Profile

Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 2 September 2020

Previously MP for Dudley North until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Party was Labour until 21 Feb 2019; Independent until 6 Nov 2019

Also represented Dudley North

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @IanAustinMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Austin of Dudley campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Department of Health
• Education
• Work and Pensions
• Home Department
• Departmental Official Hospitality
• Departmental Official Cars
• Health Services: Dudley
• Departmental Travel
• Personal Independence Payment

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Panel of Chairs (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (25 Nov 2015 to 9 Mar 2016)
• Member, Education Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (West Midlands) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer), HM Treasury ( 5 Feb 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Chairman, Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill Committee Committee (0 out of 1)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (6 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 30 Apr 2025

  Young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness – Lord Austin of Dudley. Oral questions; 3:00 pm

• Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 14 Mar 2025

  My Lords, we have to start with the practical situation on the ground. Hamas is still in place, still armed, still holding hostages, and it will not even accept Israel’s right to exist, let alone commit to living in peace alongside it. I listened to all the legal arguments about borders, but the key points seem to me to be practical, because there is no idea about how any borders would be...

• Middle East - Statement 22 Jan 2025

  My Lords, one of the tragedies of Gaza has been that aid has been looted by the corrupt, murderous gangsters of Hamas, and that money and materials that should have been used to build hospitals, schools and housing have been used instead to pay for weapons and to build tunnels from which to attack Israel. What are the Government going to do to prevent aid that they give in future being stolen...

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