The Baroness Debbonaire
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Debbonaire's full title is The Baroness Debbonaire. Her name is Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£4,452
12 days attended across 1 published month
Travel claims
£326
Attendance £326
Total claimed
£4,778
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
5 Content(2.6%)
147 Not-Content(77.8%)
37 didn't vote(19.6%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
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2026-07-13
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41–118
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2026-07-13
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142–138
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-04-27
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58–138
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2026-04-23
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152–207
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2026-04-13
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27–89
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2026-04-13
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30–130
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2026-04-13
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46–117
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2026-04-13
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135–154
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2026-04-13
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65–173
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2026-04-13
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178–231
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-24
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70–132
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2026-03-24
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80–166
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
Not-Content
214–142
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 10
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, it really is a pleasure to speak in a debate after two such excellent maiden speeches. During them, I realised all the things I had done wrong in mine, so apologies, for instance, to my sponsors, who I never thanked—thank you to my noble friend
My Lords, my question has been partly answered. I thank my noble friend the Minister for bringing the Statement to the House and for the White Paper. I would like to press her a little more on that very topic. While it is absolutely right that these scho
2026-01-21
Holocaust Memorial Bill
My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this debate but, for the avoidance of doubt, I was in the Chamber when it started—I rushed in—because I wish to hear every word. That is partly because I was first alerted to the provisions of the memorial by Anit
I thank the shadow Minister for giving way, but are we not somewhat straying from the subject of this Motion? We appear to be now discussing the football regulator and some very flowery language used by the chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee
Come on.
My Lords, I will speak very briefly. My interest in this matter is in the Football Governance Act itself, and less in football. I have no football club interest whatever to declare. I just want to ask: what is the noble Lord trying to achieve here? There
2025-09-12
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I was explaining to a group of people last night what the virtues were of speaking in your Lordships’ House and of being in the debate. Somewhat controversially, perhaps, for a former Member of the other House, I found myself saying that the ad
2025-07-16
Parthenon Sculptures: Return
My Lords—
2025-07-16
Parthenon Sculptures: Return
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her Answer and all the subsequent answers. If there is an object of religious significance to its country of origin which is seen as a work of art in a museum here, is there not a case for amending or at
2025-06-24
Music Education: State Schools
My Lords, I am grateful to follow the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. It has been a pleasure actually seeing him in real life, as opposed to just hearing him on Radio 3, which is still a great pleasure.
I rise for my first speech in your Lordships’ House.
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.
Register of Interests · 17 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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Chair, panel of judges, Women’s Prize for Non-fiction 2026
registered 2026-07-15
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Strategic Adviser, Newton Impact (consultancy)
registered 2025-12-01 · amended 2026-06-01
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Chief executive, UK Opera Association
registered 2025-11-07
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Occasional appearances, Times Radio (payments made to Red Frock Ltd)
registered 2025-08-27
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Occasional appearances, Newsnight, BBC (payments made to Red Frock Ltd)
registered 2025-08-27
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Occasional appearances, Politics Hub, Sky News (payments made to Red Frock Ltd)
registered 2025-08-27
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Director, Red Frock Ltd (personal services company)
(through Red Frock Ltd the member is adviser to:
FGS Global (business consultancy);
Forward Global (risk management consultancy);
UKAI (network for UK artificial intelligence businesses); Art Fund;
Scottish Opera;
a network of performing arts organisations (Royal Ballet and Opera, National Theatre, Southbank Centre and The Glasshouse);
Charleston Trust (house, garden and studio); and
Orwell Foundation)
registered 2025-04-01 · amended 2025-07-09
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Red Frock Ltd (personal services company)
registered 2025-04-01 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Tickets received from BBC to attend BBC Proms Concerts at Royal Albert Hall, London, 17 July 2026, 21 July 2026, 23 July 2026 and 10 September 2026
registered 2026-09-11
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Clothing received from Jigsaw (clothing retailer), 7 June 2026
registered 2026-06-11
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Ticket received from festival organisers for SXSW music festival, London, 3 June 2026
registered 2026-06-11
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Ticket and hospitality received from Garsington Opera Limited for Garsington Opera, 27 May 2026
registered 2026-06-01
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Two tickets and hospitality for AR Rahman x Rushil Ranjan concert received from Royal Albert Hall, 24 April 2026
registered 2026-04-27
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Two tickets received from British Museum for its trustees' dinner, 26 February 2026
registered 2026-03-25 · amended 2026-06-11
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Two tickets received from English National Opera to attend Cosi fan tutte, 6 February 2026
registered 2026-02-09
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Tickets and hospitality received from John Lefas for The Pink Ball, British Museum, 18 October 2025
registered 2025-10-20 · amended 2026-06-11
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Tickets and hospitality received from Frieze Art Fair London, Frieze Connect VIP passes for Frieze London, 15-19 October 2025
registered 2025-10-20
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
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for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2023-09-04 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2021-05-09 → 2023-09-04
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2020-04-06 → 2021-05-09
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
2016-10-18 → 2020-04-06
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2016-01-14 → 2016-10-18
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Committee memberships
2021-05-09 → 2023-09-04
House of Commons Commission
2021-05-09 → 2023-09-04
Members Estimate Committee
2021-06-08 → 2023-10-18
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2022-10-17 → 2023-09-04
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-02-07 → 2023-09-04
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
Contact
Parliamentary office
debonairet@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
10
of 10 tabled
10 answered(100.0%)
2
flagged: member has interest
5
departments
2026-03-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council: Staff
Answered
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by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.