Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

Democratic Unionist Party

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of Health and Social CareHome OfficeTreasuryNorthern Ireland OfficeDepartment for Work and Pensions

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Justice)

Opposition Department

Jun 2010 - Mar 2015

Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Opposition Department

Jun 2010 - Mar 2015

Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)

Department for Communities and Local Government

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Shadow DUP Leader of the House of Commons

Opposition Department

Jun 2009 - Mar 2015

Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jun 2005 - May 2010

Constituencies

South Antrim

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

South Antrim

Elected 2 times

Sept 2000 - May 2010

Mid Ulster

Elected 4 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

Committee Memberships

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 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science 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 Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons 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 Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

408 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what the total number of job losses has been since June 2024; how many job vacancies currently exist in the labour market; and whether the number of vacancies now is higher or lower than in July 2024.

Answered

To: Cabinet Office • 17 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to tax state pensions.

Answered

To: Treasury • 17 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to curb inflation and assist consumers.

Answered

To: Treasury • 17 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide assistance to families under pressure due to rising bank mortgages.

Answered

To: Treasury • 17 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking against those within the NHS who subject patients, nurses, and doctors to anti-Jewish abuse.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 17 Sep 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Justice)

Opposition Department

Jun 2010 - Mar 2015

Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Opposition Department

Jun 2010 - Mar 2015

Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)

Department for Communities and Local Government

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Shadow DUP Leader of the House of Commons

Opposition Department

Jun 2009 - Mar 2015

Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jun 2005 - May 2010

Constituencies

South Antrim

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

South Antrim

Elected 2 times

Sept 2000 - May 2010

Mid Ulster

Elected 4 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997