Lord Hunt of Wirral

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Business and TradeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTreasuryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Current Role

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Jul 2026 - Present

Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Department for Business and Trade

Jan 2025 - Jul 2026

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister (Public Service & Science)

Duchy of Lancaster Office

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995

Secretary of State for Employment

Department of Employment

May 1993 - Jul 1994

Secretary of State for Wales

Welsh Office

May 1990 - May 1993

Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)

Department for the Environment

Jul 1989 - May 1990

Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household (HM Household)

HM Household

Jun 1987 - Jul 1989

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Energy)

Department of Energy

Sept 1984 - Jun 1987

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

Whips Office (Commons)

Feb 1983 - Sept 1984

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Whips Office (Commons)

Sept 1981 - Feb 1983

Constituencies

Wirral West

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Wirral

Elected 2 times

Mar 1976 - Jun 1983

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 and Trade CommitteeCommons Business 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 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 CommitteeCommons 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 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

26 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment it has made of the practical incentives, other than retention payments, available to ensure good building construction practices.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish guidance for triggering investigations into poor payment practices.

Answered

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a funding plan for the Small Business Commissioner; and, if so, when they will do so.

Answered

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 13 April (HL16133), on what date they intend to commence their review of the functioning of section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999.

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 23 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of abolishing the Plastic Packaging Tax for food contact packaging where no safe, commercially viable recycled-content alternative is available.

Answered

To: Treasury • 18 May 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Jul 2026 - Present

Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Department for Business and Trade

Jan 2025 - Jul 2026

Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister (Public Service & Science)

Duchy of Lancaster Office

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995

Secretary of State for Employment

Department of Employment

May 1993 - Jul 1994

Secretary of State for Wales

Welsh Office

May 1990 - May 1993

Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)

Department for the Environment

Jul 1989 - May 1990

Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household (HM Household)

HM Household

Jun 1987 - Jul 1989

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Energy)

Department of Energy

Sept 1984 - Jun 1987

Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

Whips Office (Commons)

Feb 1983 - Sept 1984

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Whips Office (Commons)

Sept 1981 - Feb 1983

Constituencies

Wirral West

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Wirral

Elected 2 times

Mar 1976 - Jun 1983