The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE
Non-affiliated
Member of the House of Lords
F
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE. Her name is Arlene Isobel Foster, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,565
15 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£110
Travel claims
£2,024
Attendance £2,024
Total claimed
£7,699
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
68 Content(36.0%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
117 didn't vote(61.9%)
2026-07-22
Content
64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I join him in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Macintosh, on his maiden speech. I thank him for the research he put into it and, indeed, the way in which it was delivered.
2026-09-10
Defence Spending
My Lords, at the RAF town show in Enniskillen at the weekend, which the Minister was very kind to attend, there was a very welcome acknowledgement of the importance of our Armed Forces, not just to the safety and security of our nation but to local commu
2026-09-10
Defence Spending
My Lords—
2026-09-07
Rural Businesses: Taxation
My Lords, I am very pleased to hear the Minister talk about the whole burden on rural dwellers and farmers. In that regard, can she say how her department is looking to minimise the burden on farmers, not just the tax burden but the regulatory burden, an
My Lords, I will briefly speak to the amendments from the point of view of anti-terrorism and national security. I do so with trepidation, having listened to the wonderful speeches that have been made thus far.
I find it difficult to understand why th
2026-07-23
Prisoner Early Release Scheme
My Lords, as the daughter of a police officer who was the subject of an attempted murder attack by the IRA when I was a child, and as the wife of a retired police officer, I was absolutely appalled and dismayed when I heard the news that the killers of P
2026-07-23
Prisoner Early Release Scheme
My Lords—
I hear what the Minister has said about AI and I presume that it now sits within the department for business. Given that the Minister wears another hat, which I very much hope she continues to wear in Northern Ireland, will she meet me, because we do not
2026-07-20
EU Technological Sovereignty Package
My Lords, I very much welcome that AI growth zones have been designated across the UK, although not in Northern Ireland. I am sure that the Minister agrees that that is disappointing. If His Majesty’s Government are looking at backing British capability,
2026-07-01
Defence Investment Plan
First, I welcome this Statement, which this House has been waiting on for some time, and share my concerns about the funding, which I hope will be sorted out under new leadership. However, I welcome the fact that there is an emphasis on innovation and su
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, I do not want to delay the House for very long. I will just add my voice to Amendment 1, which I added my name to. The Government are very clearly warning about hostile state activity. Therefore, the probing amendment gives the Government and t
2026-06-30
Women’s Representation in Peace Processes
The Minister has made reference to sustainable peace agreements. I am very pleased to come from an area where we have a sustainable peace agreement, but one which has to be worked on continuously. Have the Minister or the Government given any thought to
2026-06-29
Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of InterTrade UK, which is beginning a piece of research on ports and connectivity between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. We believe this is an important piece of work, given what has happened in terms of the
2026-06-29
Food Security
My Lords, as a former Economy Minister in Northern Ireland, I know too well the importance of the agri-food sector to Northern Ireland. It is a key economic driver. We have a population of just 1.9 million, but we provide almost £10 billion-worth of food
2026-06-18
Face-to-face Banking Services
I thank the Minister for indicating that there may be further banking hubs in Northern Ireland. Rurality is a big issue in Northern Ireland. When we tried to attain a banking hub in my local town, the answer that came back was that there were not enough
2026-06-01
Donations to Political Parties
My Lords, my friends in the Liberal Democrats talk about money from America. Unfortunately, we in Northern Ireland have been dealing with money from America for quite some time, which is coming to Sinn Féin through the Irish Republic. Will that be dealt
2026-05-20
Supermarkets: Voluntary Price Caps
My Lords, I very much welcome that the Minister has ruled out supermarket price fixing, because the people who would be pressurised by such fixing are the farmers and the producers. They are already under incredible pressure from the power of the superma
2026-05-18
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Waldegrave, and his sweeping look at history and the constitution.
The gracious Speech has a lot of legislation contained therein, but there are two omissions which I want to mention in passing.
2026-05-18
Miscarriage Care
I am sure the Minister is aware that Northern Ireland now provides up to two weeks of statutory leave for those who endure miscarriage before 24 weeks. Are she and her colleagues in government looking at that across the UK?
My Lords, in Northern Ireland, economic inactivity remains stubbornly high, as it does across the UK. Sadly, we have the highest per capita. In that context, I welcome the Government’s defence growth deal, which was announced in Northern Ireland yesterda
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I sincerely apologise to the Minister for not being here for the beginning of his speech. He will be glad to know my athleticism, as I was running down the corridor, allowed for me to be in time for his reference to Motion T, which I will speak
My Lords, I commend our senior service for the work it has been doing for some time in the seas surrounding the United Kingdom and Ireland. Can the Minister give us some details on the recent agreement between our Government and that of the Republic of I
2026-03-26
Golders Green Ambulance Attack
My Lords, I absolutely agree with the Minister’s assessment that this was a vile attack on the Jewish community. As a Christian, I stand in solidarity with that Jewish community today. Does the Minister agree with me that the growth of extremism and inde
2026-03-26
Golders Green Ambulance Attack
My Lords—
I have written to the Secretary of State about the issue.
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 · 13 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.
-
Non-executive chair, Ubloquity (technology)
registered 2026-06-01
-
Chair, Advisory Board, Planet Education Networks Group
registered 2025-11-24
-
Regular contributor, Sky News press review
registered 2025-11-24
-
Occasional contributor, Newsnight panel (BBC)
registered 2025-11-24
-
Consultant on public policy with the Fitzwilliam Clinic, Belfast (interest ceased 28 February 2026)
registered 2025-04-11 · amended 2026-06-01
-
Member, University Council, University of Gold Coast, Ghana
registered 2025-02-11 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Chairperson, Boyce Precision Engineering Board (manufacturing company)
registered 2024-12-10 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Occasional public policy consultant, Boomer Industries Limited, Lisburn (plastics)
registered 2023-09-15 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Occasional columnist, Daily Telegraph
registered 2023-05-16 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Chair and Director, Elizabeth School of London (formerly Chair, Governing Board, Elizabeth School of London)(higher education institution)
registered 2023-05-12 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Occasional columnist, Express Online
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Consultant on public policy, JMK Solicitors
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Occasional contributor (formerly presenter), GB News
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2022-11-09 → present
Non-affiliated
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2025-01-30 → present
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
fosterab@parliament.uk
0207 219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
0207 219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
X (formerly Twitter)
APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-07-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Counter Extremism
Subject Group
|
Officer | Lord Mendelsohn | 4 | 2026-11-22 |
|
International Trade and Investment All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-12 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
7
of 7 tabled
7 answered(100.0%)
6
departments
2026-09-01
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
Answered
2026-04-22
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Northern Ireland
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
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.