The Baroness Twycross
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Twycross's full title is The Baroness Twycross. Her name is Fiona Ruth Twycross, 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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
123
122 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
1 overseas trip
· 2024-09-01 → 2025-12-01
Total overseas travel cost
£5,475
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 122
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | Church of England | Meeting to discuss Listed Places of Worship Scheme | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-16 | National Churches Trust | Meeting to discuss Listed Places of Worship Scheme | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-15 | The Libraries Alliance | Introductory meeting to hear about the priorities of the Alliance | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-11 | The Science Museum Group | Introductory meeting with the Chair of the Board | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-09 | The Greater London Authority | To discuss Heritage Skills with Deputy Mayor for Culture | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-09 | Historic England | Introductory Meeting with Historic England's new CEOs | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-08 | BGC | General Meeting to discuss Gambling policy. | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-03 | The British Art Market Federation | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the BAMF | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-01 | The English Civic Museums Network | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-12-01 | The British Museum | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-28 | Roundtable with Chi Onwurah MP, Port of Tyne Authority, Newcastle City Council, Hardesty and Hanover, Historic England, Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust | Meeting to discuss the Newcastle Swing Bridge | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-27 | Betting and Gaming Council, Betfred, Bet365, Flutter, Evoke, Ballys, Entain | To discuss the impact of the Budget on the Gambling Sector | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-25 | Allwyn | General Meeting to discuss Gambling policy. | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-18 | The Art Fund | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-17 | The British Library | To be updated on matters relating to governance of the British Library | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-12 | The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the Committee | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-12 | Memory Stones of Love | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-11 | Friends of the Wall | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-11 | Yellow Hearts to Remember | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
| 2025-11-10 | COVID-19 families UK | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration | department-for-culture-media-and-sport |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-19 → 2024-09-22 |
Belém, Brazil
Scheduled Flight
|
G20 Tourism ministerial meeting | £5,475 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
5 Content(3.1%)
145 Not-Content(89.5%)
12 didn't vote(7.4%)
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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2026-03-26
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115–197
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2026-03-26
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64–140
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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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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
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214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham and Lord Fuller, for these amendments, and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for speaking to this group. I also join the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Addington, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham, Lord Fuller and Lord Holmes of Richmond, for their amendments.
Amendment 38, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Addington, would require a designated person to have rega
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I cannot commit to a timescale, but I have offered to have a meeting where we can discuss that in further detail.
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I would not normally intervene. However, I was clear that we are going to introduce a draft Bill and will introduce legislation in due course, so I feel the noble Lord is going slightly beyond my response. I am happy to sit down and talk to any noble Lor
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham and Lord Addington, and my noble friends Lord Bassam of Brighton, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara and Lady Keeley for their amendments. I also thank the noble Lord,
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for their amendments. Amendments 15 and 26 seek to add a further condition to the Bill’s framework, requiring any qualifyin
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham and Lord Holmes of Richmond, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Evans of Bowes Park, Lady Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and Lady Grey-Thompson, for these amendments. Amendments 2A, 6A, 58A, 58B
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Lady Evans of Bowes Park and Lady Grey-Thompson, for these amendments and for their time to discuss an important topic. Regarding the point raised by the no
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, for tabling these amendments. I am grateful to him for taking an interest in the Bill, and it is genuinely good to see the noble Lord back and elevated to the Opposition Front Bench, albeit in another department. Ho
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Foster of Bath and Lord Addington, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for tabling these amendments. I also thank the noble Lords who spoke to them.
Amendments 2, 5, 6, 61, 65 and 67, tabled by the noble
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham and Lord Fuller, for these amendments, and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for speaking to this group. I also join the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
My noble friend makes a valid and topical point, because in the past week there has been some publicity around some of the destruction wrought on Ukraine’s cultural landmarks. Recently, the UK and the European Commission each committed £250,000 to suppor
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
We are working through negotiations. I am not going to give a running commentary on negotiations from the Dispatch Box, not least as they are not ones that I am leading myself. We are continuing to engage constructively with EU member states. We are not
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
The UK has made a number of arrangements with non-EU countries that are possible because we have been outside the EU, as part of our work on that since Brexit, so there are opportunities for broader cultural exchange. One of the successes of this Governm
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
As I mentioned in an earlier response, Minister Murray co-chaired the first UK-European Commission high-level meeting on culture. One priority for his work in this area is ensuring that, working closely with music and arts industry stakeholders, we engag
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
These are complex negotiations, but we will continue to engage with the EU and member states to explore solutions that improve mobility arrangements for touring across Europe. We welcome the constructive tone of recent UK-EU engagement on cultural mobili
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
I think your Lordships’ House will be clear from the previous times we have debated this issue that it is complex. We are working hard on continuing the reset of our relations with European partners. We are fully aware of this and talk regularly to both
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
As my noble friend Lord Hanson made clear, the creative industries are a key sector for this Government. Supporting touring artists is a government manifesto commitment and we deeply value and promote the importance of cultural exchange across Europe. We
2026-06-04
EU-UK Cultural Exchange Arrangements
The Government recognise the importance of strong cultural exchange between the UK and the EU. On 24 March, the Minister for Creative Industries co-led the first UK-European Commission high-level meeting on culture, with Commissioner Glenn Micallef, buil
2026-06-04
National Arts Bank
My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lord John of Southwark—if anybody was in any doubt as to why he took the place designation of Southwark, I think we are clear on it today—on securing this really important debate and th
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I am grateful to all noble Lords for sharing such well-considered views. I agree with my noble friend Lord Wood of Anfield that it is an honour to speak in a debate with so many sporting stars, a point made by several others. Today’s debate has shown the
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, major sporting events matter. They matter to the fans who fill our stadiums and line our streets; they matter to the athletes who train for years for the chance to compete for our country on the world’s biggest stage; they matter to our communi
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
Yes. Thank you. Huge apologies. They can be transformative, as my noble friend Lord Barber of Chittlehampton said, although, unlike him, I was not alive to see England in the World Cup in 1966. I think the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, mentioned that he was
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
That the Bill be now read a second time.
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
That the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 7, Schedule 1, Clauses 8 to 10, Schedule 2, Clauses 11
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister), Department for Culture, Media and Sport
registered 2025-04-15 · amended 2026-06-15
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Party history
2022-11-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-02-24 → present
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2024-07-23 → 2025-02-23
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2024-07-11 → present
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary British-Norwegian Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-25 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill [HL] | Lead | Committee stage | 2026-05-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2026-05-14 | |
| Football Governance Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-10-24 | |
| Housing Act 1988 (Amendment) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-11-21 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.