House of Lords Opposition Front Bench #
Whips are in italics.
May 2012
Whip -
indicates a frontbencher who is also a whip. * indicates shadow cabinet member
Department Opposition Leader Opposition Deputy Leader Opposition Chief Whip Deputy Chief Whip (Organisation) Deputy Chief Whip (Pastoral) Business, Innovation & Skills
Spokespersons Jan Royall * Philip Hunt Steve Bassam * Denis Tunnicliffe Angela Smith Wilf Stevenson (HE & Science) # Tony Young Denis Tunnicliffe # Dianne Hayter # (Consumer affs) Dianne Hayter # Bill McKenzie Jeremy Beecham Charlie Falconer Angela Billingham (Sport) Maggie Jones Wilf Stevenson # Richard Rosser Beverley Hughes Maggie Jones Angela Smith Jim Knight Glenys Thornton David Triesman Roger Liddle (Europe) # Philip Hunt Angela Smith # Richard Rosser Glenys Kinnock Neil Davidson Jeremy Beecham Tommy McAvoy Tommy McAvoy Bryan Davies Richard Rosser John Eatwell Bryan Davies Neil Davidson Bryan Davies Bill McKenzie Ray Collins # Stewart Wood *
Wilf Stevenson
Cabinet Office Communities & Local Government Constitutional / DPM issues Culture, Media & Sport
Angela Smith Ray Collins Dianne Hayter Ray Collins
Defence Education Energy and Climate Change Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Equalities & Womens Issues Foreign & Commonwealth Office Health Home Office International Development & Africa Law Officers Adv .Gen. Scotland Ministry of Justice Northern Ireland Scotland Transport Treasury
Denis Tunnicliffe Bryony Worthington John Grantchester Bryony Worthington John Grantchester Anita Gale Roger Liddle Margaret Wheeler Ray Collins Margaret Wheeler Roger Liddle Denis Tunnicliffe Dianne Hayter Angela Smith Anita Gale Bryony Worthington Denis Tunnicliffe
Wales Work & Pensions Minister without Portfolio
Anita Gale Tommy McAvoy