The Baroness Meacher
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Meacher's full title is The Baroness Meacher. Her name is Molly Christine Meacher, and she has retired from 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.
Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2025-06-30
Humanist Weddings
My Lords, the Minister refers to this as a “complex question”. The fact is that Ministers may make this into a complex question by extending it beyond the simple question: should humanist marriages be legalised? If one sticks to that simple question, it
2025-06-30
Humanist Weddings
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2025-06-19
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Very briefly, I support my noble friend Lord Hampton in saying that education is fundamental here. You do not resolve poverty unless a child is put through education successfully. Therefore, my plea is that the main message from this debate should be tha
2025-06-19
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I urge the Minister to increase the incomes of social workers, so that they are not tempted to become agency workers, who are of course paid a lot more than social workers. The pay levels of these workers need to be addressed.
2025-06-17
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Having been sent to a boarding school for some years from the age of 10, it seems to me that the last place that somebody should go if they are a looked-after child, and therefore already displaced, i
My Lords, will the Minister consider banning e-bikes and e-scooters on pavements and introduce a special lane on the road for these vehicles to rescue pedestrians from what is currently a major risk?
2025-06-05
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady. I am not a trade unionist, but I am very aware that there are sectors of the economy that are not unionised. Can the Minister inform the House whether there are sectors that are disadvantaged in terms
2025-05-14
E-scooters: Insurance
My Lords, e-scooters are incredibly quiet and therefore dangerous on pavements. What action are the Government taking to prevent e-scooters being used on pavements?
2025-04-01
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, seemed to indicate that hereditary Peers may not exist here in the House of Lords in the future, and I think the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, indicated something similar. At what point will there be no hereditar
2025-03-31
Mental Health Bill [HL]
My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to the issue of people with autism and learning disabilities being detained in hospital. Clause 3(4) amends the Mental Health Act to prevent people being detained under Section 3—in other words, for six months—if th
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2025-02-07
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I will speak extremely briefly, but I endorse everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, said. It seems to me that morality is incredibly important in our society; we are losing a huge opportunity by having Christian assemblies in schools,
2025-02-05
Schools: Citizenship Education
My Lords, does the Minister agree that people need maturity as well as education to vote responsibly and that, at 16, people might have a very good education but are unlikely to be mature? Does she agree, therefore, that the voting age should not be redu
2025-02-03
Mental Health Treatment: Waiting Times
My Lords, ADHD affects lots of children and, though treatable, it is often not treated. Can the Minister assure the House that treatment for ADHD will increase substantially to ensure children can get back to school and get on with their studies?
My Lords, I greatly respect the Minister, but I just wondered whether she would consider replacing the leaders of the water companies.
2025-01-23
Prison Maintenance: Insourcing
My Lords, the Minister touched on this in his earlier comments. Does he agree that all prisoners should have an opportunity to work and earn while they are imprisoned?
2025-01-13
National Insurance: Charity Sector
My Lords, having worked with the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux some years ago, I am very conscious that most bureaux operate on an absolute shoestring. Will the Government consider exempting these small bureaux and other small charitabl
2024-12-18
Independent Office for Police Conduct
My Lords, having worked at the Police Complaints Authority for a number of years, I was impressed evermore by the extraordinary behaviour of the police officers who showed incredible restraint in the face of endless rudeness and offensiveness on the part
2024-12-12
Domestic Abuse: Victims and Survivors
My Lords, may I make a brief intervention to suggest that it is not always men abusing women? I am very familiar with women who control the behaviour and lives of their spouses, over many years, with threats that often involve children.
2024-11-26
Drug-related Deaths in England and Wales
My Lords, what steps are the Government taking to support vulnerable children in schools who, without support, are likely to become addicted to drugs, in order to ensure that they reduce the numbers of drug deaths?
2024-11-21
Water Bills
My Lords, the cost of water is obviously important—but even more important is the quality of water. Can the Minister assure the House that the Government are taking all steps to put an end to sewage dumping, for example, assuring the cleanliness of the w
2024-11-14
State Pension: Age Increase
My Lords, with the increase in life expectancy in recent years, will the Government consider increasing the state pension age by more than one year in order to limit the tax burden on those of working age?
My Lords, will the Minister assure the House that the Government will take action to ensure that biological men cannot in future compete in sports in the female category, at the Olympic level and levels below?
2024-10-22
Waste: Incineration
My Lords, plastic waste is a major problem for the planet, yet plastic is eminently reusable. What action are the Government taking to improve and increase the level of reuse of plastic?
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 3: Land and property
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Two flats in Highgate, London N6, from which rental income is received
registered 2010-05-14 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 4: Sponsorship
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The member receives support from Thomas Davies, Director at Dignity in Dying, for her work in the House on assisted dying
registered 2022-01-28 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2006-06-16 → 2025-10-28
Crossbench
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2017-07-19 → 2019-07-01
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2015-06-17 → 2017-04-27
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-10-28
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-26 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | National Centre for Creative Health | 6 | 2024-04-14 |
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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.
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backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted Dying Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-05-26 | |
| Marriage (Approved Organisations) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-09 |
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