Lord Howell of Guildford

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyHome OfficeForeign and Commonwealth OfficeDepartment for International Development

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (International Energy Policy)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

May 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jun 2005 - May 2010

Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jul 2000 - May 2010

Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Sept 1981 - Jun 1983

Secretary of State for Energy

Department of Energy

May 1979 - Sept 1981

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Jul 1977 - May 1979

Minister of State (Department of Energy)

Department of Energy

Jan 1974 - Mar 1974

Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)

Northern Ireland Office

Nov 1972 - Jan 1974

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Northern Ireland Office

Mar 1972 - Nov 1972

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)

Department of Employment

Jan 1971 - Mar 1972

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Jun 1970 - Jan 1971

Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department)

Civil Service Department

Jun 1970 - Mar 1972

Constituencies

Guildford

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Guildford

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Guildford

Elected 2 times

Mar 1966 - 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

11 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government which power sector model is being used to assess value for money for Sizewell C.

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 7 Oct 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a Final Investment Decision (FID) regarding Sizewell C will be scrutinised by the new Office of Value for Money, prior to the FID being taken.

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 7 Oct 2024

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on plans for the construction of a new nuclear power-generating facility at Bradwell-on-Sea.

Answered

To: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy • 8 Mar 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the cost of intra-company transfer business visas for staff and their families applying to work in the UK for more than three years; what is the typical cost for an employee, their spouse and

Answered

To: Home Office • 27 Jun 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what development funding they intend to provide to Anguilla after 2020 to substitute for the support currently provided by the European Development Fund.

Answered

To: Foreign and Commonwealth Office • 24 Jan 2019

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Positions Held

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (International Energy Policy)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

May 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jun 2005 - May 2010

Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jul 2000 - May 2010

Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Sept 1981 - Jun 1983

Secretary of State for Energy

Department of Energy

May 1979 - Sept 1981

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Jul 1977 - May 1979

Minister of State (Department of Energy)

Department of Energy

Jan 1974 - Mar 1974

Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)

Northern Ireland Office

Nov 1972 - Jan 1974

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Northern Ireland Office

Mar 1972 - Nov 1972

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)

Department of Employment

Jan 1971 - Mar 1972

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

HM Treasury

Jun 1970 - Jan 1971

Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Service Department)

Civil Service Department

Jun 1970 - Mar 1972

Constituencies

Guildford

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Guildford

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Guildford

Elected 2 times

Mar 1966 - Feb 1974