The Baroness Teather
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Teather's full title is The Baroness Teather. Her name is Sarah Louise Teather, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,194
14 days attended across 1 published month
Travel claims
£745
Attendance £745
Postage / secretarial / family travel
£22
Total claimed
£5,961
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
76 Content(40.2%)
15 Not-Content(7.9%)
98 didn't vote(51.9%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 24
2026-09-15
AI: Human Extinction
In recent days, we have heard urgent warnings from industry leaders, and even a Nobel Prize winner, about the arms race to superintelligence and the potential for grave harm to humanity. Whether you focus on apocalyptic risks or human rights abuses from
2026-09-15
AI: Human Extinction
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of AI causing human extinction within the next decade.
2026-09-02
Data Centres: Water Resources
In May this House’s Environment and Climate Change Committee asked the Government to publish a prioritisation plan for emergency drought this autumn. The Government only partially accepted this, saying that any approach will be developed with critical na
2026-09-02
Data Centres: Water Resources
My Lords—
2026-09-01
Working-age Welfare System
My Lords, many people with disabilities and long-term conditions want to work and, with a lot more flexibility and support, would be able to do so. I welcome the new disabled persons bus pass with free travel, something for which my Lib Dem colleague Tom
2026-07-22
AI: International Co-operation
My Lords, in the light of the news today that one of OpenAI’s agents went rogue in an experiment and attacked another AI start-up, does the Minister agree that this indicates an urgent need for global co-operation to agree safeguards and accountability f
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, my Amendment 80 is a retabling of an amendment I tabled in Committee. I will say a few words at the end in support of the amendment to which the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, has just spoken.
My Amendment 80 would require the Secretary of State t
2026-07-20
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I too was very pleased to add my name in support of the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Neate. I want to also say a few remarks about the other amendments that we support in this group, and I will turn to them in a moment. Again, I
2026-07-15
Social Security: Child Poverty
My Lords, it is hugely welcome that all children in families receiving universal credit will be eligible for free school meals from September, but we know that many who are already eligible do not receive their free school meal for a whole host of reason
2026-06-18
Child Poverty
My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, on securing this debate. I am a long-standing fan of the noble Baroness. I worked with her quite a lot when I was a Member of the other place. I have huge admiration for her fearless an
2026-06-17
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will speak in favour of Amendment 91 in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville. It is a modest amendment, asking simply that the Secretary of State conduct review of veterans’ access to social housing a
2026-06-17
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am a co-signatory to Amendment 65 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Neate, but I am also going to make a few remarks to wind up this group on behalf of our Benches. We are trying hard not to duplicate speakers, aware that everyone is de
2026-06-16
Online Hate Speech
My Lords, does the Minister accept that AI-driven recommender algorithms are not neutral channels but active amplifiers of hateful content? What assessment has been made of the systemic risk duties in the Online Safety Act to address algorithmic amplific
My Lords, the SMF report, referenced earlier by the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, recommends expanding the BBC’s Local Democracy Reporting Service as a countermeasure to news deserts and fake news, which seems even more urgent after the shocking violence
I have seen the evaluation of the pilot that was published today. Has the Minister evaluated the impact of giving asylum seekers the right to work, which might make it more likely that they can resolve their own housing situations once they are granted r
My Lords—
My Lords, it is a privilege to have the opportunity to take part in this debate. I thank the most reverend Primate for making space for it and for her incredibly helpful and thoughtful analysis of the challenge that we face. As many have noted, this tak
2026-06-01
Social Housing Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a privilege to take part in this debate. There have been some thoughtful and knowledgeable contributions from all sides. I particularly enjoyed the passionate defence and argument made by the noble Lord, Lord Best, for regeneration to tak
My Lords, we know that AI will have a profound impact on work, particularly for young people. As it is already getting harder for graduates to get work, will the Minister urgently commission and publish research into the future impact of AI on the labour
My Lords, I see some of the same noble Lords in their places for this debate that were here for the debate last Tuesday. I trust that the Minister is feeling much better.
As with last week, these SIs on asylum support leave much unclear and have been
2026-04-15
Masculinity and Misogyny in Schools
My Lords, last week, I attended the Cambridge Disinformation Summit run by the Judge Business School, where a key takeaway for me was that restricting young people’s access to social media is not on its own a sufficient response to the risks that we are
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
It is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett. I am hugely grateful to the noble Lords, Lord German and Lord Dubs, for providing an opportunity for the House to discuss the Government’s changes to the asylum, refug
My Lords, as a former director of the Jesuit Refugee Service, I am concerned that the changes to the duration of refugee protection may create a state of permanent vulnerability and instability for refugee households. What assessment has the Minister mad
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to make my maiden speech here during this Second Reading debate. Supporting children and tackling the impact of poverty and disadvantage have been core themes of my work, both in the other place and in my chari
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Register of Interests · 2 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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Non-executive director, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
registered 2026-02-03
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Associate non-executive director, Barts Health NHS Trust
registered 2026-02-03
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Party history
2003-09-18 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
2010-05-13 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Children and Families)
Opposition posts
2008-10-08 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning)
2007-12-20 → 2008-10-08
Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
2007-06-28 → 2007-12-20
Shadow Secretary of State
2006-03-10 → 2007-06-28
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
2005-05-10 → 2006-03-10
Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
2005-02-28 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
2003-06-01 → 2004-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
Committee memberships
2014-01-27 → 2015-03-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2014-11-06 → 2015-02-03
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 2 tabled
2 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-18
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenancies (Reform) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-07-02 | |
| Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-04-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.