Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 June 2018

Previously MP for Brentwood and Ongar until 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

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

Also represented Brentwood and Ongar

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @EricPickles
• https://facebook.com/eric.pickles

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Department
• Valuation Office Agency
• Home Information Packs
• Council Tax
• Local Government Finance
• Valuation Office

Other offices held in the past

• Member, COVID-19 Committee (11 Jun 2020 to 28 Apr 2022)
• Minister for Faith ( 6 Aug 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (12 May 2010 to 8 May 2015)
• Party Chair, Conservative Party (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 3 Jul 2007 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (10 May 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Deputy Chair, Conservative Party (10 May 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 1 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 3 May 2002 to 1 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2002)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 1 Jun 1998 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Transport Sub-committee (15 Jul 1997 to 30 Nov 1998)
• Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 30 Nov 1998)
• Member, Transport Committee (27 Nov 1995 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jul 1993 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Environment Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 1 Mar 1993)

Recent appearances

• Northern Gaza - Commons Urgent Question 8 Jan 2025

  My Lords—

• Building Homes - Statement 30 Jul 2024

  My Lords, there is a lot in this Statement to welcome. I agree with the noble Baroness on the need to look at the green belt and at grey areas in particular. I attempted to do this 14 years ago but was stopped by the tsunami to save our green belt. We need a proper understanding of the green belt, recognising that there are plenty of brownfield sites within the green belt and greenfield sites...

• Russia - Statement 14 May 2024

  My Lords, on using Russian assets, there still remains the appalling war crime of 19,600 children who have been abducted by the Putin regime from their families in Ukraine, who have had no contact with them—and so far only 388 have been returned. Could we not offer help to those families, first, to trace where their children are and, secondly, in the form of financial help to get them back?

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