The Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Wilcox of Newport's full title is The Baroness Wilcox of Newport. Her name is Deborah Ann Wilcox, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,194
14 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£1,125
Travel claims
£648
Attendance £648
Total claimed
£6,967
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
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51 didn't vote(27.0%)
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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
2026-07-02
Live Music
My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of trustees of CDMT. I thank my noble friend Lord Brennan of Canton for his leadership of the fan-led review of live music. Its central message is simple: live music must work for audiences, artists and communitie
2026-06-25
Places of Worship Renewal Fund
My Lords, if we get this right, we will do far more than preserve historic buildings; we will protect the civic infrastructure that quietly sustains our communities every single day. If we get it wrong, we risk allowing that infrastructure to erode slowl
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of trustees of the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre. Following on from the noble Lord’s question, can my noble friend give a slightly wider view? What are we going to do to support Ukraine from a c
My Lords, I declare that I am a vice-president of the LGA. In the LGA it was a pleasure to work closely with the noble Lord, Lord Forbes, as leader of the Labour group, and subsequently with the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, as leader of the LGA.
When I
2026-05-20
King’s Speech
My Lords, I am grateful for the gracious Speech and for the opportunity to reflect on its implications for transport across our United Kingdom. I also pay tribute to the House of Lords Library for its excellent preparatory work.
Transport is not just
My Lords, I am sure that my noble friend will agree that great teaching is vital to great schools and great childhoods. We both shared the pleasure of working at the chalkface for many years. What will the Government do in the months and years ahead to e
2026-01-22
Creative Industries: Freelance Champion
Please could my noble friend the Minister update us on the progress of implementing the creative industries sector plan? How is DCMS addressing problems of social mobility as part of the “arts for everyone, everywhere” vision?
2026-01-22
Creative Industries: Freelance Champion
My Lords—
My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the millions of pounds of investment announced by Cardiff-based company Bad Wolf at the summit in Newport will create thousands of creative industry jobs and support local business and talent develop
2025-11-12
Barnett Formula: Wales
My Lords, the UK Government have given the Welsh Government the largest financial settlement in the history of devolution, nearly £5 billion extra to spend on public services in the next three years—not supported in the Senedd by Plaid Cymru. Does the Mi
My Lords, the Welsh Government promote creative arts and education through the creative learning through the arts programme. Its aim is to integrate arts and creativity into the core of the education system, ensuring that all learners have access to crea
2025-06-03
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I can hardly follow my noble friend Lady O’Grady in being the TUC’s first woman general secretary, but I was the first woman leader of Newport City Council after decades and the first woman leader of the Welsh Local Government Association—and a
My Lords, the Committee stands adjourned for a couple of minutes until we find the Opposition spokesperson.
My Lords, it is of note that the Minister, both opposition spokespeople and the chair are all Welsh, as we talk about forensic science. I wonder how often that happens.
2025-05-12
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.
My Lords, yesterday the First Minister made an important speech in Cardiff noting the changed and positive relationship with the UK Government since last July. But just as the wonderful programme “Gavin and Stacey” often showed, what is right for Billeri
2025-05-01
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
I declare that I am a vice-president of the LGA.
My 35 years as a teacher, working in such diverse areas as south London and south Wales, give me a little insight into this subject. Despite the differences in the demographics of London and Wales, ther
2025-03-06
International Women’s Day
Diolch i chi am yr araith ragorol honno—an excellent speech and a sign of things to come. Congratulations to all my noble friends. What a wonderful bunch we have now. I am so glad to be part of this group. And I am delighted to be able to add my own obse
2025-03-05
Erasmus Programme
I thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply, but has her department looked at what the Welsh Government are doing in this area? The scheme known as Taith, which means journey, has developed into a programme which, for many, works better than Eras
2025-03-05
Erasmus Programme
To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Erasmus programme, what steps they are taking to ensure that youth work and adult education organisations can access international exchange opportunities.
2025-02-26
Higher Education: Creative Courses
My Lords—
2024-12-10
National Youth Strategy
My Lords, a range of youth services were cut by the last Government. Policies were axed directly in Whitehall or because of severe cuts to local authority budgets. It will not be possible to reverse the damage overnight, but does my noble friend have any
2024-12-04
Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
I thank the Minister for that Answer, because the era of doing things to Wales, rather than with Wales, is surely at an end. When will proper devolved decision-making reflect both our distinct Welsh needs and UK-wide objectives? While I am on my feet, le
2024-12-04
Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards giving decision-making over the allocation of the Shared Prosperity Fund to democratic representatives in Wales, as set out in the Labour Party Manifesto 2024.
2024-11-28
Civil Service: Politicisation
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell, for bringing this important debate to the House. At a time when the integrity and professionalism of our civil servants is under scrutiny, particularly from certain factions within our political landscape
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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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Commissioner, South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (one of four appointed by Welsh Government to oversee running of service)
registered 2024-02-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Appointed by National Executive Committee of Labour Party to panel to investigate leak of confidential party document
registered 2020-05-06 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2019-10-14 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Devolved Issues)
2021-05-18 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Wales)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
2021-05-18 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
2020-09-30 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2020-03-02 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2025-01-30 → present
Services Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 4 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-09-18 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Performing Arts Education and Training
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Western Gateway
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Grasshopper Communications · The Western Gateway | 4 | 2026-05-07 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Elton John AIDS Foundation · Gilead · IAVI · STOPAIDS | 16 | 2024-05-14 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 1 tabled
1 answered(100.0%)
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departments
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.