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
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

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 (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• 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)

Recent appearances

• Nuclear: Small Modular Reactors - Question 19 May 2025

  My Lords, I welcome the fact that the Government hope to quadruple the amount of nuclear capacity by 2050—the same target that the Conservative Government had—and it is very welcome in terms of baseload. Can the Minister give us some indication of what percentage of that increase in capacity is going to come from SMRs and AMRs as opposed to big nuclear, particularly given how long it...

• Net-zero Emissions Target: Affordability - Motion to Take Note 3 Apr 2025

  My Lords, my noble friend Lord Offord noted that, under the UK’s leadership of COP 26, we went from less than 30% of the global economy covered by a net-zero target to nigh on 90%. That would not have been possible without the then Conservative Government showing domestic leadership and ambition—first, in our 2030 emissions reduction targets and then by having enshrined into legislation...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Offshore Industry 10 Mar 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the practice of non-emergency venting and flaring from oil and gas infrastructure.

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