The Rt Hon. the Baroness Scotland of Asthal KC
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Scotland of Asthal's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Scotland of Asthal KC. Her name is Patricia Janet Scotland, 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
1997-10-30 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2007-06-28 → 2010-05-06
Attorney General
2007-05-09 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Home Office) (Crime Reduction)
2003-06-13 → 2007-05-08
Minister of State (Home Office) (Criminal Justice and Offender Management)
2001-06-12 → 2003-06-13
Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2011-10-26 → 2016-03-23
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2013-07-02 → 2016-03-23
Communications and Digital Committee
2025-10-14 → 2025-11-05
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
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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.
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
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.