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Lord Sharma

Conservative - Reading West

Became Member: 20th August 2024

COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

(since October 2022)

Lord Sharma is not a member of any APPGs
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
8th Jan 2021 - 6th Nov 2022
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
13th Feb 2020 - 8th Jan 2021
Secretary of State for International Development
24th Jul 2019 - 13th Feb 2020
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
9th Jan 2018 - 24th Jul 2019
Minister of State (Communities and Local Government)
13th Jun 2017 - 9th Jan 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
17th Jul 2016 - 13th Jun 2017
Treasury Committee
12th Sep 2014 - 30th Mar 2015
Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
12th Jul 2010 - 14th Feb 2011
Science and Technology Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 14th Feb 2011
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 14th Feb 2011


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Sharma has voted in 8 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
Lord Sharma has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Sharma, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


3 Bills introduced by Lord Sharma


To make provision in connection with the internal market for goods and services in the United Kingdom (including provision about the recognition of professional and other qualifications); to make provision in connection with provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol relating to trade and state aid; to authorise the provision of financial assistance by Ministers of the Crown in connection with economic development, infrastructure, culture, sport and educational or training activities and exchanges; to make regulation of the provision of distortive or harmful subsidies a reserved or excepted matter; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 17th December 2020 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about companies and other entities in financial difficulty; and to make temporary changes to the law relating to the governance and regulation of companies and other entities.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 25th June 2020 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision relating to the promotion of economic recovery and growth.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 22nd July 2020 and was enacted into law.

Lord Sharma has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Lord Sharma has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament