The Lord Whitehead CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Whitehead's full title is The Lord Whitehead CBE. His name is Alan Whitehead, 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
5 Content(3.1%)
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
It is unfortunate that your Lordships have me again for this SI, but I hope I can be brief and to the point on this one. I believe that this particular SI produces a number of fairly technical but pretty minor changes to the way contracts for difference
That the Grand Committee do consider the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
I thank noble Lords for their very constructive and interesting contributions. I will attempt to address them as best I can. I do not think that I will have to write to anybody but, if necessary, I will make sure that it is done.
I have worked very su
That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 16 March 2026 and consist of one of the briefest SIs that I have had the pleasure to introduce in this House. The SI consists of two clauses, one of which is a citation and commencement clau
I thank noble Lords for their useful contributions to this short debate. I hope I will be able to provide some of the detail that they were looking for on this measure, and particularly on the enhanced sunset clause that noble Lords are now considering.
The similarity is in the provisions, which are very straightforward. They require new energy labels, a maximum energy efficiency index, an eco programme on the tumble dryer, minimum power on standby, having spare parts more accessible—this is very import
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to today’s debate. Since we are talking substantially about Northern Ireland, I join noble Lords who have remarked on the horrific events over the last day. I very much endorse the Prime Min
2026-06-04
UK Electricity Prices
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, on securing this debate. It is a very important debate not just on our present energy crisis as a result of events in the Middle East but to review, among other things, how the energy market has devel
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
Well, I imagine the impression has got around because people are not listening to what is actually being said about the position of sanctions as far as Putin and Russia are concerned and how that relates to third-party products, particularly jet fuel, wh
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
The ability to independently monitor those emissions has been very much enhanced by satellite technology and various aerial observances, which can accurately depict where those emissions are coming from offshore and who is emitting them, so there is an e
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
UK oil and gas has one of the lowest upstream methane emission intensities globally. Industry and the Government have committed to the World Bank’s zero routine flaring by 2030 initiative and have gone beyond it with venting. The UK industry achieved the
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
I think the noble Lord will know that the UK refineries are not able at present to refine exactly what is required as far as a profile of a country’s energy needs are concerned because of the nature of the set-up of those particular refineries and the na
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
There is a package of new sanctions which are being imposed against Russia as far as their general supplies of oil and gas and various other things on the global market are concerned. The issue I was mentioning a moment ago is one part of that, and that
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
No, the Government have not relaxed sanctions against Putin and Russia. I believe the noble Lord is referring to recent decisions about how to phase in new sanctions as far as Russia is concerned, particularly concerning third-party products which arise
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
I believe that that is a fairly complicated question in terms of national emissions versus overall global emissions. Obviously, as far as the UK generally is concerned, the calculations for emission purposes are based on national emissions. But, as the n
2026-05-21
Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring
The Government are not tolerating the wastage of gas in the way the noble Earl suggested. The target that we have set, which the industry is adhering to, is for zero upstream flaring and zero upstream venting by 2030. As I have set out, the intensities t
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a great honour to open the fourth day of our debate on the gracious Speech. His Majesty’s Speech recognised the challenges facing our country and set out a clear plan not just to meet those challenges but to build a more resilient Britain
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
The noble Baroness will understand that the arrangements that were made for Drax as far as the period up to 2032 is concerned are half as costly as the support arrangements for Drax which were made under the previous Government and they require Drax to p
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
The question of food production is obviously bound up, among other things, with how the environment of our country is changing due to the effects of climate change and what effect that has on crops and food production security in general. The Government
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
The Government are completely guided by the science as far as climate change action is concerned. I share the noble Earl’s concern that in terms of the climate change debate in this country we appear to be moving away from the science—which is the underp
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
As the noble Baroness will know, a report on adaptation will be coming out shortly. I accept that this is an essential part of a two-legged approach to climate change: we must be aware of what we need to do to adapt to climate change as well as to mitiga
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
First, I am delighted to join my noble friend in paying tribute to Sir David Attenborough, not only for being 100 years old but for the increasing work he has done in recent years not only in talking about the natural world but in bringing public conscio
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
Since coming to office, the Government have taken decisive action to tackle climate change by accelerating the transition from volatile fossil fuels to homegrown clean energy. Indeed, as we face the second fossil fuel shock in less than five years, every
2026-05-19
Climate Change: Government Action
The noble Baroness will know what the Government have been doing to take on the recent environment and nature plan. That is now at the heart of the clean power 2030 drive to ensure that our power systems are compatible with and supportive of nature and t
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Minister of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-11-11 → present
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
2001-06-11 → 2002-05-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions)
Opposition posts
2021-12-04 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
2016-10-10 → 2021-12-04
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2015-09-18 → 2016-06-28
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
1997-07-14 → 1999-12-06
Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs
2005-07-12 → 2013-01-07
Standards and Privileges
2007-03-18 → 2007-08-03
Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
2007-11-06 → 2010-05-06
Justice Committee
2008-05-08 → 2008-07-22
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
2015-07-08 → 2015-11-30
Energy and Climate Change Committee
2009-01-19 → 2015-03-30
Energy and Climate Change Committee
2016-09-12 → 2016-11-28
Environmental Audit Committee
2010-07-26 → 2015-03-30
Environmental Audit Committee
2013-01-07 → 2015-03-30
Committee of Privileges
2013-01-07 → 2015-03-30
Committee on Standards
2021-11-09 → 2021-11-25
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill
2023-05-17 → 2023-06-29
Energy Bill [HL]
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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)
9 bills
9 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses in Multiple Occupation (Energy Performance Certificates and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-07-21 | |
| Energy (Buildings and Reduction of Fuel Use) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-07-21 | |
| Energy Efficiency (Houses in Multiple Occupation) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-01-23 | |
| Energy Efficiency and Reduction in Energy Costs Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-12-11 | |
| Fuel Poverty (No.2) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-06-10 | |
| Renewable Content Obligation Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-02-25 | |
| Microgeneration and Local Energy Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2008-07-21 | |
| Microgeneration and Local Energy Bill | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-10-10 |
| Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-05-22 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.