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 10 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government in light of recent disclosures arising from the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein, whether they will review the transparency arrangements that apply when individuals undertake official duties on behalf of the Gov

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To: Cabinet Office • 12 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 26 February 2025 (HL5095), what arrangements they are making for the review of the Sovereign Grant this year; and when they plan to bring forward the legislation to implem

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To: Treasury • 26 Feb 2026

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