Government Whips in the House of Lords
Lords Whips have the same constitutional position as Departmental Ministers. Their role in the House of Lords is different from that of Whips in the Commons, which is predominantly party management.
A Lords Whip has an active role at the despatch box promoting and defending departmental policy which involves:
- answering questions
- responding to debates
- taking through primary and secondary legislation
If the department concerned does not have a Departmental Minister in the House of Lords, all of that Department’s business will fall to a Whip.
House of Lords Government Whips:
Government Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Government Deputy Chief Whip and Captain of The King's Bodyguard of the
Yeomen of the Guard
Baroness Wheeler
Government Whips (Baronesses and Lords in Waiting)
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Lord Katz
Lord Leong
Lord Moraes
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
Thursday 1 May 2025
02:53:35
Estimated Rising Time:
The House is expected to rise by 10pm
Questions on an Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty's Government if they will make a statement on the child rape gang scandal.’ Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (HO)
Questions on an Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty's Government if they will make a statement on the incident that occurred in Headingley on the 26th April.’ Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (HO)
Questions on an Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the alleged incitement to murder MPs by the Irish Republican group Kneecap.’ Baroness Smith of Basildon (HO)
Questions on an Urgent Question:
‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the killing of 26 people in Pahalgam, Kashmir and the increasing tensions between India and Pakistan.’ Lord Collins of Highbury (FCDO)
