The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE
Non-affiliated
Member of the House of Lords
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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
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
61 Content(37.7%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
97 didn't vote(59.9%)
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
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2026-01-05
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168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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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
2026-06-18
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.
It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I agree with all that she had to say in relation to the issues in the report.
I am delighted to speak to this report as a member of the scrutiny committee. I declare my interests, in particular as c
I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. I agree that that is an important part of the Windsor Framework but, unfortunately, the current architecture of the framework is the product of a number of political developments to try to make it more workab
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
I thank the Minister for the way in which he has communicated with me throughout on this issue of the glorification of terrorism. I also thank, as I said before, the Bill office for the way in which it has engaged with me.
I thank all noble Lords for
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 418 and to try to explain the rationale for the changes I have made since Committee. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Polak, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for adding their names in support of the amendment. I de
2026-03-12
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Does the noble Lord have any information as to whether the Government have considered this scheme under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, given that we are told that the exemptions for the Western Isles come from a duty under, I think, the Sc
2026-03-03
Gibraltar Treaty
It is wonderful to hear the phrase “nothing about Gibraltar without Gibraltar”. How much Northern Ireland would have wished that was the case when we were having negotiations with the European Union; however, that is a matter not for the Minister but for
My Lords, I refer to my register of interests. I welcome the defence growth round table that took place in Belfast last week. By all accounts it was a very worthwhile event, particularly its focus on the challenges to growth. Does the Minister agree that
My Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his maiden speech. I think we all remember what a daunting prospect that was, so many congratulations to him. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on securin
My Lords—
My Lords, I did say the last time we debated this issue, as the Minister probably remembers, that there were consequences to ignoring the voices and the rights of self-determination of the Chagossian people. We now find ourselves in a situation where the
My Lords, surely the best way to protect the defence supply chain is to have a short supply chain. Does the Minister agree that the best way to do that is to support out indigenous industries here in the United Kingdom—right across the United Kingdom—par
2026-02-04
Think Tanks: Funding
My Lords, one of the previous questions to the noble Baroness was about all political parties having to declare where their sources of income are from. Of course, that is not the case: Sinn Féin does not have to declare this because it is an all-Ireland
2026-02-02
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 460, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud—who very much regrets that she is unable to be here today—to which I am pleased to be a signatory. I acknowledge the support of the noble Lord, Lord Frost, who unfortunate
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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.
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Non-executive chair, Ubloquity (technology)
registered 2026-06-01
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Chair, Advisory Board, Planet Education Networks Group
registered 2025-11-24
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Regular contributor, Sky News press review
registered 2025-11-24
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Occasional contributor, Newsnight panel (BBC)
registered 2025-11-24
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Consultant on public policy with the Fitzwilliam Clinic, Belfast (interest ceased 28 February 2026)
registered 2025-04-11 · amended 2026-06-01
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Member, University Council, University of Gold Coast, Ghana
registered 2025-02-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairperson, Boyce Precision Engineering Board (manufacturing company)
registered 2024-12-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Occasional public policy consultant, Boomer Industries Limited, Lisburn (plastics)
registered 2023-09-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Occasional columnist, Daily Telegraph
registered 2023-05-16 · amended 2025-04-05
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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
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Occasional columnist, Express Online
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultant on public policy, JMK Solicitors
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
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Occasional contributor (formerly presenter), GB News
registered 2022-12-05 · amended 2025-04-05
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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
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-07-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Counter Extremism
Subject Group
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Officer | Lord Mendelsohn | 4 | 2026-11-22 |
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International Trade and Investment All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-12 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-04-22
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Northern Ireland
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.