Lord Alton of Liverpool

Crossbench

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for EducationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTreasury

Parliamentary Career

Constituencies

Liverpool, Mossley Hill

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Liverpool, Edge Hill

Elected 2 times

Mar 1979 - Jun 1983

Party History

Crossbench

Jun 1997 - Present

Liberal Democrat

Mar 1988 - May 1997

Liberal

Mar 1979 - 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 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

3843 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to permanently prevent ISIS from using their financial assets which have already been frozen.

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To: Treasury • 27 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what sentences have been imposed to date on ISIS members convicted in the UK; how many of those convicted are still serving their sentences and what steps they have taken to ensure that ISIS members convicted in the UK do n

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To: Ministry of Justice • 27 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to recognise the new parliament in Myanmar resulting from the military-run elections; and what assessment they have made of the legitimacy and credibility of the election process and the parliament or gove

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To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 26 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of continuing airstrikes against civilians, hospitals, schools, churches and other places of worship in Myanmar; and what action they are taking to apply international humanitarian and human

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To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 25 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government when they last reviewed UK sanctions against the regime in Myanmar; and whether they plan to (1) update existing sanctions, and (2) implement new sanctions, against individuals and entities associated with the military regi

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To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 25 Mar 2026

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