Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 20 August 2024

Previously MP for Reading West until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Reading West

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @AlokSharma_RDG
• https://facebook.com/AlokSharmaRDG

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Education
• Work and Pensions
• Home Department
• Health
• Departmental Communication
• Industrial Health and Safety
• Departmental Public Consultation
• Berkshire
• BRIC Countries

Currently held offices

• COP26 President (Cabinet Office) (since 25 Oct 2022)
• Minister without Portfolio (since 8 Jan 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• COP26 President (Cabinet Office) ( 8 Jan 2021 to 6 Nov 2022)
• The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (13 Feb 2020 to 8 Jan 2021)
• The Secretary of State for International Development (24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions ( 9 Jan 2018 to 24 Jul 2019)
• Minister of State (Communities and Local Government) (13 Jun 2017 to 9 Jan 2018)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (17 Jul 2016 to 13 Jun 2017)
• Member, Treasury Committee (12 Sep 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 14 Feb 2011)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Social Cohesion and Community during Periods of Change - Motion to Take Note 6 Dec 2024

  My Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to speak for the first time in your Lordships’ House, and it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London. I start by thanking your Lordships for the incredibly kind welcome that I have received. I have genuinely felt that I have been enveloped in a blanket of good will, and I sincerely hope that that is going to continue...

• Valedictory Debate 24 May 2024

  I welcome this opportunity to put on record my heartfelt thanks to all those with whom I have worked during my time as a Member of Parliament for Reading West. I am enormously grateful to my constituents for putting their faith in me through four successive general elections, and over the past 14 years as an MP—and indeed, during the four years prior to that, when I was a parliamentary...

• Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: Clause 1 - Duty to invite applications for offshore licences 20 Feb 2024

  I have listened intently to the Minister and I welcome his willingness to work together on the issue of flaring and venting. What I did not hear from him was the clarity that I wanted on whether Government would look to introducing an amendment similar to amendment 12 in the other place. Perhaps that is something we can discuss before the Bill returns to this House.

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