The Rt Hon. the Lord Hain
Labour
Life peer
M
Lord Hain's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Hain. His name is Peter Gerald Hain, 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
2010-05-06 → 2015-03-30
Neath
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Neath
1991-04-04 → 1997-05-01
Neath
Party history
1991-04-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-06-06 → 2010-05-06
Secretary of State for Wales
2007-06-28 → 2008-01-24
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2005-05-06 → 2007-06-28
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
2003-06-12 → 2005-05-06
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal
2002-10-24 → 2008-01-24
Secretary of State for Wales
2001-06-11 → 2002-10-24
Minister of State (Europe)
2001-01-25 → 2001-06-07
Minister of State (Energy and Competitiveness in Europe)
1999-07-29 → 2000-01-24
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
1997-05-06 → 1999-07-29
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office)
Opposition posts
2010-05-12 → 2012-05-14
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
1996-06-01 → 1997-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
1995-06-01 → 1996-06-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2020-06-11 → 2022-04-28
COVID-19 Committee
2021-04-14 → 2024-05-30
Windsor Framework Sub-Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
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
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APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Motorsport
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Keystone Consulting | 4 | 2025-06-05 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Formula 1 and Motorsport
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Keystone Consulting | 4 | 2026-11-29 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Formula One
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-06-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on South Africa
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | Action for Southern Africa | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
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.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
12
of 12 tabled
4 answered(33.3%)
3
departments
2026-01-09
Department of Health and Social Care
Palestine Action: Hunger Strikes
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking MP 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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
5 bills
5 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensions Act 2008 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2007-12-05 | |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2007-06-05 | |
| Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2007-03-27 | |
| Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2006-11-27 | |
| Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2006-11-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.