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.
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
|
Vice Chair | Secretariat | 4 | 2026-08-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zambia
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-06-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions
Country, Area or Region Group
|
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
|
Co-Chair | Critical Minerals Association | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
|
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
|
Vice Chair | Asia House | 4 | 2026-08-30 |
|
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 |
|
Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-07-21 |
|
British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair (Sub-Saharan Africa) | The British Council | 18 | 2024-06-12 |
|
Peru All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
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
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
2
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
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
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.
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
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.