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House of Commons
Session 1998-99
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Weekly Information Bulletin: 28th November 1998

OPPOSITION FRONT BENCH TEAM
AS AT 28 NOVEMBER 1998

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION    Rt Hon William Hague MP

DEPUTY LEADER    Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & FOOD

Shadow Minister    Tim Yeo MP

Front Bench spokesmen     James Paice MP

Patrick Nicholls MP

House of Lords spokesman    Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, SCOTLAND & WALES

Spokesman on Constitutional Affairs    Dr Liam Fox MP

Front bench spokesmen    Nigel Evans MP

Oliver Letwin MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC

Rt Hon Lord Roberts of Conwy

Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Drumadoon QC

CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT

Shadow Secretary of State     Peter Ainsworth MP

Front bench spokesman     Richard Spring MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Lord Skidelsky

Baroness Rawlings

DEFENCE

Shadow Secretary of State    John Maples MP

Front bench spokesmen    Robert Key MP

Keith Simpson MP

House of Lords spokesman    Lord Burnham

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Shadow Secretary of State    David Willetts MP

Front bench spokesmen    Mrs Theresa May MP

Damian Green MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Rt Hon Baroness Blatch CBE

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT & THE REGIONS

Shadow Secretary of State    Rt Hon Gillian Shepherd MP

Front bench spokesmen    Richard Ottaway MP

Hon Bernard Jenkin MP

Simon Burns MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Lord Bowness CBE

Lord Inglewood

Baroness Miller of Hendon MBE

Lord Brazabon of Tara

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Shadow Foreign Secretary    Rt Hon Michael Howard QC MP

Front bench spokesmen    Hon Michael Trend CBE MP

Cheryl Gillan MP

House of Lords spokesman    Lord Moynihan

HEALTH

Shadow Secretary of State    Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe MP

Front bench spokesmen    Alan Duncan MP

Philip Hammond MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Earl Howe

Lord McColl of Dulwich

HOME AFFAIRS

Shadow Home Secretary    Rt Hon Sir Norman Fowler MP

Front bench spokesmen    James Clappison MP

John Greenway MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Lord Henley

Viscount Astor

Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Drumadoon QC

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Shadow Secretary of State      Gary Streeter MP

House of Lords spokesman    Lord Lucas

LAW OFFICER

Shadow Attorney General    Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Lyell QC MP

LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND
CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER

Shadow Leader      Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP

Sir Patrick Cormack MP

LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Shadow Leader    Rt Hon Viscount Cranborne

Deputy Leader    Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

Shadow Lord Chancellor      Rt Hon Lord Kingsland QC

Front bench spokesman      Edward Garnier QC, MP

LORD ADVOCATE

Shadow Lord Advocate    Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Drumadoon QC

NORTHERN IRELAND

Shadow Secretary of State    Rt Hon Andrew Mackay MP

Front bench spokesman    Malcolm Moss MP

House of Lords spokesman    Rt Hon Lord Cope of Berkeley

SOCIAL SECURITY

Shadow Secretary of State    lain Duncan-Smith MP

Front bench spokesmen    Eric Pickles MP

Quentin Davies MP

House of Lords spokesman    Rt Hon Lord Higgins KBE

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Shadow Secretary of State    Rt Hon John Redwood MP

Front bench spokesmen    Tim Boswell MP

Christopher Chope OBE MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC

Earl of Home CBE

Earl Attlee

TREASURY

Shadow Chancellor    Rt Hon Francis Maude MP

Shadow Chief Secretary    Rt Hon David Heathcoat-Amory MP

Front bench spokesman    John Whittingdale OBE MP

Nick Gibb MP

House of Lords spokesmen    Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Rt Hon Lord Higgins KBE

Earl of Home CBE

Lord Henley

WHIPS (HOUSE OF COMMONS)

Opposition Chief Whip    Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP

Deputy Chief Whip    Patrick McLoughlin MP

Pairing Whip    James Cran MP

Opposition Whip    John M Taylor MP

Sir David Madel MP

Nigel Waterson MP

Oliver Heald MP

Stephen Day MP

Mrs Caroline Spelman MP

Tim Collins CBE MP

WHIPS (HOUSE OF LORDS)

Opposition Chief Whip    Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde

Opposition WhipLord Burnham

Earl of Courtown

Baroness Miller of Hendon MBE

Baroness Rawlings

Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE

Lord Luke

Baroness Seccombe DBE

Baroness Byford DBE

CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL OFFICE

Party Chairman    

Rt Hon Lord Parkinson

Deputy Chairman     

Rt Hon Michael Ancram QC MP (to take over the role of Party Chairman when Lord Parkinson steps down at the Party Conference in October).

Vice-Chairmen      Mrs Peta Buscombe

Andrew Lansley CBE MP

Archie Norman MP

Hon David Prior MP

 

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Prepared 28 November 1998