Lord Jopling

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

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House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Cabinet OfficeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for TransportLeader of the House of LordsDepartment of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Jun 1983 - Jun 1987

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

HM Treasury

May 1979 - Jun 1983

Shadow Minister (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

HM Official Opposition

Mar 1975 - Jul 1976

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Oct 1973 - Mar 1974

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Nov 1971 - Oct 1973

Constituencies

Westmorland and Lonsdale

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Westmorland

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Westmorland

Elected 3 times

Oct 1964 - Feb 1974

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 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

172 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect that closures of the M6 in Cumbria are having on traffic congestion in Kendal; and what plans they have to amend their scheme for the construction of bridges on the motorway to a

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 17 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government, during the building of eight new bridges on the M6 in Cumbria, how many nights will (1) both carriageways be closed and (2) one carriageway be closed.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 11 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of building eight new bridges on the M6 in Cumbria; and what are the proposed start and finish dates for the work.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 11 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Highways statement that the eight bridges that carry the M6 and A685 over the Lune Gorge in Cumbria are “rapidly reaching the end of their serviceable life” after more than 50 years of operation applies

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 11 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the contract to build eight new bridges on the M6 road in Cumbria was offered to contractors other than Kier Highways; if not, why; and whether the matter is being reviewed by the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 8 Sep 2025

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Positions Held

Minister of State (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Jun 1983 - Jun 1987

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

HM Treasury

May 1979 - Jun 1983

Shadow Minister (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

HM Official Opposition

Mar 1975 - Jul 1976

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Oct 1973 - Mar 1974

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Nov 1971 - Oct 1973

Constituencies

Westmorland and Lonsdale

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Westmorland

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Westmorland

Elected 3 times

Oct 1964 - Feb 1974