Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 4 September 2020

Previously MP for Rushcliffe until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 18 June 1970 — General election

Party was Conservative until 3 Sep 2019; Independent until 6 Nov 2019

Also represented Rushcliffe

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Clarke of Nottingham campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Treasury
• Transport
• Home Department
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Intelligence Services: Detainees
• Contingency Planning
• Political Asylum
• Protective Suits
• Dual Carriageways (Nottinghamshire)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Youth Unemployment Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Father of the House of Commons (26 Feb 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Minister without Portfolio ( 6 Sep 2012 to 14 Jul 2014)
• The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State (27 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (19 Jan 2009 to 27 Jul 2009)
• Chair, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (14 Jan 2003 to 9 Nov 2009)
• Chair, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (14 Jan 2003 to 9 Nov 2009)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) ( 2 Dec 2002 to 14 Jan 2003)
• Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) (19 Jun 2002 to 5 May 2005)
• The Chancellor of the Exchequer (27 May 1993 to 1 May 1997)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (10 Apr 1992 to 26 May 1993)
• Secretary of State for Education and Science ( 2 Nov 1990 to 9 Apr 1992)
• The Secretary of State for Health (25 Jul 1988 to 1 Nov 1990)
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (13 Jun 1987 to 24 Jul 1988)
• Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) (13 Jun 1987 to 24 Jul 1988)
• Paymaster General (HM Treasury) ( 2 Sep 1985 to 12 Jun 1987)
• Secretary of State for Employment ( 2 Sep 1985 to 13 Jun 1987)
• Minister of State (Department of Health) ( 5 Mar 1982 to 1 Sep 1985)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport ( 1 May 1981 to 5 Mar 1982)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Transport) ( 7 May 1979 to 5 Jan 1981)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry) ( 1 Jan 1976 to 1 Jan 1979)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 1 Jan 1974 to 1 Mar 1974)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 1 Jan 1974 to 1 Jan 1976)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 1 Jan 1972 to 1 Jan 1974)

Recent appearances

• Government Performance against Fiscal Rules - Commons Urgent Question 8 Jul 2025

  My Lords, since the 2008 financial crisis, this country has built an unsustainable level of public debt in relation to our GDP, and the cost of servicing that debt is a serious constraint on financing public services. Does the Minister agree that any easing of fiscal rules in those circumstances would run a serious risk of creating another financial crisis, with more hardship? Will he...

• NHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public Meetings - Question 2 Jul 2025

  My Lords—

• NHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public Meetings - Question 2 Jul 2025

  My Lords, I had a long and much reshuffled career in a variety of Governments, going right back to the early 1970s. In my last post, under the Cameron Government, I was introduced to the Grid, which had been developed in the 21st century. I found it utterly ridiculous and quite inimical to the proper governing of the country. Nowadays, there is an army of young men and women in No.10 who are...

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