The Rt Hon. the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone. Her name is Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
65 Content(40.1%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
96 didn't vote(59.3%)
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, I too warmly congratulate the noble Baroness on her report: thoughtful, practical, and admirably free from dogma. I think we are all going to ask her to review the report a couple of years’ time, because it is clear that we need more evidence.
My Lords, it is a great honour to speak in this debate. It will sound increasingly like an echo chamber in the themes that are raised but, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, with all that she has done in this sector, is remarkable.
I start by
2026-05-20
Youth Justice
I urge the Minister—
2026-05-20
Youth Justice
My Lords, I commend the report. I am among those who would like to see the age of criminal responsibility increased—
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, the gracious Speech spoke of a country in which
“every child is included in the nation’s highest aspirations”
and in which no child should be held back by poverty, special educational needs or lack of respect for vocational education. Wel
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
Yes.
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
Is it possible for the noble Lord to speak a bit louder? We old, deaf people back here find it quite hard to hear him.
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
My Lords, I, too, most warmly congratulate the noble Lord on securing this debate. I always think health matters should be handled by a former president of a royal college, and it is excellent that we have another former president of a royal college with
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
Okay, maybe he can shout a bit.
2026-04-15
Knife Crime
My Lords, like other noble Lords, I greatly admire the Minister and his approach to these subjects. The noble Lord, Lord Hacking, raised the issue of the 16,000 knives that had been taken. The dilemma that those responsible have to face is that, for some
2026-03-24
Youth Unemployment
The right reverend Prelate’s wife will definitely know that being without education, employment or training has a devastating effect on young people. The consequences for social stability and the fabric of society are incredibly important, and I know the
2026-03-23
Companies: Online AGMs
The AGM is a more than convenient opportunity for shareholders in this sector to express their views. Of course, they all wish that the awkward squad would stay at home, as we do in this place, but we have to put up with the awkward squad—and my noble fr
2026-03-17
GP Contract
My Lords, it is evident all over the country that there is an epidemic of sick notes. Is there anything that the Government are doing to strengthen the arm of GPs who try to resist giving a sick note on simple request?
My Lords, I will try to be mild, obedient, good and kind. Let me say how delighted I am to speak in this debate. I applaud the Communications and Digital Committee’s report on media literacy, and the splendid way in which the noble Baroness introduced to
2025-11-10
Curriculum and Assessment Review
I am really grateful for the noble Lord’s protection and championing. It is always an honour to give way to the future Archbishop of Canterbury.
Can the Minister say more about the new oracy framework? Of course, young people need to be able to speak
2025-11-10
Curriculum and Assessment Review
My Lords—
2025-11-10
Curriculum and Assessment Review
My Lords—
My Lords, I recognise the Minister’s great commitment to this subject and appreciate his comments on the fact that young people do not mature at the same age—it has nothing to do with their calendar age—and on the needs, vulnerability and learning proble
2025-10-16
Music and Dance Schools: Affordable Access
I send my warmest congratulations to my noble friend Lord Blackwell and my appreciation of his dedicated service at the Yehudi Menuhin School. It is always a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, who was principal dancer at the Royal Opera H
2025-07-16
Resident Doctors: Industrial Action
My Lords, I endorse the comments of my noble friend Lord Kamall about recognition of those doctors who have decided not to take action. There can be no way that doctors abandoning patients is compatible with the Hippocratic oath they have taken. For 17 y
2025-07-09
NHS 10-Year Plan
My Lord, this is a pot-pourri of worthy aspirations, with the most extraordinary sense of déjà vu: hospital to community; sickness to prevention; a patient-driven NHS; league tables; foundation trusts; funding following the patients and outcomes. I was
2025-07-04
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL]
I would be particularly grateful if the noble Baroness could come back to me on Part 2 of the 2019 Act, which authorises coroners to become involved in stillbirths.
2025-07-04
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I also speak in the gap, and I apologise for not having been able to put my name down earlier.
I most warmly congratulate my friend—we have worked together for about 30 years—the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, on her powerful, evocative and
My Lords, I agree with all those who have warmly commended the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, and of Hull University, for his characteristically rigorous, accessible, practical report, and the other members of the committee.
The noble Baroness, La
2025-03-19
NHS England Update
My Lords, the point is well made about duplication, bureaucracy and excessive cost. Can the Minister give us an assurance, though, that we will not move from excessive bureaucratic centralisation to political centralisation? There are few politicians who
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Register of Interests · 5 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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LLP Member, IRG Advisors LLP (trading as Odgers Berndtson)
registered 2022-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Odgers Group Ltd (formerly International Resources Group Ltd) (t/a Odgers Berndtson) (executive recruitment)
registered 2010-05-06 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Odgers Group Ltd (holding company of IRG Advisors LLP t/a Odgers Berndtson)
registered 2017-07-11 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Shared interest in flat in London from which rental income is received
registered 2024-05-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Occasional income from lodgers in member’s personal residences
registered 2019-07-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1984-05-03 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1995-07-05 → 1997-05-01
Secretary of State for National Heritage
1992-04-10 → 1995-07-04
Secretary of State for Health
1989-10-28 → 1992-04-14
Minister of State (Department of Health)
1988-07-25 → 1989-10-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1997-07-16 → 1999-01-25
Foreign Affairs Committee
2005-02-08 → 2005-05-05
Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group Friends of the University of Hull
Subject Group
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President | — | 20 | 2022-05-26 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health
Subject Group
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Officer | Rethink Mental Illness · The Royal College of Psychiatrists | 4 | 2026-05-15 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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