The Baroness Gale
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Gale's full title is The Baroness Gale. Her name is Anita Gale, 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
1 Content(0.6%)
43 Not-Content(26.5%)
118 didn't vote(72.8%)
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Not-Content
193–143
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2026-03-05
Not-Content
194–140
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2026-03-05
Not-Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
Not-Content
214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
Not-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 25
2026-03-10
Equality Act 2010: Section 106
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made regarding the implementation of section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, “Information about diversity in range of candidates, etc”.
2026-03-10
Equality Act 2010: Section 106
I thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply. It is encouraging to know that some action is now being taken, but does he agree with me that the reason why the House of Commons now has the largest number of women MPs is that political parties took p
2026-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Peers, I am very pleased to take part in this debate; I thank the Minister for ensuring that we have such a debate. I congratulate my noble friend on her excellent maiden speech and look forward to the maiden speeches of other Peers later.
The Unit
2025-11-27
Violence Against Women and Girls
I thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply. I am so pleased that our Government have this policy. On the commitments in the manifesto, will he say what action is being taken to ensure that schools address misogyny so that boys and girls are being
2025-11-27
Violence Against Women and Girls
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the prevalence of violence against women and girls in line with the Labour Party Manifesto 2024 commitment to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.
2025-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Lords and my Ladies, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lady Hunter and to congratulate her on her excellent maiden speech. I think all of us who know her would expect nothing less than such a great speech, and I thank her. I got to know my nobl
I thank my noble friend for her reply. I am quite encouraged by what she had to say, but does she agree that having a diversity of candidates means that the elected representatives will look like the people they represent, which will give more authority
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 to require information to be published on the diversity of political candidates.
2024-12-12
Domestic Abuse: Victims and Survivors
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chisholm, for bringing this debate before us today. I agree with her that the need to eliminate domestic abuse is a worthy and crucial ambition, as is supporting victims and survivors.
Violence against women
2024-11-20
Wales: Coal Tip Safety
Will the Minister join me in congratulating the Chancellor on giving the £25 million, just for next year? I believe that is the first tranche, and that there will be more to come. I am so pleased that this Government have recognised the need to provide t
2024-11-12
Istanbul Convention: Article 59
I thank my noble friend the Minister for that Answer but I am a little disappointed. If he is saying that there will be a review, can he say how long it will take and what its consequences will be? He cannot answer those questions yet, obviously, but I h
2024-11-12
Istanbul Convention: Article 59
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to remove the reservation on Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention relating to the residence status of victims of domestic abuse.
2024-05-01
Port Talbot Steelworks
My Lords, as others have said, this will have a devastating impact on the south Wales community. It reminds me of the 1980s when the pits were closed; south Wales valleys were devastated and never recovered. I hope that that is not going to happen in Por
2024-03-08
International Women’s Day
My Peers, I am very pleased to be speaking in this International Women’s Day debate today, especially as it is on 8 March—the first time for a good number of years that the debate has been on the very day. With so many speakers, I am sure that we will ge
2023-07-12
Support for Migrant Victims
While I thank the Minister for his reply, it is practically identical to the one that he gave me on 1 December last year. How long does it take to evaluate a pilot scheme? This has been going on now for more than two years. How much longer is it going to
2023-07-12
Support for Migrant Victims
To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 1 December 2022 (HL Deb col 1869), what progress they have made in evaluating the pilot of the Support for Migrant Victims scheme; and when, if at all, they intend to re
2023-06-29
UK: Violence Against Women and Girls
I thank my noble friend Lady Warwick for taking this debate on behalf of my noble friend Lady Drake, who I trust will be back in good health very soon. How many times has this House debated this topic? It has been many, many times. Have things improved?
2023-06-15
Offences Against the Person Act: Section 58
My Lords, does the Minister agree that access to abortion advice and lawful treatment should be a right given to women and girls so that they understand that they are entitled to help, advice and support and can confidently seek that help promptly? More
2022-12-01
Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
I have to say that I expected that Answer from the Minister but I thank him anyway. Is he aware that Southall Black Sisters, which was running the pilot scheme, has said that the scheme has a different focus on Article 59 and therefore should not be used
2022-12-01
Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to remove the reservation on Article 59 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, now that they have ratified the convention.
2022-10-19
Older Persons Commissioner for England
Is the Minister aware that the commissioner for older people in Wales was first appointed in 2008, as the first such commissioner in the world? If the Minister looks on the website of Heléna Herklots, our commissioner for older people, she will see the v
2022-10-18
Menopause
My Lords, what consideration has been given to allow women who need treatment for the menopause to have free prescriptions, as they do in Wales, for example, where no one has to pay for any prescriptions, and in Scotland and Northern Ireland? Only in Eng
I thank the Minister very much for her response to the debate. We met only yesterday; she is always willing to meet and have discussions, and I thank her for that.
I thank all noble Baronesses and noble Lords for their contributions today. There is no
My Lords, today, as we look at the status of women since 2010, we see a cost of living crisis that affects most people but especially mothers bringing up their children on their own. We see many women fearing that they will be attacked as they walk the
That this House takes note of the status of women and girls in the United Kingdom since 2010 with regards to their economic wellbeing, welfare, safety and opportunities.
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Party history
1999-08-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2017-01-09 → 2020-04-15
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2010-10-08 → 2013-10-01
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2002-11-25 → 2004-11-18
Information Committee (Lords)
2020-09-17 → 2023-01-31
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2003-12-08 → 2007-10-30
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2013-05-16 → 2016-08-31
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
2009-11-25 → 2012-05-15
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
2012-06-20 → 2013-06-12
Refreshment Committee (Lords)
2016-05-25 → 2017-03-26
Select Committee on Charities
2017-01-25 → 2019-10-23
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Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vegetarianism and Veganism
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The Vegan Society | 5 | 2024-06-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Banning Trophy Hunting
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 12 | 2024-11-01 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
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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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2016-06-29 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.