The Rt Hon. the Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Winterton of Doncaster's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBE. Her name is Rosie Winterton, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
5 Content(3.1%)
136 Not-Content(84.0%)
21 didn't vote(13.0%)
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, I was an OSCE observer last week at the elections in Armenia. Initial reports show that, although there was significant Russian interference, particularly on social media, its effect was mitigated because there was a very effective public educa
2026-05-19
VAT Relief: Business Donations
My Lords, it can often be the case that the people who might benefit most from donations such as this are not always aware of the positioning of them. I wonder whether more could be done with local authorities to ensure that there is good signposting for
2026-04-27
Student Visas
My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that one of the real problems in these areas is criminal gangs that operate by setting out false promises to very vulnerable people, especially in areas such as Bangladesh? Is there more we can do at the
My Lords, as a member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I have recently been involved in election monitoring programmes, for example in Moldova, so I am very aware of the threat of cyber attacks that the noble Lord raised. When the Minister looks at th
2026-04-13
Nitrous Oxide
My Lords, it is very welcome that the rates of illegal use have gone down and convictions have gone up. But, following on from the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Storey, does my noble friend the Minister agree that there can be a tension between you
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister speaks about the arrival of young children in primary school. Does she recognise the key role that school nurses and educational psychologists can play in delivering care to younger people and support and advice to
2026-03-23
Migraine Care: 10-year Health Plan
My Lords, the approach that my noble friend the Minister has outlined regarding migraine care is very welcome. The 10-year plan also talks about cholesterol management due to its links to cardiovascular disease, but the plan can quite often be confusing
2026-03-18
High Streets and Towns: Regeneration
My Lords, initiatives such as “health on the high street” in Doncaster, where the NHS uses buildings in the city centre to provide scans, blood tests and physiotherapy, are a very good way of drawing people into the city centre and regenerating the area.
2026-03-16
UK Domestic Visitor Levy
Does my noble friend the Minister agree that one of the key achievements of the last Labour Government was free entry into museums, which had a huge effect on boosting tourism? Can she assure me that this Labour Government will continue to do all they ca
2026-03-16
UK Domestic Visitor Levy
My Lords—
2026-03-10
Foreign Direct Investment
My Lords, as the UK trade envoy for Bangladesh, I am very aware of the need for accurate information about and strong promotion of the opportunities for foreign investment in the UK. Our diplomatic missions across the world do brilliant work on this, whi
2026-03-04
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, local councils are huge employers, so will my noble friend the Minister use the opportunity of these reorganisation discussions to emphasise the part that local authorities can play in training and apprenticeships, both in-house and through the
2026-02-25
Cyclists: Safety
My Lords, is the Minister aware that some real problems can be caused by Lime bikes and rental bikes? If a cyclist causes an accident or injury and the person using the bike is underage or the bike is stolen, there is no insurance cover and the companies
2026-02-24
Student Loans: Review
My Lords, I am glad to hear that my noble friend the Minister thinks that changes could be made to the system to make it fairer. However, does she agree that it is not sensible to think that there was a golden era when everybody went to university withou
2026-02-24
Prisons: Education
My Lords—
2026-02-11
New Homes Target
My Lords—
2026-02-11
New Homes Target
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister has outlined very clearly what a great opportunity this target is, for not only local jobs but local training schemes and use of local materials in building the houses. She mentioned local authorities, but what disc
2026-02-10
Under-16s Energy Drinks Ban
My Lords, one of the real successes of the previous Labour Government’s Sure Start programme was teaching families about healthy diet and how to prevent obesity. Can my noble friend the Minister assure me that the new family hubs will take an equally rob
2026-02-09
Hospitals: Delayed Discharges
My Lords, it is true that this is a very long-standing problem. When I was Health Minister, I spent quite a lot of time looking at how we could improve the services. The multi-disciplinary team was key, but the other key element, which this report highli
2026-01-29
Public Trust in National Politics
My Lords, does my noble friend agree that building trust in politics needs to start with young people? The measures in the national youth strategy on civic engagement are extremely important, but we need to stop the misinformation on politics that is dir
2026-01-19
Domestic Violence Against Children
My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that one of the issues to be solved by the points that have already been raised is information sharing between the police, social workers and teachers? We could also make better use of school nurses and
2026-01-12
Defending Democracy Taskforce
My Lords, can my noble friend the Minister assure me that the Government are looking carefully at the election monitoring work of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, especially with regard to combatting foreign interference? I am su
My Lords, there will be a number of civil society and faith-based organisations in the ex-mining areas of South Yorkshire. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that reaching out to them, perhaps through parish councils, would be an excellent way of ex
2025-12-12
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, the noble Lord and I go back a long way. I certainly appreciate what he just said, but I ask him whether he agrees with the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, that it is important that the Bill gets to Report and that the House has
2025-11-11
British Council
My Lords, as the trade envoy to Bangladesh, I hosted here in Parliament, attended by the noble Baroness, Lady Alexander, the signing of a higher education partnership between the British Council and the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, which w
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination); (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Local Government) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2008-10-05 → 2009-06-05
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Pensions Reform) and Minister (Yorkshire and the Humber)
2008-01-10 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (Yorkshire and the Humber)
2007-06-29 → 2008-10-05
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
2003-06-13 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Health Services)
2001-06-11 → 2003-06-13
Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department)
Opposition posts
2010-10-08 → 2016-10-06
Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
2010-05-12 → 2010-10-08
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2010-02-28 → 2010-10-30
Shadow Minister (Women)
Committee memberships
2009-10-12 → 2010-05-06
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2010-06-23 → 2011-01-26
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
Finance Committee (Commons)
2016-10-26 → 2017-05-03
Finance Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2016-10-17 → 2017-05-03
Finance Committee (Commons)
2016-10-26 → 2017-05-03
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2016-10-31 → 2021-05-24
House of Commons Commission
2016-10-31 → 2021-05-24
Members Estimate Committee
2020-01-15 → 2024-05-30
Panel of Chairs
2017-06-28 → 2019-11-06
Panel of Chairs
2021-04-12 → 2024-05-30
Standing Orders Committee (Commons)
2023-01-30 → 2023-01-30
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2024-01-10 → 2024-05-30
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill
2025-01-30 → 2026-01-27
European Affairs Committee
2026-01-27 → present
National Resilience Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trafficked Britons in Syria
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Reprieve UK | 4 | 2026-05-22 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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