The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Hunt of Wirral's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE. His name is David James Fletcher Hunt, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
119 Content(73.5%)
3 Not-Content(1.9%)
40 didn't vote(24.7%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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2026-01-05
Content
132–124
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-18
Steel Tariffs
My Lords, yesterday there was cross-party concern in the other place, including from government Back-Benchers, that these steel measures risked doing real damage to downstream businesses. Of course, we all want to protect British steel-making, but the Go
2026-06-16
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
My Lords, I start by congratulating the Minister on his appointment last Friday as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Trade. He has a long established and proven track record of success in business. I hope that his
My Lords, I start by declaring my interest as a partner and practising solicitor with DAC Beachcroft.
What an interesting debate this has been. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market. I have served with her on committees befor
2026-06-09
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, in particular as a partner and practising solicitor at DAC Beachcroft. It is a pleasure to follow the Minister, who not only read from a brief but spoke from his heart. He has a record that any
2026-06-08
Royal Mail
I will start by congratulating the Minister on the hard work he has carried out in preparing for this Question, and in particular the discussions he has been having with Royal Mail. However, does he not accept that, by increasing national insurance contr
2026-06-01
Business Hiring
I greatly regret to tell the House that the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the number of young people not in training, education or employment has exceeded 1 million. I believe we are heading to figures for 18 to 24 year
2026-06-01
Business Hiring
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current business hiring intentions and their implications for the wider economy.
2026-05-21
Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
My Lords, the Minister may not have been in the Chamber earlier, but I hope she has been made aware of the concerns expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and my noble friend Lord Gove about the fact that the Government are now permitting the importat
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
But has the Minister not heard the comments of Ukraine’s sanctions commissioner, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, who said—and this is a direct quote—that
“temporary exemptions … may still generate additional revenues for Russia’s war machine”?
What is his answe
2026-05-20
Self-employed: Paternity Leave
Does the Minister not accept that the real problem is that employment costs are rising to such an extent that it is now much more difficult for businesses to offer enhanced paternity leave and other support for working parents? Will she consult with her
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
My Lords, is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Barber of Chittlehampton, given his background as head of the Prime Minister’s policy unit under Tony Blair. Also, if I might, I will commend to colleagues his book, entitled Instruction to Del
My Lords, with over half a million 18 to 24 year-olds unemployed, nearly a million 18 to 24 year-olds not in training, education or employment, and vacancies now down to 711,000, the Government’s answer seems to be to commission a review by Alan Milburn.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Office for National Statistics labour market data published on 21 April; and what steps they are taking to address rising economic inactivity and falling vacancies.
2026-04-23
Steel Sector
My Lords, the Government’s steel strategy and procurement guidance require all government departments to consult UK Steel’s digital catalogue and consider whether the national security exemption in Schedule 2 to the Procurement Act 2023 applies. However,
2026-04-13
Britain’s Battery Future Report
My Lords, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the Government’s EV mandates imposed an industry-crushing £6 billion-worth of costs on manufacturers in 2024 alone. This is putting the 183,000 jobs which this sector supports at cons
2026-03-23
Companies: Online AGMs
My Lords, one of this country’s greatest strengths is our financial services sector and yet many of our firms face unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens that make it so much harder to focus on their primary duty, which is to shareholders. In
2026-03-18
EU Directive: Adequate Minimum Wages
My Lords, the number of young people not in education, employment or training is approaching 1 million. What an utterly devastating waste of human potential. The Government have announced a £3,000 taxpayer-funded subsidy for hiring eligible 18 to 24 year
2026-03-10
Foreign Direct Investment
My Lords, we all want to see more inward investment, yet the figures on the Minister’s departmental website show a fall of about 12% over the last year. We hear from those businesses that are thinking about investing in the UK that they are very concerne
2026-03-10
Foreign Direct Investment
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to incentivise foreign direct investment into the United Kingdom.
2026-03-09
Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
My Lords, the instrument before us is, on the face of it, a technical one. As the Minister explained, it ensures that enforcement officers of the new Fair Work Agency inherit the same communications data powers, under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, t
2026-03-09
British Business Bank
My Lords, does the Minister agree with me how grateful we are to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for introducing the subject of the British Business Bank, particularly at such a key time? Does she agree that, rather than setting demographic
My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, in thanking the Minister for introducing this order and setting out its purpose so clearly. I confirm at the outset that the Opposition support it.
As t
My Lords, I pay special tribute to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, for his pioneering work in chairing the International Agreements Committee. Several speakers have paid tribute to that work, but it goes far beyond this debate, although we a
I pay tribute, as did the Minister, to those who have secured this important step forward. Of course, we on these Benches know this terrain. It was His Majesty’s Official Opposition when in government who laid the foundation upon which these regulations
My Lords, these Benches offer our wholehearted support for these regulations, and I know our colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, if he were not involved in the Chamber on the Crime and Policing Bill, would join me in supporting them.
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Consultant, Link Scheme Limited (business support services)
registered 2015-01-16 · amended 2026-02-03
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Practising solicitor and partner, DAC Beachcroft LLP
registered 2010-04-21 · amended 2026-02-03
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Party history
1976-03-11 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1994-07-20 → 1995-07-04
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister (Public Service & Science)
1993-05-27 → 1994-07-19
Secretary of State for Employment
1990-05-04 → 1993-05-27
Secretary of State for Wales
1989-07-25 → 1990-05-03
Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)
1987-06-15 → 1989-07-24
Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household (HM Household)
1984-09-11 → 1987-06-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Energy)
1983-02-23 → 1984-09-10
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1981-09-30 → 1983-02-22
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2025-01-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
2008-10-07 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
Committee memberships
1979-05-03 → 1982-02-24
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
1998-12-06 → 2001-05-11
House of Lords Offices Committee
2002-11-19 → 2007-10-30
House Committee (Lords)
2005-05-24 → 2007-10-30
Joint Committee on Security
2006-05-25 → 2006-07-25
Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2006-05-23 → 2006-07-25
Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee)
2007-11-19 → 2012-05-01
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2010-07-01 → 2011-01-13
Leader's Group on Members Leaving the House (L)
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Constitution Committee
2021-04-14 → 2023-01-31
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Chair
+£16,900/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
huntd@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Steel and Metals-Related Industries
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Association of British Credit Unions Limited (ABCUL) | 1 | 2027-01-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Chartered Insurance Institute Group | 4 | 2026-06-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Bar Council · The Law Society | 4 | 2027-01-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Post Offices
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-05-27 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Thalidomide
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-06-04 |
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Liverpool City Region All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Devo Agency | 4 | 2027-02-09 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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18 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-05-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
Answered
2026-02-23
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
Answered
2026-02-12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
Answered
2026-02-12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
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2026-02-12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
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2026-02-12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
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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)
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-07-19 | |
| Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2010-06-30 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.