Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 1 November 2022

Previously MP for East Devon until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Also represented East Devon

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @HugoSwire
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Culture Media and Sport
• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Olympic Games: Greater London
• National Lottery
• Casinos
• London Olympics
• Gambling

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( 6 Sep 2012 to 17 Jul 2016)
• The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (11 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (10 May 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (10 May 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 1 Jan 2004 to 10 May 2005)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2004)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 2 Dec 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (11 Jul 2001 to 11 Jul 2005)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (22 out of 31)
• Water Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Police: Stop and Search - Question 6 May 2025

  My Lords, how wise is it to put off the introduction of biometric ID cards?

• Written Answers — Home Office: Demonstrations 30 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent arrests of activists from the Youth Demand group in a Quaker Meeting House, what assessment they have made of the proportionality of (1) legislation governing protests in England; and (2) the enforcement of such legislation by the police.

• Farming: 25-year Road Map - Question 28 Apr 2025

  Self-evidently there will be no food security without food, and there will be no food without farmers. What are the Government going to do about the ageing population of farmers and to encourage younger people into farming, at a time when the farming sector has been so horribly undermined by the Government’s own legislation?

More of Lord Swire’s recent appearances

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