The Rt Hon. the Lord Barker of Battle
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Barker of Battle's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Barker of Battle. His name is Gregory Leonard George Barker, and he is currently on leave of absence from 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
2001-06-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2010-05-13 → 2014-07-15
Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
Opposition posts
2008-10-06 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
2005-05-10 → 2008-07-31
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2003-08-01 → 2005-05-10
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2007-11-09 → 2010-05-06
Environmental Audit Committee
2001-11-05 → 2005-07-12
Environmental Audit Committee
2003-06-01 → 2005-06-01
Broadcasting
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 peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horses and Ponies (Live Export) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-03-11 | |
| Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Retail, Wholesale and Distribution) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2010-03-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.