Cabinet Office Ministerial Responsibilities

Government Spokespersons in the House of Lords

This page provides a list of government spokespersons in the House of Lords by department.

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council

• The Rt Hon The Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Attorney General’s Office

• The Rt Hon The Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Department for)

• The Lord Jones of Birmingham (joint with FCO)
• The Baroness Vadera

Cabinet Office

• The Rt Hon The Lord Davies of Oldham

Children, Schools and Families (Department for)

• The Lord Adonis

Communities and Local Government (Department for)

• The Baroness Andrews OBE

Culture, Media and Sport (Department for)

• The Rt Hon The Lord Davies of Oldham

Ministry of Defence

• The Rt Hon The Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Department for)

• The Rt Hon The Lord Rooker

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• The Lord Jones of Birmingham (joint with DBERR)

Health (Department of)

• Professor The Lord Darzi of Denham KBE

Home Office

• The Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

• The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin 

International Development (Department for)

• The Baroness Crawley

Ministry of Justice

• The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE

Northern Ireland Office

• The Rt Hon The Lord Rooker

Office of Advocate General for Scotland

• The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC

Scotland Office

• The Lord Davidson of Glen Cova QC

Transport (Department for)

• The Lord Bassam of Brighton

Treasury (HM)

• The Rt Hon The Lord Davies of Oldham

Wales Office

• Baroness Morgan of Drefelin 

Work and Pensions (Department for)

• The Lord McKenzie of Luton