Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 November 2015

Previously MP for Neath until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 4 April 1991 — unknown

Also represented Neath

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @peterhain
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Wales
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Transport
• Home Department
• Japan Tobacco International: Ministerial Policy Advisers
• Japan Tobacco
• Japan Tobacco International
• Domestic Visits
• Official Hospitality

Currently held offices

• Member, Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee (since 30 Jan 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Windsor Framework Sub-Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, COVID-19 Committee (11 Jun 2020 to 28 Apr 2022)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (12 May 2010 to 14 May 2012)
• The Secretary of State for Wales ( 6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (28 Jun 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ( 6 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Chair, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (16 Jul 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee ( 7 Jul 2003 to 16 Jul 2003)
• Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal (12 Jun 2003 to 6 May 2005)
• The Secretary of State for Wales (24 Oct 2002 to 24 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Europe) (11 Jun 2001 to 24 Oct 2002)
• Minister of State (Energy and Competitiveness in Europe) (25 Jan 2001 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (29 Jul 1999 to 24 Jan 2000)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office) ( 6 May 1997 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 1 Jun 1996 to 1 Jun 1997)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 1995 to 1 Jun 1996)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 25 Jun 2025

  Decanting the Palace of Westminster and its Restoration and Renewal programme. – Lord Hain. Oral questions

• Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Scientists 7 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average cost of a visa for a scientist from overseas to work in the UK, and whether they have benchmarked this against costs for similar visas provided by other countries.

• House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - Committee (4th Day) (Continued): Amendment 82 25 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I do not want to add to the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Northbrook, and certainly not to the excellent case made by the noble Lord, Lord Burns—that is why I put my name to his amendment—except to say that we cannot continue as we are. We are over 800 strong and we keep ballooning, and that has to stop. The size of the House is too great. I ask my noble friend the Leader...

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