Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 22 June 2018

Previously MP for Harborough until 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Also represented Harborough

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @EdwardGarnier
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Garnier campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Justice
• Home Department
• Solicitor-General
• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Prisons
• Prisoners Release
• Offenders
• Prisoners
• Prison Accommodation

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Conduct Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (17 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2023)
• Member, Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (20 Jun 2019 to 23 Jul 2019)
• Member, Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint Committee) (25 Feb 2019 to 18 Jul 2019)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 7 Apr 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Solicitor-General (14 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Attorney General ( 7 Sep 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 7 Sep 2009)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Member, Draft Corruption Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Mar 2003 to 31 Jul 2003)
• Shadow Attorney General (15 Jun 1999 to 18 Sep 2001)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (27 Apr 1992 to 4 Dec 1992)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (27 Apr 1992 to 4 Dec 1992)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 31 Jan 1995)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
• Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting Bill Committee (19 out of 31)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• Criminal Cases Review Commission - Question 7 May 2025

  To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

• Criminal Cases Review Commission - Question 7 May 2025

  My Lords, does the Minister share the view of the chief executive of the CCRC, given to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee last week, that she thought it appropriate to come into the office only one or two days every couple of months? Does he agree that the CCRC needs real leadership? It needs an executive chairman with legal standing, full-time salaried commissioners, and higher...

More of Lord Garnier’s recent appearances