The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws LT KC
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws's full title is The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws LT KC. Her name is Helena Ann Kennedy, 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.
Party history
1997-10-27 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-09-05 → 2026-01-27
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-05-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2012-05-16 → 2015-03-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
European Union Committee
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU Justice Sub-Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2021-04-14 → 2023-01-31
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
hilary.hard@btinternet.com
01708 379482 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
01708 379482 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 8 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute · Magnitsky Foundation | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Law, Justice and Accountability
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 5 | 2023-01-16 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Legal Aid Practitioners Group | 6 | 2024-05-15 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Aegis Trust | 4 | 2025-01-15 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
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the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
4
of 4 tabled
4 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
2026-03-26
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Sexual Offences
Answered
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by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
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question and the department's answer.
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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2023-11-23 | |
| Immigration Control (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-22 | |
| Immigration Control (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-06-28 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.