The Rt Hon. the Lord Clarke of Nottingham CH KC
Conservative
Life peer
M
Lord Clarke of Nottingham's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Clarke of Nottingham CH KC. His name is Kenneth Harry Clarke, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
41
25 meetings ·
9 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
7 overseas trips
· 2014-01-01 → 2014-06-30
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 25
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-01 | — | Fiscal Control | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Roundtable - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Construction | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Roundtable (and dinner): Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Energy Security (lunch) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Trade/Services Liberalisation/Better Regulation (business lunch) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Services Liberalisation/Competition | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Italy's Economy | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Trade/Services Liberalisation/Better Regulation (business lunch) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Energy/Business Environment | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Roundtable: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Non-Government Organisations | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Health) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Health) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Energy) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Energy) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Energy) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Energy) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Energy) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Trade (Energy) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Roundtable: TTIP (Professional Services) | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | TTIP | cabinet-office |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-01 | — | Reception | — |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Dinner - 3rd Anniversary reception | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Business Lunch | — |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Lunch | — |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Poland | EU (Single Market, Business Taskforce) | — |
| — | Brussels | EU (Single Market, Business Taskforce) | — |
| — | Rome | Trade, Single Market and Better Regulation | — |
| — | Glasgow | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | — |
| — | Brazil | Trade (Energy and healthcare) | — |
| — | Brussels | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) | — |
| — | China | Trade: Health | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2019-11-06
Rushcliffe
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Rushcliffe
1983-06-09 → 1997-05-01
Rushcliffe
1974-02-28 → 1983-06-09
Rushcliffe
1970-06-18 → 1974-02-28
Rushcliffe
Party history
2020-09-04 → present
Conservative
current
2019-09-04 → 2019-11-06
Independent
1970-06-18 → 2019-09-04
Conservative
Government posts
2012-09-06 → 2014-07-14
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-06
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
1993-05-27 → 1997-05-01
Chancellor of the Exchequer
1992-04-10 → 1993-05-26
Home Secretary
1990-11-02 → 1992-04-09
Secretary of State for Education and Science
1988-07-25 → 1990-11-01
Secretary of State for Health
1987-06-13 → 1988-07-24
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1987-06-13 → 1988-07-24
Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry)
1985-09-02 → 1987-06-13
Secretary of State for Employment
1985-09-02 → 1987-06-12
Paymaster General (HM Treasury)
1982-03-05 → 1985-09-01
Minister of State (Department of Health)
1981-05-01 → 1982-03-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring)
1979-05-07 → 1981-01-05
Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Transport)
1974-01-01 → 1974-03-01
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1972-01-01 → 1974-01-01
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2009-07-27 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Secretary of State
2009-01-19 → 2009-07-27
Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
1976-01-01 → 1979-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1974-01-01 → 1976-01-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Committee memberships
2002-06-19 → 2005-05-05
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
2003-01-14 → 2009-11-09
Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£12,500/yr
2002-12-02 → 2009-11-09
Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
2021-01-28 → 2021-11-16
Youth Unemployment Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
3 bills
2 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice and Security Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2012-05-28 | |
| Defamation Act | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2012-05-10 | |
| Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2011-06-21 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.