Lord Willetts

Conservative Peer

Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 23 November 2015

Previously MP for Havant until 30 March 2015 — General election

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

Also represented Havant

Expenses

Topics of interest

  • Work and Pensions
  • Innovation
  • Universities and Skills
  • Treasury
  • Education and Skills
  • Business
  • Innovation and Skills
  • Apprentices
  • Tax Credits
  • Pensions
  • Students: Loans
  • Pension Credit

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee (15 Oct 2020 to 24 Nov 2021)
  • Minister of State (Universities and Science) (12 May 2010 to 15 Jul 2014)
  • Shadow Minister (Education) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Education ( 8 Dec 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
  • Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (18 Sep 2001 to 10 May 2005)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (15 Jun 1999 to 18 Sep 2001)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Education ( 2 Jun 1998 to 15 Jun 1999)
  • Paymaster General (HM Treasury) (20 Jul 1996 to 15 Dec 1996)
  • Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office) (28 Nov 1995 to 15 Dec 1996)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 8 Jul 1995 to 28 Nov 1995)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (20 Jul 1994 to 7 Jul 1995)
  • Member, Social Security Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 6 Dec 1993)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Science and Technology: Economy - Motion to Take Note 31 Oct 2024

    Quite right. My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, on her excellent maiden speech; we look forward to many more of her interventions in the House. I also congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, for such an excellent opening to the debate, displaying his typical enthusiasm and making a subtle case for the hereditary principle. I should declare my interests,...
  • Climate Agenda - Motion to Take Note 24 Oct 2024

    My Lords, I very much welcome my noble friend Lord Lilley’s speech and congratulate him on calling this debate, because climate change is a challenge that we need to face, especially those of us who believe in an open, free-market economy. We have to accept that, historically, our free and open economies have operated without properly acknowledging the external costs created by the energy...
  • Higher Education Funding - Motion to Take Note 12 Sep 2024

    My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on calling this debate and thank him for his exciting vision for our universities as the care homes of the future. I declare my interest, especially if we are talking about care homes; I am a visiting professor at King’s College London. His speech correctly identified the pressures that universities face, on both their research funding...

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