The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch's full title is The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch. Her name is Margaret Beryl Jones, 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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
110
106 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
4 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-09-30
Total overseas travel cost
£8,125
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 106
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | Information Commissioner's Office; techUK; Data and Marketing Association; UK Finance; Centre for Information Policy Leadership; Advertising Association; Startup Coalition; Professional Publishers Association | To discuss the Data (Use and Access) Bill. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-09-02 | Katja Faber | To discuss dating apps and violent criminals | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-28 | PlayStation and Sony | To discuss new parental controls, artificial intelligence, and creative industry skills development | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-24 | VictimFocus - Dr Jessica Taylor | To discuss online safety | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-23 | TechUK, UK Finance, Victim Support, National Trading Standards, British Retail Consortium, Google, Youtube, Meta, Communciations Crime Strategy Group | To discuss tackling fraud | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-15 | Centre for Countering Digital Hate Panel (MP for Southport, Met Police Counter Terrorism Unit, Ofcom, CCDH) | To discuss the role of social media in the Southport disorder and steps that have been taken to address this | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-08 | AI for Good UK Reception - Attendees included governments, industry and civil society | To bring together experts to accelerate international collaboration to shape the future of AI | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-03 | Haleon | To celebrate the groundbreaking on their Global Oral Health Innovation Centre in Weybridge | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-07-02 | Sophie Huskisson, Political Correspondent, The Mirror and Steph Spyro, Deputy Political Editor, The Express | To discuss online safety | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-30 | Phil Smith | To discuss the digital skills council | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-27 | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | To discuss domain names and the internet. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-26 | International Chamber of Commerce | To discuss the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-26 | Internet Engineering Task Force | To discuss internet standards. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-23 | Founders Forum | To discuss the industrial strategy | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-23 | Manchester Digital | To discuss the industrial strategy | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-12 | Manchester Digital, Tramshed Tech, TechEast, TechSpark, Sussex Innovation, Sunderland Software City, Sheffield Digital | To discuss regional tech ecosystems | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-11 | Startup Coalition | To discuss the spending review | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-11 | TechUK | To discuss the spending review | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-11 | Founders Forum | To discuss the spending review | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-06-11 | Qualcomm, Kelkoo Group, DMG Media, Zoom, Yahoo, Epic, SkyScanner, Sportify, Mozilla, Coalition for Fair Software and Licensing, Coalition for App Fairness, Checkatrade, Gener8, Form Ventures | To discuss digital markets | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 → 2025-07-10 |
Geneva, Switzerland
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the UN AI for Good Summit and the World Summit on the Information Society | £775 |
| 2025-06-25 → 2025-06-27 |
Lillestrom, Norway
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the UN IGF conference | £1,070 |
| 2025-05-25 → 2025-05-30 |
Sentosa Island, Singapore
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend Asia Tech Week | £5,978 |
| 2024-11-20 → 2024-11-22 |
Geneva, Switzerland
Scheduled flight
|
To make a keynote speech at the WTO AI Conference and meet key stakeholders. | £302 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Party history
2006-06-05 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-07
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-07
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-07
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-10-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
2015-09-18 → 2022-07-21
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2011-10-17 → 2015-09-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
2010-10-13 → 2014-10-13
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2010-10-08 → 2011-09-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2007-11-14 → 2010-05-06
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2008-05-13 → 2008-07-22
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2024-01-31
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-10-26
Horticultural Sector Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Science and Technology Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
jonesmag@parliament.uk
020 7219 8272 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8272 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for National Parks
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-07-02 |
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
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)
3 bills
1 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2025-04-12 | |
| Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-10-23 | |
| Shark Fins Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.