The Baroness Hussein-Ece OBE
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Hussein-Ece's full title is The Baroness Hussein-Ece OBE. Her name is Meral Hussein-Ece, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£1,800
1 donation across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0134499 | £1,800 |
Showing the 1 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
59 Content(36.4%)
17 Not-Content(10.5%)
86 didn't vote(53.1%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
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2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
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
2026-06-18
Transnational Marriage Abandonment
My Lords, women and children who are repatriated often rely mainly on charities. What support do British embassies give, and will they help with repatriation to lift the burden on charities?
2026-06-08
Lebanon: Israel Defense Forces Operations
My Lords, can the Minister outline the Government’s position on what appears to be the occupation of southern Lebanon, which seems to be a systematic plan to impose long-term military control and a new geographic reality? Is this not a clear breach of in
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, I welcome the commitment in the King’s speech that the Government
“will champion the rights of women and girls to live in a world free from violence”.
I recently read a 2001 UNFPA report. The introduction said:
“The nature of armed con
My Lords, will the Government play a central role as they did in 2014-15 in Sierra Leone, which helped to ensure that a disease already spreading internationally was checked in its tracks, saving many lives in west Africa and worldwide?
2026-05-20
Unite the Kingdom March
My Lords, at the rally last Saturday led by the convicted criminal Tommy Robinson, some of the hate speech we heard was specifically about Muslims, such as “It’s time for Muslims to leave the country”. Sadly, they are completely focused on attacking the
2026-05-20
Unite the Kingdom March
My Lords—
2026-04-22
Burial Provision in England and Wales
My Lords, private burial grounds in England and Wales are largely unregulated, compared with the local authority-run cemeteries and burial grounds mentioned by the Minister. Hundreds of burial grounds are subject to changes in private ownership and, as t
My Lords, more than 170,000 children are currently living in temporary accommodation. Nearly half of them—47%—frequently have to move schools. They are living in conditions that are not conducive to their health and well-being. Having to keep moving, oft
2026-03-16
Social Cohesion Action Plan
My Lords, I welcome the Government’s action plan for social cohesion, and I pay tribute to the working group for all the work that has been put into this over the past few years.
I am proud that I grew up in a multicultural, multiracial society. I was
I welcome the action plan and pay tribute to all the work that has gone into arriving at it. In 2019, the then Conservative Communities Secretary, James Brokenshire, said:
“The government is wholeheartedly committed to ensuring that Muslims are not ta
2026-03-12
Children in Care: Illegal Accommodation
My Lords, do this Government know exactly where these children are and where they are placed? Do we have the data available so that these children can be tracked down and protected in the way that they should be, and so that local authorities, where nece
2026-03-09
Iran and the Middle East
My Lords—
2026-02-03
Shamima Begum
My Lords, the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice has recommended that the UK adopt a comprehensive repatriation policy for all British nationals detained in north-east Syria. None of the 50 to 60 British nationals—the
2026-02-03
Two-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born Children
My Lords, the Minister said in a reply to an earlier question that, by giving support to these families, we are investing in the future. These children will grow up to be productive members of society, hopefully working and paying their taxes. Along with
2026-01-29
UK Development Partnership Assistance
My Lords, I declare an interest as the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and I thank my noble friend Lady Featherstone for her excellent introduction to this debate. I also pay tribute to t
2026-01-12
Sexual Harassment in Educational Settings
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour experienced by women and girls in educational settings.
2026-01-12
Sexual Harassment in Educational Settings
I thank the Minister for her response and welcome the action that she has set out. As she said, the Office for Students survey revealed that one in four students who responded, mainly young women, reported experiencing sexual harassment, including rape,
2026-01-07
Shamima Begum
My Lords, approximately 15 women and 35 British children are being held indefinitely and unlawfully in detention facilities in north-east Syria, in appalling and inhumane conditions. More than one-third of these British children are under 10 years old.
2025-11-27
Violence Against Women and Girls
My Lords, we welcome the Government’s commitment to tackle and reduce domestic violence, but the number of victims has not come down over the years, sadly, and too many perpetrators—overwhelmingly men and particularly in some communities—do not appear to
2025-11-26
Domestic Abuse: Emergency Accommodation
My Lords, I refer to some of the cases that I have dealt with over many years of women who are victims of domestic abuse. I have been involved in trying to help a family for the past year. The problem is the sheer lack of suitable accommodation for these
2025-10-16
Middle East
I am being heckled, and I am going to continue. I am not going to be bullied by Conservatives. There is an urgent need for aid and there has not been enough emphasis on that. The Rafah crossing is still closed, aid is not getting through and people are s
2025-10-16
Middle East
My Lords, I am president of Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine. I absolutely accept what the Leader of the House just said about Hamas. It is coming up a lot that Hamas has no place in any future governance of a free and independent Palestine. I think
2025-10-16
Middle East
My Lords—
2025-09-01
Palestinian Territories: Development Support
My Lords, Prime Minister Netanyahu has spoken openly of his vision for a so-called “Greater Israel”: a vision of permanent war, illegal settlement and, presumably, the occupation of other sovereign countries. Do the Government accept the reality that Isr
2025-07-21
NHS England: Staff Costs
To return to the Question from my noble friend Lord Scriven on health inequalities and how they might be impacted by the proposed changes, will the Minister please reassure us that the widening health inequalities that we know exist around the country w
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Party history
2010-06-25 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2026-05-13 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2017-10-12 → 2021-10-22
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2015-06-01 → 2016-10-28
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
Committee memberships
2010-12-20 → 2011-07-19
HIV and AIDS Committee in the United Kingdom
2013-05-16 → 2014-03-11
Soft Power Committee
2015-06-11 → 2016-03-22
Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee
2019-05-09 → 2023-01-31
Conduct Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
Services Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-11-04
Social Mobility Policy Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
ecem@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Epilepsy Action | 6 | 2023-06-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights · United Nations Population Fund | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights · European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights · International Planned Parenthood Federation · United Nations Population Fund | 4 | 2024-08-01 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Religion in the Media
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 16 | 2024-06-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Burial Grounds and Cemeteries Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-06-15 | |
| Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-27 | |
| Ethnicity Pay Gap Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.