The Baroness Pidding CBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Pidding's full title is The Baroness Pidding CBE. Her name is Emma Samantha Pidding, 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
69 Content(42.6%)
3 Not-Content(1.9%)
90 didn't vote(55.6%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
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
2025-10-31
Ukraine
My Lords, thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for bringing forward this debate, and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, on his excellent maiden speech. Russia’s full-scale invasion launched over three years ago is an act of unwarranted aggression an
2024-03-06
Heat Pumps
My Lords, has my noble friend the Minister seen the excellent investigative journalism article published by DeSmog last year, which revealed that a lobby group, the Energy and Utilities Alliance, has been paying a PR agency to “spark outrage” and plant h
2023-07-14
Child Support (Enforcement) Bill
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Redfern, I have a few brief comments to make. I express my sincere gratitude to my noble friend for her stewardship of the Bill in this House. She has been struck down by that ghastly virus and cannot be with u
2023-07-14
Child Support (Enforcement) Bill
That the Bill do now pass.
My Lords, I am proud of this country’s parliamentary democracy. We only have to look a few hours’ flight away from London to find countries such as Russia and Belarus that are denied the rights and freedoms we have, which stemmed from the historic signin
2022-04-06
Ukraine: Refugees
My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, for bringing forward this debate and sharing her personal experience. I also join others, rather belatedly, in welcoming my noble friend the Minister to the House. I very much look forward to
2022-02-23
Elections Bill
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Moore of Etchingham, on his excellent maiden speech. I am sure it is just the first of many wise and witty contributions that we will be hearing from him.
Across the globe, the UK is held as a
2021-11-30
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
My Lords, the government Bill before us today restores the democratic nature of how our parliamentary system works and how elections can be called. We are the custodians of democracy, and elections are pivotal to this. The Bill makes provision for the Di
2021-08-18
Afghanistan
My Lords, when western forces arrived in Afghanistan in 2001, the country’s population was 20 million. It now stands at 38 million, the majority of whom are under 18. While imperfect, American, British and allies’ engagement in Afghanistan has fostered a
2021-06-30
Covid-19: Wuhan Institute of Virology
My Lords, in an article in the Financial Times in May, Sir Patrick Vallance said that the Prime Minister had asked him, ahead of the G7, to pull together relevant experts to start looking at how a future pandemic could be dealt with more swiftly—and, mo
2021-05-13
Covid-19 Update
My Lords, I welcome the Statement and the establishment of a public inquiry in a timely manner. However, we must be mindful that we are not out of this pandemic yet. What reassurance can my noble friend give that there will be capacity in the system for
2021-04-28
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
My Lords, in moving this motion I wish to make a few brief comments. First of all, I pay tribute to my right honourable friend Dame Cheryl Gillan, who introduced this Bill in the other place and, sadly, passed away earlier this month. Dame Cheryl had an
2021-04-28
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
That the Bill do now pass.
2021-04-22
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to speak in Committee. Manuscript amendments are not possible at present. Unless, therefore, any noble Lord objects, I beg to move that
2021-04-22
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
That the order of commitment be discharged.
2021-04-16
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
My Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords on all sides of the House, and my noble and learned friend the Minister, for their warm comments about Dame Cheryl. I am touched by them and I know that her family will be too.
I thank all noble Lords who have
2021-04-16
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
My Lords, it is my privilege to move the Second Reading of the Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill, which was introduced by the right honourable Dame Cheryl Gillan in the other place. Members across the House will be aware of the news that Dame Cheryl sadly
2021-04-16
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill
That the Bill be now read a second time.
Relevant document: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
My Lords, it is a unique privilege to be able to say a few words of tribute in respect of the most extraordinary contribution that His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh made to public life, not only in this country but throughout the Commonwealth and
2021-03-18
Levelling Up
My Lords, at the last election, people voted Conservative, some for the first time, because they believed in levelling up and our vision of spreading prosperity to areas neglected by Labour. Does my noble friend agree that, by ensuring that every part of
My Lords, crisis situations such as the present pandemic require action, not paper. Does the Minister agree that, during a national emergency, the British people want a Government who focus resources on saving lives over prioritising red tape?
2021-03-04
Covid-19 Update
My Lords, with the potential need for a rolling programme of booster injections or vaccination against new variants, can my noble friend tell the House what infrastructure is being planned so that we can protect our entire population for as long as is ne
2021-02-23
Covid-19: Road Map
My Lords, I very much welcome the optimistic tone of this road map. However, my concern is that, with the publishing of “not before” dates, we are going to become transfixed by dates rather than by the data. I have two questions. First, on the subject of
2021-02-09
Covid-19: Over-75s
My Lords, with the opening up of appointment slots for the fourth cohort, as announced by the Secretary of State last night, can the Minister assure all those in earlier cohorts that their second dose of the vaccine will be given in a timely manner withi
2021-02-03
Hospitality Sector Minister
My Lords, hospitality matters for so many reasons. It provides jobs and opportunities for business and it offers social interaction, enjoyment and stimulation for our well-being. Does my noble friend the Minister agree with me and other noble Lords that w
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Register of Interests · 1 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 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Honorary membership of Stoke Park Club, Buckinghamshire
registered 2015-12-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2015-10-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-22
Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee
2021-04-14 → 2022-10-16
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
piddinge@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)
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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)
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-02-05 | |
| Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2018 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2017-07-19 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.