The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Foster of Bath's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath. His name is Donald Michael Ellison Foster, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1992-04-09 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
2013-10-07 → 2015-05-08
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
2012-09-06 → 2013-10-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Opposition posts
2016-10-28 → 2017-06-16
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2003-07-01 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (also Shadow Deputy Prime Minister)
2002-06-01 → 2003-06-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
1999-06-01 → 2001-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
1995-06-01 → 1997-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
1992-06-01 → 1995-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Committee memberships
1995-11-15 → 1999-03-29
Education & Employment
2016-06-14 → 2017-04-04
Licensing Act 2003 Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-26
Rural Economy Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Gambling Industry Committee
2020-06-30 → 2021-11-03
International Agreements Committee
2021-10-13 → 2024-01-31
Communications and Digital Committee
2024-01-31 → present
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
fosterdon@parliament.uk
020 7219 6332 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 6332 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gambling Related Harm
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Dentons Global Advisors | 4 | 2025-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Reform
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | DGA Group | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
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the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.