The Baroness Brinton
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Brinton's full title is The Baroness Brinton. Her name is Sarah Virginia Brinton, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,049
19 days attended across 1 published month
Travel claims
£151
Attendance £151
Total claimed
£7,200
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£30,511
14 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Baroness Sarah V Brinton
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-14 | Liberal Democrats · Young Liberals | Cash | C0571502 | £1,000 |
| 2023-05-12 | Liberal Democrats · Young Liberals | Cash | C0571501 | £1,000 |
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0337833 | £5,050 |
| 2017-06-30 | Liberal Democrats · closed 31/12/2023 - Watford | Cash | C0322936 | £1,600 |
| 2016-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0262558 | £4,150 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252215 | £1,800 |
| 2015-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0239640 | £2,200 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · closed 31/12/2023 - Watford | Cash | C0210905 | £2,400 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0210904 | £1,600 |
| 2014-11-12 | Liberal Democrats · closed 31/12/2025 - East Dunbartonshire | Cash | C0146157 | £2,111 |
| 2014-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0107375 | £1,800 |
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093840 | £1,800 |
| 2012-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083750 | £1,800 |
| 2011-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0076874 | £2,200 |
Showing the 14 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
129 Content(68.3%)
36 Not-Content(19.0%)
24 didn't vote(12.7%)
2026-07-22
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-25
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62–295
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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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
2026-09-16
US Diplomat: Removal
I am very grateful to the Minister for his last sentence. Unfortunately, it is exactly the same as the Government said in 2019 when Anne Sacoolas killed Harry Dunn in a road collision and the US authorities spirited her out of the country, saying that sh
2026-09-16
US Diplomat: Removal
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that US officials removed a US diplomat who was accused of possessing indecent images of children from UK soil in August without informing UK authorities.
My Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend Lady Pinnock on presenting her Private Member’s Bill—the Leaseholder Remediation (Building Safety) Bill—to your Lordships’ House. It is a vital tool in remedying the remaining outstanding issues arisi
2026-09-10
Patient Data: Research
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on securing this debate. As an obstetrician, clinical teacher and academic, his exceptional work for well over 50 years has reduced the risks
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I shall briefly speak to Amendment 62. My noble friend raised the point about it being important for veterans to be able to have their details in their hands. The NHS guidance for veterans specifically notes that it takes several months for the
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I am very grateful to both the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, and the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for their introduction to the amendment and for explaining it in detail. I am not a lawyer, so forgive me for not being able to respond to some of the
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I thank everyone who spoke in this debate. Earlier, I should also have thanked the Centre for Military Justice, the Guardian and the women I spoke to. I was glad to hear the speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Unsurprisingly, we agree a
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
I wonder if I could ask a brief question, because it is relevant to my response to the Minister’s contribution. Is there currently an agreement between the UK and the USA, as is described in the Visiting Forces Act and referred to elsewhere? Other countr
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford cannot be in his place today as he is recovering at home after an operation. We hope that he will be back with us by Report. I have signed his amendment and I will speak to it. I have tabled Amendments 54
2026-09-08
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, the Minister for Justice, Sarah Sackman, said in her Written Statement in December last year that legislation would be an absolute priority, and she quoted Sir Alan Bates earlier in the Statement. It is vital that any regulation ensures that cl
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford is, unfortunately, unable to be in his place tonight, so I am speaking on his Amendment 36.
In October 2006, my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford moved an amendment to the Armed Forces Bill, with th
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
I am very grateful to all the speakers. To address the question asked by the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, I think he is looking at that clause the wrong way round. He asked about the definition of actual bodily harm, where the alleged conduct “amounts
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I have three amendments in this group and, while they are not related to stalking, the principles behind tabling them are not dissimilar. They specify more detail than I think the Minister is comfortable with, but each states very clearly where
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
I thank the Minister. I am very grateful to him for that. On that basis, depending on the meeting, I may bring an amendment back on Report, but for now I withdraw Amendment 21.
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and the other speakers, in particular the noble Baroness, Lady Royall, with whom I have worked for many years on this; I am very grateful for her support. I am also grateful that the noble Baroness, Lady Goldi
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, I have all three amendments in this group. They aim to improve the arrangements for cases of service stalking. Amendment 21 wants to create a service stalking protection notice—SSPN—by mirroring the existing framework for the service domestic a
2026-09-02
Armed Forces Bill
2026-09-01
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Lemos, to his new role and thank him for meeting with us last week. I also want to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, for all the work she did
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Davies of Devonport, for her very moving contribution about her mother’s own experience, reminding us of the consequences of stigma, hidden infections and diseases such as hepatitis not being identified, which m
I thank the Minister for her introduction to the SI and for the recent meeting. I will ask her many questions. If she cannot answer them all, I will look forward to hearing from her in due course. I have tabled this amendment because of very serious disq
At end insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations do not address the concerns expressed by many victims about the changes made from the original proposals in Sir Brian Langstaff’s Inquiry Report and Additional Report on Compensatio
My Lords, this group addresses the most profound structural shift in this Bill: the delegation of aviation rule-making to the Civil Aviation Authority. We are pleased to see that Amendment 62 now carries the Minister’s name, alongside that of the noble
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and his officials, who have met with us to discuss issues relating to standards to provide assistance to disabled people throughout their journey and why this desperately needs to be remedied formally. I signed Ame
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Self-employed consultant in training and skills
registered 2011-02-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2011-02-04 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2023-10-10 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Victims and Abuse)
2020-02-01 → 2022-12-31
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)
Committee memberships
2015-06-11 → 2016-03-15
Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2024-05-27 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bullying
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Anti-Bullying Alliance | 4 | 2022-07-25 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children of Alcoholics
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-07-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Best for Britain | 10 | 2023-11-08 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus and Future Pandemics
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-11-08 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Fire Sector Federation | 3 | 2026-11-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Supported Internships and Disability Employment
Subject Group
|
Officer | DFN Project SEARCH | 7 | 2024-11-18 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-22 |
| Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-28 | |
| Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.