The Rt Hon. the Lord Patten
Conservative
Life peer
M
Lord Patten's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Patten. His name is John Haggitt Charles Patten, 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.
Constituencies represented
1983-06-09 → 1997-05-01
Oxford West and Abingdon
1979-05-03 → 1983-06-09
Oxford
Party history
1979-05-03 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1992-04-10 → 1994-07-20
Secretary of State for Education and Science
1987-06-13 → 1992-04-09
Minister of State (Home Office)
1985-09-02 → 1987-06-12
Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Housing)
1983-06-14 → 1985-09-02
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security)
1981-01-05 → 1983-06-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
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
Showing
49
of 49 tabled
37 answered(75.5%)
12
departments
2026-06-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
Pending
2026-06-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Development
Pending
2026-06-11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Construction
Pending
2026-04-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tunisia: Travel Information
Answered
2026-04-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tunisia: Foreign Relations
Answered
2026-04-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tunisia: Foreign Relations
Answered
2026-04-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Stonehenge
Answered
2026-04-14
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ragwort: Weed Control
Answered
2026-04-14
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ragwort: Health Hazards
Answered
2026-03-24
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: World Heritage Sites
Answered
2026-03-24
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lighting: Pollution
Answered
2026-03-23
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Construction
Answered
2026-03-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lighting: Pollution Control
Answered
2026-02-11
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
Answered
2026-02-10
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Religious Buildings: Change of Use
Answered
2026-02-10
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Houseboats: Inland Waterways
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways
Answered
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.