Lord Hunt of Wirral

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

huntd@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

TreasuryDepartment for Business and TradeDepartment 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 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

4 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small drink manufacturers, including administrative burdens, of the proposed changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, including its extension to milk-based and plant-based dr

Answered

To: Treasury • 27 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government on what date they will publish the Steel Strategy.

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 29 Oct 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Care on 5 February (HC27717), whether the undertaking in the Budget of 3 March 2021 of a lifetime funding commitment for thalidomide survivors still applies.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 16 Jul 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of the regulatory policies of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service on the viability of the credit union sector.

Answered

To: Treasury • 6 Mar 2025

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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