Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Portrait

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Labour - Life peer

Became Member: 20th October 1997


Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
9th Jul 2024 - 21st May 2025
Public Services Committee
13th Feb 2020 - 16th Jun 2022
Middle Level Bill Committee
4th Jun 2018 - 12th Jul 2018
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
27th Jun 2017 - 24th May 2018
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
27th Jun 2017 - 24th May 2018
Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
8th Jan 2018 - 24th May 2018
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
6th Sep 2012 - 1st Nov 2017
Liaison Committee (Lords)
14th Dec 2015 - 11th Jul 2017
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
8th Oct 2010 - 27th Jun 2017
House Committee (Lords)
14th Dec 2015 - 31st Aug 2016
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
8th Oct 2010 - 6th Sep 2012
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
8th Oct 2010 - 6th Sep 2012
Leader's Group on Members Leaving the House (L)
1st Jul 2010 - 13th Jan 2011
Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
5th Oct 2008 - 6th May 2010
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
5th Oct 2008 - 6th May 2010
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality) (also in the Department for Energy and Climate Change)
5th Oct 2008 - 9th Jun 2009
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2nd Jul 2007 - 5th Oct 2008
Minister of State (Department of Health) (NHS Reform)
5th Jan 2007 - 28th Jun 2007
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
10th May 2005 - 4th Jan 2007
Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
17th Dec 2003 - 7th May 2005
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
17th Dec 2003 - 7th May 2005
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
1st Jan 1998 - 17th Mar 2003
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
30th Apr 1998 - 11th Nov 1999


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has voted in 126 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lord Offord of Garvel (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero)
(45 debate interactions)
Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
(35 debate interactions)
Lord Vaux of Harrowden (Crossbench)
(19 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
(404 debate contributions)
Home Office
(30 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(11 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(4 debate contributions)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


6 Bills introduced by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath


A Bill to make amendments to the Human Tissue Act 2004 concerning consent to activities for the purposes of transplantation outside the United Kingdom and consent for imported cadavers to be on display

Lords Completed

Last Event - 3rd Reading
Friday 4th March 2022
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A Bill to require Her Majesty’s Government to introduce a Bill to regulate health and social care professions.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading : House Of Lords
Friday 3rd February 2017
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A Bill to make provision for the protection of care recipients and their carers; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Thursday 30th November 2023

A Bill to make provision for the protection of care recipients, their carers and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 6th December 2022
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A bill to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 concerning consent to activities done for the purpose of transplantation outside the United Kingdom and consent for imported cadavers on display

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 28th January 2020
(Read Debate)

A Bill to require Her Majesty's Government to introduce a Bill to regulate health and social care professions

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 16th June 2015

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 4 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
2nd Jul 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that the Care Quality Commission considers complaints and concerns from a resident, a relative or a friend in cases of a resident being evicted from a care home after concerns were raised about the standards of care.

The Department does not hold data on evictions from care homes as a result of raising concerns about standards of care.

Guidance on complying with the Consumer Protection Act issued by the Competition and Markets Authority advises that discrimination or victimisation against complainants, including through an eviction, is likely to breach consumer law. Where providers fail to treat residents and their representatives fairly and infringe consumer law, enforcers, residents, and other compliance partners may take action against them.

In addition, by law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints, and anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care has the right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care. If they are not satisfied with the way a provider or local authority has dealt with a complaint, they may escalate it to the local government and Social Care Ombudsman who can investigate individual concerns.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also encourages the public to share their experience through an online feedback mechanism, called give feedback on care, which allows individuals to raise concerns about the services they receive from providers. While the CQC does not have power to intervene in decisions providers’ make to issue a ‘notice to quit’ they do review how providers handle complaints as part of their assessments. The CQC takes this matter seriously, and continues to look at ways to improve both their analysis of provider data and the incorporation of individual feedback into their assessments.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2nd Jul 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they will have with the Care Quality Commission about action that can be taken to prevent care homes from evicting residents because the resident, a relative or a friend has raised concerns about the standards of care.

The Department does not hold data on evictions from care homes as a result of raising concerns about standards of care.

Guidance on complying with the Consumer Protection Act issued by the Competition and Markets Authority advises that discrimination or victimisation against complainants, including through an eviction, is likely to breach consumer law. Where providers fail to treat residents and their representatives fairly and infringe consumer law, enforcers, residents, and other compliance partners may take action against them.

In addition, by law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints, and anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care has the right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care. If they are not satisfied with the way a provider or local authority has dealt with a complaint, they may escalate it to the local government and Social Care Ombudsman who can investigate individual concerns.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also encourages the public to share their experience through an online feedback mechanism, called give feedback on care, which allows individuals to raise concerns about the services they receive from providers. While the CQC does not have power to intervene in decisions providers’ make to issue a ‘notice to quit’ they do review how providers handle complaints as part of their assessments. The CQC takes this matter seriously, and continues to look at ways to improve both their analysis of provider data and the incorporation of individual feedback into their assessments.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2nd Jul 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they will take to prevent care homes from evicting residents because the resident, a relative or a friend has raised concerns about the standards of care.

The Department does not hold data on evictions from care homes as a result of raising concerns about standards of care.

Guidance on complying with the Consumer Protection Act issued by the Competition and Markets Authority advises that discrimination or victimisation against complainants, including through an eviction, is likely to breach consumer law. Where providers fail to treat residents and their representatives fairly and infringe consumer law, enforcers, residents, and other compliance partners may take action against them.

In addition, by law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints, and anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care has the right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care. If they are not satisfied with the way a provider or local authority has dealt with a complaint, they may escalate it to the local government and Social Care Ombudsman who can investigate individual concerns.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also encourages the public to share their experience through an online feedback mechanism, called give feedback on care, which allows individuals to raise concerns about the services they receive from providers. While the CQC does not have power to intervene in decisions providers’ make to issue a ‘notice to quit’ they do review how providers handle complaints as part of their assessments. The CQC takes this matter seriously, and continues to look at ways to improve both their analysis of provider data and the incorporation of individual feedback into their assessments.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2nd Jul 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government how many residents of care homes have been evicted as a result of the resident, a relative or a friend raising concerns about the standards of care in the past five years.

The Department does not hold data on evictions from care homes as a result of raising concerns about standards of care.

Guidance on complying with the Consumer Protection Act issued by the Competition and Markets Authority advises that discrimination or victimisation against complainants, including through an eviction, is likely to breach consumer law. Where providers fail to treat residents and their representatives fairly and infringe consumer law, enforcers, residents, and other compliance partners may take action against them.

In addition, by law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints, and anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care has the right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care. If they are not satisfied with the way a provider or local authority has dealt with a complaint, they may escalate it to the local government and Social Care Ombudsman who can investigate individual concerns.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also encourages the public to share their experience through an online feedback mechanism, called give feedback on care, which allows individuals to raise concerns about the services they receive from providers. While the CQC does not have power to intervene in decisions providers’ make to issue a ‘notice to quit’ they do review how providers handle complaints as part of their assessments. The CQC takes this matter seriously, and continues to look at ways to improve both their analysis of provider data and the incorporation of individual feedback into their assessments.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)