Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 August 2024

Previously MP for Warley until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 28 October 1982 — unknown

Also represented Warley; Warley West; Birmingham, Northfield

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @spellar
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Minister of State (Department for Transport) (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Minister of State (Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions) (Transport) ( 8 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (29 Jul 1999 to 8 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) ( 6 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) ( 1 Jun 1995 to 1 Jun 1997)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) ( 1 Jun 1994 to 1 Jun 1995)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 1992 to 1 Jun 1994)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Firearms Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)