Lord Hunt of Wirral

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Business and TradeTreasuryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment of Health and Social Care

Current Role

Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Department for Business and Trade

Jan 2025 - Present

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)

HM Treasury

Feb 1983 - Sept 1984

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

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

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons 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 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 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 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

23 questions on record

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of food-safe recycled plastic and other compliant alternatives to virgin plastic packaging for food and drink businesses subject to the Plastic Packaging Tax.

Answered

To: Treasury • 18 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Packaging Recovery Note system in investment in the UK recycling infrastructure and recycling rates; and whether they plan to reform or abolish that system.

Answered

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • 18 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have that the introduction of modulated Extended Producer Responsibility fees will improve packaging recycling rates in the absence of reform to local collection and recycling infrastructure.

Answered

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • 18 May 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Department for Business and Trade

Jan 2025 - Present

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)

HM Treasury

Feb 1983 - Sept 1984

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Sept 1981 - Feb 1983

Constituencies

Wirral West

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Wirral

Elected 2 times

Mar 1976 - Jun 1983