The Baroness Noakes DBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Noakes's full title is The Baroness Noakes DBE. Her name is Sheila Valerie Noakes, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,936
16 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£819
Travel claims
£180
Attendance £180
Total claimed
£6,935
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£5,000
1 donation across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Baroness Sheila Noakes
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-20 | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss | Cash | C0559800 | £5,000 |
Showing the 1 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
115 Content(60.8%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
70 didn't vote(37.0%)
2026-07-21
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173–234
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2026-07-13
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142–138
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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194–140
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198–139
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208–142
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214–142
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201–169
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131–127
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194–130
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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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
2026-09-10
Fiscal Outlook
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bridges of Headley on securing this debate. The fiscal outlook, as my noble friend set out in his excellent speech, is pretty awful. The upcoming Budget will be particularly difficult. The small headroom left
2026-09-09
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have Amendments 36, 39 and 42 in this group. I thank my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe for adding her name to them. They seek to achieve, through slightly different drafting, what the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted, sought with h
2026-09-07
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, this is the first time I have spoken on Report, so I need to declare my interests as shown in the register, namely, that I hold shares in listed financial services companies, which may well be affected by the content of this Bill.
I start by
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I understand the point that the noble Lord is trying to make, but I argue that the risk of the taxpayer picking up the tab is now considerably lower, which means that it is reasonable to re-examine whether ring-fencing should be an ongoing part
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have some experience of ring-fencing as, in my capacity as the chairman of the risk committee of a major bank, I oversaw the implementation of ring-fencing. At that time, it was a significant risk to the bank that we would not be in complianc
2026-07-08
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
In Committee, it is normal to address the amendments and not opposition parties’ policy documents.
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
The Minister is stacking up rather a lot of letters that need to be written.
I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. It raises important issues. The Minister said, in relation to consultation, that the Treasury would summarise the evid
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Before I decide what to do with my amendment, I ask the Minister—because I may not have been paying attention—whether he explained why there is a requirement to consult the regulators for powers under new Section 408A but not under new Section 408B.
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
I am merely keeping to what I said on the first Committee day.
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Not content.
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
The Minister and I had a meeting on this last week, so I am surprised that he is raising the issue today. I notified on Friday that I would be continuing the line that I had taken on the first Committee day.
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Not content.
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I know that it is, in part, a repeat of debates we have held already in Committee, but it is bringing together such an important issue, which is the strength of the accountabili
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted, the noble Lord, Lord Vaux of Harrowden, and my noble friend Lord Bridges of Headley for adding their names to this amendment.
Last week, we debated the need for more extensive
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will just comment briefly. I completely agree with the notion that wholesale markets and retail markets should be dealt with separately for the reasons that have been given. I am less than clear that a structural solution, such as the one pro
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
The Minister referred to the four workstreams that the Chancellor set up last year. Can he say when firms might feel any difference?
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, in moving this amendment, I will speak also to Amendment 153 and the Clause 37 stand part notice.
I am instinctively suspicious of Clause 37 because I think that the best people to judge whether overseas financial services firms should be ab
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
2026-07-06
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, but I do not think that it dealt comprehensively with the nature of the problem. I do not think that any of our amendments deal comprehensively with the nature of the problem, actually, because the answer is
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
Can the Minister explain what the FCA and the PRA are doing about cumulative burden? Are they focusing on the cumulative burdens of the rules that they have assessed using a cost-benefit analysis, or is it for all of their activities? It is my understand
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken today and the previous day. These amendments all relate to the secondary competitive and growth objective. I think that we share the same desire to have an effective secondary competitive and growth objec
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for adding his name. Unfortunately, he is not able to be in Committee today. The amendments in this group concern cost benefit panels, which were created by the 2023 Act to underpin the existing FSMA requireme
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
2026-07-01
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have Amendment 118 in this group. As the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, noted, it is aimed at the same target as her Amendment 117. Both of us are focusing on the regulators needing to have some specific and serious concerns about regulatory br
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Register of Interests · 30 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. (b)
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp (technology)
registered 2026-08-13
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HSBC Holdings plc (banking)
registered 2026-08-11
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BHP Group Limited (mining)
registered 2026-08-11
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Sunbelt Rental Holdings Inc (equipment rental)
registered 2026-08-11
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IMI plc (engineering)
registered 2026-08-11
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Land Securities plc (property)
registered 2026-08-11
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Blackrock Inc (investment management)
registered 2026-02-05
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JPMorgan Chase & Co (bank)
registered 2025-02-17 · amended 2025-04-05
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Arm Holdings plc (semiconductor and software design)
registered 2024-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Microsoft Corporation (technology)
registered 2019-05-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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3i Group plc (investments)
registered 2016-03-31 · amended 2025-04-05
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Apple Inc (technology)
registered 2015-02-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Allianz Technology Trust plc (technology)
registered 2015-01-23 · amended 2025-04-05
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Next plc (retailing)
registered 2014-07-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Legal & General plc (insurance)
registered 2014-07-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Alphabet Inc (technology)
registered 2014-07-10 · amended 2025-09-11
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J Sainsbury plc (retail)
registered 2012-10-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Experian plc (financial services)
registered 2012-01-30 · amended 2025-04-05
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Natwest Group plc (banking)
registered 2011-08-10 · amended 2025-09-11
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Associated British Foods plc (food)
registered 2010-10-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Severn Trent plc (water)
registered 2010-10-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Amazon.com Inc (on-line retail)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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AstraZeneca plc (pharmaceuticals)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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BP plc (energy)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Croda International (chemicals)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceuticals)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rio Tinto plc (mining)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Shell plc (energy)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-09-11
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Smith & Nephew plc (engineering)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Unilever plc (general industrial)
registered 2010-04-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2000-06-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-11-02 → 2014-12-16
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)
2021-07-23 → 2023-01-31
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2018-09-04 → 2019-11-04
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2016-01-26 → 2016-03-04
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2012-12-04 → 2013-03-05
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2013-05-14 → 2013-12-16
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee)
2022-01-19 → 2024-01-31
Economic Affairs Committee
2013-05-16 → 2014-10-13
Economic Affairs Committee
2013-11-13 → 2014-03-31
Personal Service Companies
Chair
+£14,876/yr
2013-11-12 → 2014-03-31
Personal Service Companies
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-11
Affordable Childcare
2014-11-19 → 2014-12-24
Insurance Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2015-06-23 → 2019-07-02
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
2018-06-12 → 2019-07-01
European Union Committee
2020-02-04 → 2023-01-31
Finance Committee (Lords)
2021-04-14 → 2022-01-19
Industry and Regulators Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Financial Services Regulation Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
2024-01-24 → present
Financial Services Regulation Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Spending (Website) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2006-12-11 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.