The Rt Hon. the Lord Bates
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Bates's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Bates. His name is Michael Walton Bates, 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.
Party history
1992-04-09 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2016-10-14 → 2019-04-23
Minister of State (Department for International Development)
2015-05-12 → 2016-03-31
Minister of State (Home Office)
2014-08-06 → 2015-05-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2013-10-07 → 2014-08-06
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2013-10-07 → 2014-08-06
Lords Spokesperson (Department for Work and Pensions)
1996-12-16 → 1997-05-01
Paymaster General (HM Treasury)
1995-01-01 → 1996-01-01
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1994-07-20 → 1995-01-01
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2009-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister
Committee memberships
1992-04-27 → 1992-11-30
Social Security
1993-12-06 → 1994-06-27
Health and Social Care Committee
1994-04-25 → 1994-11-25
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
2010-07-27 → 2011-04-26
Leader's Group on Working Practices
2013-01-22 → 2013-02-13
Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill Special Public Bill Committee
2013-05-16 → 2013-11-06
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
batesm@parliament.uk
020 7219 6528 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 6528 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 14 | 2022-07-03 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
6
of 6 tabled
6 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-27
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Media
Answered
2026-03-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Children and Women
Answered
2026-01-27
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Development Aid
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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)
13 bills
3 as lead sponsor
10 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-02-26 | |
| Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL] | — | Sponsored | Report stage | 2018-11-22 |
| Finance Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-11-01 | |
| Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-07-03 | |
| Finance Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-11-28 | |
| Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-11-20 | |
| Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-09-06 | |
| Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-07-04 | |
| Immigration Act 2016 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2015-09-17 | |
| Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2015-05-28 | |
| Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-11-26 | |
| Modern Slavery Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-06-10 | |
| BBC Trust Chairman (Election) Bill [HL] | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-12-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.