The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town's full title is The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town. Her name is Dianne Hayter, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,048
18 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,048
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
4 Content(2.1%)
135 Not-Content(71.4%)
50 didn't vote(26.5%)
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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
G20 Summit 2027: Objectives
I thank my noble friend for her Answer. Could she say what we will be looking at in particular around the rights of women and their needs?
2026-09-17
G20 Summit 2027: Objectives
I beg leave to ask the Question standing in the name of my noble friend.
I am slightly surprised to hear this from the party opposite, which went through rather a lot of Prime Ministers. Somehow I do not remember that party calling the manifesto discredited at that stage.
My Lords, I strongly welcome the report. I congratulate my noble friend and her colleagues on producing a unanimous, thoughtful and forward-looking report, which I hope we can, in effect, endorse today and, in due course, adopt its recommendations.
T
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, I want to make one rather simple point about the Bill: we should keep big money out of politics. Over the weekend, we learned of the formerly Thailand-based Christopher Harborne’s £36 million, plus another £36 million from the late-of-Hong Kong
2026-07-09
Foreign Interference in UK Politics
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pack, is too nice to have gone through everything that the Tories did without involving us, but one of the things they did was to bring in the requirement for ID for people casting a vote. However, those people living abroa
2026-07-06
Fracture Liaison Services
My Lords, unfortunately, at the moment, progress has almost flatlined—I think it will take 38 years to get to the 2030 target. My noble friend said to me on 9 June that the Government have not set milestones. If there are not such milestones as those jus
I disagreed with what the noble Baroness was saying yesterday, but we do not need to go into the details of that. The point I am trying to make is that the Bill is about the core issue of enhancing trust in democracy, rather than constantly being concern
My Lords, I do not know what flatters me most. I think it is the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, moving from Madonna to myself—which I think is the biggest vote of confidence I have ever had from anyone.
I am delighted by those who have come today. I do not
The issue is whether we want greater trust in democracy. That is what the Bill is about. The idea that we start putting technical and administrative difficulties—
My Lords, I should make it clear at the outset that I am pro-lobbying—how could I not be, given how much I have done in my time? It has been particularly helpful in the Lords. We do not have constituents to inform us of what needs doing, or not doing, by
That the Bill be read a second time.
My Lords, Labour’s 2024 manifesto promised to
“protect democracy by strengthening the rules around donations to political parties”—
an aim shared, I am sure, by all of us from whichever party or none. Trust in politics, Parliament, our system of go
2026-07-01
Drink-Driving
I thank my noble friend for his response. He will know that unless an alcolock—which is, in effect, a breathalyser in a car—gets a negative response, the engine will not start. Alcolocks have been introduced in many counties, where they have halved repea
2026-07-01
Drink-Driving
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of innovation and technology in reducing drink-driving, particularly repeat offending.
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, this amendment is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Ludford and Lady Foster, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, who has other relevant amendments in this group. Amendment 1 is a probing amendment that enables the Minister to clari
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
I first thank the noble Lords, Lord Alton, Lord Beamish and Lord Shinkwin, for their support. I also thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Ludford and Lady Foster, and in particular the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, who managed to get Jimmy Lai’s name
2026-06-25
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
As my noble friend said, this is important before people become pregnant. Many people who become pregnant are of course young women, but so much of the advertising by the alcohol industry is aimed at exactly those youngsters. Although I take the point fr
2026-06-22
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
I thank my noble friend for that Answer, but given that one of those convicted under the National Security Act for spying on pro-democracy activists was an immigration officer and special constable, himself sentenced to 10 years, can my noble friend assu
2026-06-22
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the sentencing of Peter Wai and Bill Yuen for assisting a foreign intelligence service, what plans they have to (1) protect Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom from transnational repression; and (2) to review
My Lords, it is interesting that my noble friend does not talk about the previous Government, but they were the Government who tried to prorogue Parliament and found that they should not have done it. I find it difficult to take lessons from them.
My
2026-06-01
Donations to Political Parties
My Lords, I am in favour of the legislation that we will be planning. Does the Minister think that it would be a good idea to look at the PPERA and ensure that the rules are strict enough that every party’s accounts are properly audited and are accurate?
2026-05-21
Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
My Lords—
2026-05-21
Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
My Lords, the support from this country for Ukraine has been steadfast and bipartisan, and I regret very much what we are seeing. I think Mr Putin will be delighted to see the attacks on what is going on now. We have been steadfast in our support for Ukr
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Register of Interests · 2 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 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Occasional appearances on GB News
registered 2026-01-22
Category 3: Land and property
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Property in Hackney, London, from which rental income is received
registered 2025-06-30
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Party history
2010-06-22 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2020-04-15 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Charities)
2020-04-15 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Wales)
2020-04-15 → 2021-10-13
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues)
2020-04-14 → 2020-09-29
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2019-09-02 → 2021-10-13
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2019-09-02 → 2020-01-31
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
2019-09-02 → 2021-10-13
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Labour)
2018-06-04 → 2019-07-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2017-06-27 → 2021-10-13
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2016-07-14 → 2019-07-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2016-07-01 → 2019-07-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)
2015-09-18 → 2017-01-09
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2012-09-06 → 2016-07-14
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2012-09-06 → 2017-06-27
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2011-10-17 → 2015-09-18
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2011-03-31 → 2011-10-12
Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee)
2017-07-11 → 2021-11-03
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2023-07-12 → 2024-01-31
International Agreements Committee
2021-10-18 → 2023-07-12
International Agreements Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2024-01-31 → 2026-01-27
European Affairs Committee
2024-03-11 → 2024-04-23
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee
2025-10-14 → 2025-11-05
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Industry and Regulators Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
hayterd@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 15 | 2024-01-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Alcohol Change UK | 8 | 2024-04-17 |
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
Showing
30
of 30 tabled
22 answered(73.3%)
8
departments
2026-09-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Regulation
Pending
2026-09-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Regulation
Pending
2026-09-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Regulation
Pending
2026-09-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Regulation
Pending
2026-09-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
Pending
2026-09-17
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
Pending
2026-09-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong: Political Prisoners
Pending
2026-05-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Databases
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Databases
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Renters' Rights Act 2025
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Inspections
Answered
2026-03-09
Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Side Effects
Answered
2026-02-27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
Answered
2026-01-29
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Qualifications
Answered
2026-01-05
Department for Business and Trade
Companies House: Proof of Identity
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL] | Lead | Committee stage | 2026-06-01 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2026-06-01 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.