Lord Hunt of Wirral
Conservative - Life peer
Became Member: 20th October 1997
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
(since January 2025)3 APPG memberships (as of 28 Mar 2025)
Insurance and Financial Services, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Liverpool City Region6 Former APPG memberships
Credit Unions, Health in all Policies, Mutuals, Occupational Safety and Health, Post Offices, Pro BonoDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(8 debate interactions)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(3 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(12 debate contributions)
(9 debate contributions)
(6 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(3,044 words contributed)
(2,665 words contributed)
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(1,091 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Hunt of Wirral, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
1 Bill introduced by Lord Hunt of Wirral
This Bill received Royal Assent on 12th July 2011 and was enacted into law.
Lord Hunt of Wirral has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 1 Written Question
(View all written questions)The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing products and affordable credit. We have also committed to doubling the mutuals and cooperatives sector.
The Chancellor announced new measures to support growth of the credit union and mutual sector in her first Mansion House speech on 14 November. This included asking the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to produce a report on the mutuals landscape by the end of 2025. This report will aid understanding of the current landscape of the sector and how to best support the sector’s specific needs.
The Treasury is responsible for setting the overall legal framework for financial services regulation. The FCA is responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) investigates individual complaints against firms. The FOS does not have a role in setting regulatory policy. The FCA and FOS are independent non-governmental bodies and the independence of both is vital to their roles.
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)