The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Hodge of Barking's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE. Her name is Margaret Hodge, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,936
16 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£5,936
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
96 Not-Content(50.8%)
90 didn't vote(47.6%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-06-09
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13–66
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2026-04-23
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152–207
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2026-03-26
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115–197
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2026-03-26
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64–140
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2026-03-24
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80–166
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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 10
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, I think Parliament is at its best when we can get up on both sides of the House and say we agree. In that context, we make much better laws. I welcome many measures in the Bill, and my thanks go to Philip Rycroft for his excellent report on co
2026-07-07
Arts Education
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her statement on the progress being made in setting up the group. Does she agree that there is a woeful underfunding of cultural and creative education in our schools? Schools cannot afford the buses to take children to
2026-06-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his excellent introduction to what is a complex and technical Bill. I will focus, as the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Champion, on a part that may not be at the top of everyone’s agenda—it was not in the Minister’s
2025-12-15
Breast Cancer
I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer. She is right that a common cause of death in women is breast cancer, but age is a primary risk. One in three breast cancers occurs in women aged over 70 but, shockingly, nearly half of breast cancer de
2025-12-15
Breast Cancer
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable women over the age of 70 to continue to be invited by the NHS to have regular mammograms to support the early detection of breast cancer.
2025-09-12
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, while I respect the views of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, I speak in support of the Bill, in support of the principle of assisting people to die with dignity and in firm support of the legislation before us.
In my view, w
2024-12-05
Political Donations: Cap
My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is vital that the new Government take every step to clean up our politics—on political donations and beyond? Does he agree that, as well as a cap, we need greater transparency in respect of political donations?
2024-11-28
Civil Service: Politicisation
My Lords, my congratulations go to the noble Lord, Lord Butler, on securing this important debate. I join him in affirming the constitutional importance of an impartial Civil Service, recruited on the basis of merit, whose job is to provide honest, objec
2024-11-05
Higher Education Reform
My Lords, I refer noble Lords to my interests in the register. I welcome the Statement. It is high time the Government recognised the financial challenges that face the higher education sector, which were, I am afraid, ignored and swept under the carpet
2024-10-10
Relations with Europe
My Lords, it is with humility, pleasure and a little disbelief that I deliver my maiden speech. My heartfelt thanks go to you all for your warm welcome. Your Lordships have confirmed this as an environment rich in civility and kindness, where Members wor
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Register of Interests · 4 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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Professor of Public Practice, King’s College, University of London
registered 2026-01-19
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Lead Reviewer, Independent Review of Arts Council England (appointed by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport)
registered 2024-12-24 · amended 2025-04-09
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In receipt of advance payment for book royalties from Harper Collins
registered 2024-09-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chair, College Council, Royal Holloway, University of London (interest ceased 31 December 2025)
registered 2024-09-04 · amended 2026-01-19
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Party history
1994-06-09 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-09-22 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture and Tourism)
2007-06-29 → 2008-10-05
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Industry and the Regions)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work)
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-10
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Children)
2001-06-11 → 2003-06-13
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education)
1998-07-28 → 2001-06-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities)
Opposition posts
2010-05-12 → 2010-06-10
Shadow Minister (Culture and Tourism)
Committee memberships
1997-03-21 → 1998-11-09
Education & Employment
Chair
1995-11-15 → 1998-11-09
Education & Employment
2010-07-19 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1997-07-14 → 1998-11-16
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2010-06-10 → 2015-03-30
Public Accounts Committee
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2010-07-12 → 2015-03-30
Public Accounts Commission
2016-11-15 → 2019-11-06
Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion
2021-11-02 → 2024-05-30
European Scrutiny Committee
2021-11-02 → 2024-05-30
European Statutory Instruments Committee
2022-10-19 → 2022-11-29
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
2023-02-01 → 2023-02-08
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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)
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No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.