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 Blake of Leeds
Lord Katz
Lord Lemos
Lord Leong
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
Tuesday 10 March 2026
07:02:28
Estimated Rising Time:
Chamber:
The House may sit late
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 6.30pm
Private Notice Question:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to ask His Majesty’s Government, following the deployment of UK naval and air assets to the Middle East and the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the Supreme Leader of Iran, what assessment they have made of the conflict in the region and the status of the UK’s security and diplomatic relationship with the United States. (Baroness Chapman of Darlington, FCDO)
Questions on an Oral Statement:
‘Energy Markets’ - Lord Whitehead (DESNZ)
