Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Portrait

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 8th October 2019

Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

(since September 2024)

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay is not a member of any APPGs
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
7th Feb 2023 - 5th Jul 2024
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
12th Dec 2022 - 20th Feb 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
30th Oct 2022 - 6th Feb 2023
Communications and Digital Committee
20th Oct 2022 - 25th Oct 2022
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
13th Feb 2020 - 20th Sep 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
30th Sep 2021 - 20th Sep 2022
Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
22nd Jul 2021 - 18th Nov 2021
Gambling Industry Committee
29th Oct 2019 - 18th Feb 2020


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay has voted in 10 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
Baroness Twycross (Labour)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(10 debate interactions)
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Livermore (Labour)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(2 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(1 debate contributions)
Department for Business and Trade
(1 debate contributions)
Ministry of Justice
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
(1,905 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


2 Bills introduced by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay


A Bill to make provision about the security of public electronic communications networks and public electronic communications services.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 17th November 2021 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to amend the Charities Act 2011 and the Universities and College Estates Act 1925; and for connected purposes

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th February 2022 and was enacted into law.

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 6 Written Questions

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2nd Sep 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government on what date the portrait of Baroness Thatcher by Richard Stone was removed from the study of 10 Downing Street.

The portrait, which was moved in August, continues to hang in 10 Downing Street. It is owned by the Cabinet Office of which the Prime Minister’s Office is a part.

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2nd Sep 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the portrait of Baroness Thatcher by Richard Stone, commissioned by Gordon Brown in 2007, is part of the Government Art Collection; and if not, who owns it.

The portrait, which was moved in August, continues to hang in 10 Downing Street. It is owned by the Cabinet Office of which the Prime Minister’s Office is a part.

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2nd Sep 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government where the portrait of Baroness Thatcher by Richard Stone will hang or be stored following its removal from the study of 10 Downing Street.

The portrait, which was moved in August, continues to hang in 10 Downing Street. It is owned by the Cabinet Office of which the Prime Minister’s Office is a part.

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
23rd Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government which Minister will represent the United Kingdom at the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi.

No Minister represented the United Kingdom at the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, as the timing of the Committee coincided with the appointment of new Ministers and confirmation of their portfolios.

However a delegation comprising officials from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Historic England, as well as the UK’s Ambassador to UNESCO, have attended and represented the UK at the Committee, and kept Ministers updated on relevant issues.

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2nd Sep 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the Metropolitan Police regarding reports that they are not investigating the illegal ignition of fireworks on bridges over the River Thames in central London on Wednesday 7 August, one of which landed in the Globe Theatre.

The choice of whether to open an investigation is a decision for the police, who are operationally independent from Government. Home Office Ministers and officials have no power to direct or control the operational activities of the police.

Lord Hanson of Flint
Minister of State (Home Office)
9th Sep 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the consultation on the storage and retention of wills and other documents submitted in applications for probate which closed on 23 February; and what steps they have taken to ensure that no such documents have been destroyed in the meantime.

The response to the consultation will be published shortly.

No wills or other defined documents have been destroyed. The consultation sought views on changes to modernise the storage of documents submitted in applications for probate. If the Government did decide to proceed with the proposal in the consultation no documents would be destroyed without Parliament agreeing to legislative changes.

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)