The Rt Hon. the Baroness Northover
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Northover's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Northover. Her name is Lindsay Patricia Northover, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£12,453
7 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Baroness Lindsay Northover
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337748 | £1,661 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252178 | £1,846 |
| 2015-06-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0203953 | £1,977 |
| 2014-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0107362 | £1,800 |
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093821 | £1,754 |
| 2012-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083768 | £1,815 |
| 2011-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0052682 | £1,600 |
Showing the 7 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
7
6 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
1 overseas trip
· 2014-01-01 → 2014-10-01
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-24 | — | Discussion of HIV/AIDS vaccine | cabinet-office |
| 2014-09-19 | — | Discussed the role of the fund in India | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Discussion of Gender, Diversity and Equality Agenda | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Discussion on International development priorities | cabinet-office |
| 2014-04-01 | — | Discussion of Hyper-tension sub-saharan Africa | cabinet-office |
| 2014-01-01 | — | Discussion of innovative design for possible use in developing world | cabinet-office |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Toronto | Maternal and Child Summit | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
68 Content(42.0%)
17 Not-Content(10.5%)
77 didn't vote(47.5%)
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
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
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 25
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
My Lords, we have rightly been very proud of our universities, but we have to secure their future, as the noble Baroness said. How are we supporting universities in this new era? What are we doing to ensure that we encourage those from overseas to come t
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the previous Government also operated a system of disappearing messages?
2026-06-09
British Council
My Lords, it is excellent that the British Council has been appointed as the UK’s national agency for the Erasmus programme. As we seek a closer relationship with the EU, how can we make sure that the British Council can play a full part in this, unhampe
2026-06-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, my focus here will be on climate change and, in particular, whether the climate risk to the financial system is adequately addressed—or addressed at all—in the new arrangements the Government are putting forward in the Bill. With the potential
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, the King’s Speech was right to emphasise that we face an increasingly dangerous and volatile world, but is what is laid out a match for what is required? We are a divided country. We can trace that back, at the very least, to the financial cris
2026-05-20
2026 FIFA World Cup: Replica Kit Pricing
My Lords, is the Minister aware that I have been instructed by my ecstatic kids that I need some updated Arsenal kit? Should I go along with what they suggest?
2026-04-13
Britain’s Battery Future Report
Our major market is the EU, where shortly we must show that significant value in manufactured goods must originate here or in the EU. In the case of EVs, as the Minister will know, that is the battery. Does she agree, even having said what she has said,
2026-04-13
Britain’s Battery Future Report
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in the UK Gigafactory Commission report Britain’s Battery Future, published on 21 January.
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, my noble friend Lady Walmsley signed Amendment 126, to which the noble Earl, Lord Lindsay, referred. It seeks, above all, to ensure that all small retailers are treated fairly. I am sure the Minister will be addressing this.
Moving on to cig
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I am delighted to have the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, on my earlier amendment on the communications strategy, and that she has come around to my point of view on this. It clearly is vital that we have an excellent, proactive comm
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
From these Benches, the Minister can count on our support.
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, this group of amendments relates to heated tobacco and its inclusion in the Bill, and in particular the rising age of sale. It is essential that the measures in the Bill apply to all tobacco products without exception. We have learned repeatedl
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, Amendment 10, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Walmsley, would require the Secretary of State to make regulations requiring tobacco manufacturers and importers to provide quarterly sales data to assist public health activities. These
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, this is a vital Bill, even if we are seeking to improve it further. We have clearly made progress on filters and there are a number of other areas where progress can be made under the Bill. I note the Minister’s encouraging words in relation to
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
I very much support my noble friend Lord Russell’s amendments, which seek to address the abuse of vapes and other nicotine products. When you go into any local shop or see adverts, you must mentally think that those promoting these should hang their head
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My only comment on this group is that we would not support Amendment 26, which would require a fund to be set up for age-verification technologies. If any fund were to be set up—we do not see the need for it—then it should be funded by the tobacco indust
2026-02-24
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 203 in my name, which is also supported by my noble friend Lady Walmsley. She is sorry that she cannot be here today because of ill health. I know she is keeping a close eye on us, but I hope she takes it easy and wil
2026-01-29
UK Development Partnership Assistance
My Lords, I realise that the Minister is running out of time, but can he assure us that he will write to us with the answers to questions that he has been unable to give in his speech?
2026-01-29
UK Development Partnership Assistance
My Lords, I too thank my noble friend for securing this debate and for opening it so effectively. She and I had the great privilege to be DfID Ministers in the coalition, when the UK finally honoured the commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on aid. That does
2025-11-17
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
You can see the colour.
2025-11-17
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 186 in my name. I thank my noble friend Lady Walmsley for her support. This amendment would ensure that all pavement licences granted by local authorities are required to be smoke-free. Some noble Lords will remember t
2025-11-17
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 171 in my name, which contains some echoes of Amendment 167 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, and the noble Earl, Lord Howe; I thank my noble friend Lady Walmsley and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Man
2025-11-13
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Did the Minister know who was sponsoring that event?
2025-11-13
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, consultation and the extent to which certain groups are involved has been a key theme of these debates so far. Amendment 154, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, raises some interesting points regarding existing codes of practice, guid
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Register of Interests · 3 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 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Lyonshaw Ltd (small family company)
registered 2018-10-10 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to New York City, USA, 9-10 March 2026, to attend UN Commission on the Status of Women, and associated meetings with various country delegations and UNFPA; flights, meals and accommodation costs paid by the European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
registered 2026-03-11
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Visit to Doha, Qatar, 6-7 December 2025, to attend 23rd Doha Forum, “Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity”; travel and accommodation costs paid by the Doha Forum
registered 2025-12-08
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Party history
2000-05-01 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
2014-11-04 → 2015-05-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)
2013-10-07 → 2014-11-05
Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)
2011-09-05 → 2014-11-04
Lords Spokesperson (Department for International Development)
2010-05-11 → 2015-03-04
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2016-10-28 → 2021-10-06
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2015-06-01 → 2016-10-28
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)
2002-12-09 → 2010-05-06
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)
2000-12-18 → 2002-10-10
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)
Committee memberships
2005-06-15 → 2009-11-12
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2012-06-19 → 2012-07-24
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2021-04-14 → 2023-01-31
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
Science and Technology Committee
2026-01-27 → present
National Resilience Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
northoverl@parliament.uk
020 7219 8623 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8623 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 14 active officership(s) · 26 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Indonesia
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | Secretariat | 4 | 2026-08-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zambia
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-06-25 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions
Country, Area or Region Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-06-25 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Angola
Country Group
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Co-Chair | Chatham House | 5 | 2022-05-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Argentina
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2024-05-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Critical Minerals
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Critical Minerals Association | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-05-14 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mongolia
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-06-02 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Qatar
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | Asia House | 4 | 2026-08-30 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Russia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-05-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Subject Group
|
Officer | Bond | 4 | 2025-05-09 |
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Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-07-21 |
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British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair (Sub-Saharan Africa) | The British Council | 18 | 2024-06-12 |
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Peru All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 12 | 2024-08-28 |
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
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3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-02-03
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Abortion
Answered
2026-01-15
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Cervical Cancer
Answered
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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)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2024-09-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.