The Rt Hon. the Baroness Laing of Elderslie DBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
F
Baroness Laing of Elderslie's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Laing of Elderslie DBE. Her name is Eleanor Laing, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,678
18 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£882
Total claimed
£7,560
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
124 Content(65.6%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
61 didn't vote(32.3%)
2026-07-22
Content
64–95
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2026-07-21
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173–234
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2026-07-13
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41–118
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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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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
2026-09-17
Independent Schools: Tax Changes
My Lords, what a pleasure it is to see my noble friend Lord Lexden back in his place this afternoon and to hear from him in his usual erudite fashion on a subject on which he has the experience and expertise of many decades. We have all benefited from he
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the honourable—
Oh! I did it wrong again. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord and to echo his words about the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern—the very embodiment of wisdom and decency, and a great Scots lawyer. It was a privilege to have known him.
It was an inte
2026-06-30
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I remind noble Lords that, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.
2026-06-15
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I am obliged to tell you that if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.
My Lords, this House has often said, and Ministers agree, that justice delayed is justice denied. Has it occurred to the Minister or her colleagues in government that the more rules they make and the more laws they pass, the more pressure they put on the
2026-03-03
Gibraltar Treaty
My Lords, it is good to hear that the Minister has a personal connection with Gibraltar and experience of working there, because there is so much misunderstanding about what Gibraltar is and who the people of Gibraltar are. Will he confirm that his Gover
My Lords, the House appreciates that the noble Baroness has had to answer a lot of questions in a short time, but she has not as yet answered the final question asked of her a few moments ago by the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, about whether the Government
2026-02-10
Standards in Public Life
My Lords, the whole House will undoubtedly agree with what the Leader of the House has just said and will welcome her commitment to transparency and candour. When we discussed these matters in the Chamber last Thursday, I had the opportunity to ask the n
2026-02-05
US Department of Justice Release of Files
My Lords, it is now a matter of public record that, in February 2025, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote to the Cabinet Secretary asking for an investigation into
“the veracity of information contained in the Epstein papers regarding the sale of
2026-02-05
US Department of Justice Release of Files
My Lords—
2025-11-25
Schools: Funding
I thank the Minister for responding to my Question, but I am not quite sure about the Answer because, sadly, the facts do not support the Government’s rather spiteful ideology in this matter. The imposition of VAT on school fees means that thousands of h
2025-11-25
Schools: Funding
To ask His Majesty’s Government how they propose to fund any increase in the numbers of children attending state-funded schools as a result of the decrease in the numbers of children attending private schools.
2025-09-04
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I will give the noble Baroness one brief answer to her question. An asylum seeker who was living at the Bell Hotel in Epping has been found guilty of the sexual assault of a young girl. That is just one small reason.
2025-09-04
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, it is interesting to hear what the noble Baroness has just said. Of course, I am sure we must all agree with her about the inappropriateness of hotels for asylum seekers to use as long-term accommodation. I am sure there is widespread agreement
2025-09-04
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Will the noble Lord clarify the point? In particular, the argument before us is that some hotels in some places are not suitable for asylum seekers. The previous Conservative Government recognised this point and closed the Bell Hotel in Epping in April 2
2025-09-01
Children: Dangers of Screen Time
I thank the Minister for her Answer and appreciate what she says about conflicting evidence, but does she agree with me that there is a problem and that teachers need help solving it? Given that situation, will the Government now advise schools to strict
2025-09-01
Children: Dangers of Screen Time
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the dangers of screen time for children.
2025-07-23
Asylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal Activity
My Lords, I declare an interest: I live very close to the town of Epping, having served as the Member of Parliament for the Epping Forest constituency for 27 years until last summer. It has long been recognised that the Bell Hotel in Epping is not a good
2025-07-10
Tax Increases
My Lords, in answering his noble friend, the Minister seems to have forgotten that the cost of servicing debt is higher now than it was at the worst time under the last Conservative Government. Surely he must take responsibility for that. His Government
2025-07-02
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, it is an honour and a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. Like him, I have added my name to this amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, set out very clearly, and with his customary brilliant oratory, the arguments for the amendment and I wil
2025-06-11
Holocaust Memorial Bill
My Lords, I put my name to this amendment and I wholeheartedly support it. We, as parliamentarians, have a duty to cherish and care for this wonderful building. That is what the restoration and renewal project is about. We have a duty to preserve this wo
2025-06-11
Holocaust Memorial Bill
I am grateful to the Minister, but why is the model not here today? Today is the day when noble Lords are considering this extremely important issue, so why was it here last week and not today?
2025-06-11
Holocaust Memorial Bill
I thank the Minister for directly answering my questions. I have a supplementary question: can the model be brought back for noble Lords to look at again? It was a very valuable experience.
2025-06-11
Holocaust Memorial Bill
My Lords, the amendment is specifically about the underground nature of this project. I have three brief questions which I would like to put to the Minister in the hope that he can answer them when he addresses the House. The first relates to what my nob
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Register of Interests · 1 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 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to the Cayman Islands, 13–21 February 2026, for fact-finding meetings; costs of flights, accommodation, subsistence and visits met by government of the Cayman Islands
registered 2024-10-14 · amended 2026-03-24
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2007-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Justice)
2005-12-08 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Minister (Women and Equality)
2005-05-10 → 2005-12-08
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
2004-07-06 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Women)
2003-07-01 → 2003-12-01
Shadow Minister (Children)
2001-07-01 → 2003-07-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
2000-07-01 → 2001-07-01
Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales)
1998-10-01 → 2000-07-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
1997-07-14 → 1999-11-29
Education & Employment
1998-06-22 → 1999-07-05
Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs
2010-07-12 → 2013-10-31
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
2010-07-26 → 2011-03-28
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2011-06-23 → 2012-03-26
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
2012-11-12 → 2013-11-22
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2012-12-03 → 2015-03-30
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
2013-01-28 → 2014-01-06
Scottish Affairs Committee
2020-01-15 → 2024-05-30
Panel of Chairs
2017-06-28 → 2019-11-06
Panel of Chairs
2013-10-16 → 2017-05-03
Panel of Chairs
2020-03-09 → 2022-12-13
Finance Committee (Commons)
2023-05-09 → 2024-12-31
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2023-03-06 → 2024-12-31
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
2023-01-30 → 2023-01-30
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
2020-09-23 → 2023-01-30
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
2021-04-12 → 2024-05-30
Standing Orders Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2024-01-10 → 2024-05-30
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill
2026-05-14 → 2026-06-08
Constitution Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
2025-01-30 → present
Constitution Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-09-07 |
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
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna Carta Anniversary (Bank Holiday) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-09-07 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.