Lord Clark of Windermere Portrait

Lord Clark of Windermere

Labour - Life peer

Became Member: 2nd July 2001


2 APPG Officer Positions (as of 18 Jun 2025)
Archives and History, Forestry and Timber Security
2 APPG Memberships
Beer, Mutuals
5 Former APPG Officer Positions
Forestry, Forestry and Tree Planting, Hadrian's Wall, National Parks, War Heritage
Services Committee
28th Jan 2021 - 31st Jan 2024
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
3rd Dec 2015 - 12th May 2016
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
4th Jul 2013 - 30th Mar 2015
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
3rd May 1997 - 1st Jul 1998
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
11th Apr 1992 - 1st May 1997
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15th Jun 1987 - 10th Apr 1992
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment
1st Jul 1986 - 11th Jun 1987
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
1st Jul 1981 - 1st Jul 1986


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Clark of Windermere has voted in 96 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour)
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Sherlock (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Education
(2 debate contributions)
Department for Work and Pensions
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Clark of Windermere has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

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Lord Clark of Windermere has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Clark of Windermere has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 1 Written Question

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25th Jun 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of United Utilities' monitoring of the ecology of lake Windermere.

In England, the Environment Agency (EA) undertakes monitoring and reporting on water ecology and publish these results via the ‘Water Hub’.

United Utilities (UU) monitor their discharges under Operator Self-Monitoring (OSM). The EA audits this monitoring and may take appropriate compliance and enforcement action in relation to the results of this monitoring.

UU also monitor spills from assets including Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) via Event Duration Monitoring. The EA checks this data and the equipment used to collate it. All eight operational Wastewater Treatment works and Pumping Stations in the Windermere catchment have been inspected in the last 13 months, in some cases on multiple occasions. The EA also responds to reports of environmental incidents and takes appropriate action.

Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)