Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Top Focus Areas

Ministry of DefenceForeign and Commonwealth OfficeDepartment for International TradeDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence)

Opposition Department

Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs)

Jul 2001 - Mar 2006

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Jan 1988 - Jan 1994

Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

Constituencies

North East Fife

Elected 2 times

May 2005 - Mar 2015

North East Fife

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

North East Fife

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

Party History

Liberal Democrat

Mar 1988 - Sept 2025

Liberal

Jun 1987 - Mar 1988

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 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 Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

276 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Ajax vehicles are currently in British service and how many remain to be delivered.

Answered

To: Ministry of Defence • 17 Mar 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many battalions in the Royal Regiment of Scotland are currently under-strength and by how much.

Answered

To: Ministry of Defence • 17 Mar 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many F-35 aircraft are currently in service with the Royal Air Force and how many remain to be delivered.

Answered

To: Ministry of Defence • 17 Mar 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance the (1) welfare, and (2) safety, of female members of the armed forces.

Answered

To: Ministry of Defence • 24 Feb 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation on 21 November (HCWS376), what proportion of the funding announced for the UK R&D sector they expect will be allocated to universiti

Answered

To: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy • 2 Dec 2022

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Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence)

Opposition Department

Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs)

Jul 2001 - Mar 2006

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)

Ministry of Defence

Jan 1988 - Jan 1994

Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

Constituencies

North East Fife

Elected 2 times

May 2005 - Mar 2015

North East Fife

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

North East Fife

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

Party History

Liberal Democrat

Mar 1988 - Sept 2025

Liberal

Jun 1987 - Mar 1988