The Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Lloyd of Effra's full title is The Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE. Her name is Elizabeth Ann Lloyd, 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
44
41 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
3 overseas trips
· 2025-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£16,039
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 41
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | techUK; Fortinet; Whitehorse Capital; Splunk | To discuss cybersecurity. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-16 | Melanie Dawes | To discuss telecoms and online safety. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-15 | Towerhouse LLP; Which?; techUK; Assembly Research; Digital Connectivity Forum; Ofwat | To discuss the UK's telecoms regulatory framework with a range of stakeholders (Telecoms Regulation Roundtable). | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-15 | TechUK | To have an introductory meeting and discuss the upcoming Cyber Growth Partnership meeting. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-11 | VM02 | To have an introductory meeting with VM02 and discuss their investment plans and priorities. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-10 | SpaceX | To discuss SpaceX and Space. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-08 | Bromley by Bow Centre | To visit the Bromley by Bow Centre and discuss digital inclusion. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-04 | Good Things Foundation | To discuss digital inclusion. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-03 | TechUK; Barclays; Enders Analysis; Columbia Threadneedle; Omdia | To meet with industry experts to hear their views on the opportunities and challenges facing the telecoms sector over the next decade (Roundtable). | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-03 | The Cloud Crew; Founder Forum Group; Code First Girls; Tech She Can; Sunderland Software City; The Chartered Institute for IT; Google; UpSkill Universe; FutureDotNow; Reflect Digital; Cisco; Multiverse; Oliver Wyman; Royal Academy of Engineering; Novel Design; Manchester Digital; ODI; Lloyds Banking Group; TechUK | To co-chair the fourth Digital Skills Council meeting. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-03 | CityFibre | To have an introductory meeting with the CEO of CityFibre and hear about their plans. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-02 | BT | To have an introductory meeting with BT. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-12-01 | Shaheen Syed | To discuss the role of Shaheen as the newly appointed PBS AI Champion. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-26 | The Exploration Company | To discuss launch in Space. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-11-24 | Sean Cairncross | To discuss cybersecurity and UK-US collaboration. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-11-24 | Ofcom | To have an introductory meeting and discuss telecoms regulation. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-11-19 | Palo Alto Networks | To have an introductory meeting with Palo Alto Networks and provide an overview of DSIT’s work on AI cyber security. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-11-19 | Openreach | To have an introductory meeting with the CEO to discuss their build progress, and requests of government. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-11-12 | Google Cloud | To have an introductory meeting. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
| 2025-11-11 | AbilityNet | To further the relationship with AbilityNet and discuss digital accessibility. | department-for-science-innovation-and-technology |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-25 → 2025-11-27 |
Bremen; Germany
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the European Space Agency Council of Ministers. | £1,048 |
| 2025-10-08 → 2025-10-12 |
Johannesburg; South Africa, Gqeberha; South Africa
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the G20 Trade ministerial meeting. | £8,227 |
| 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-25 |
Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia
Scheduled flights
|
To attend the ASEAN AEM | £6,764 |
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
3 Content(1.9%)
123 Not-Content(75.9%)
36 didn't vote(22.2%)
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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
Where it is claimed that products are sold for research purposes only, that does not prevent regulatory action where the available evidence suggests that they are in fact unauthorised medicines intended for human use. If the product is classified as a me
The noble Lord is right that the Online Safety Act already covers illegal content and child safety duties. Those duties are in force. Ofcom is now turning its focus to the additional duties for categorised services, which will include protections against
The Government support clean competition in sport, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports UK Anti-Doping and UK Sport in their efforts to protect clean sport and educate athletes on the risks of performance-enhancing drugs. The Online S
Substances that are illegal or that cause harm to children are caught under the Online Safety Act. Where they are classified as medicines, that is caught by the MHRA under the Human Medicines Regulations. Products sold on online marketplaces that fall ou
My noble friend raises an important and serious point. Fraud is illegal and a priority offence under the Online Safety Act, and platforms are required to act where services are used for scams or misleading advertisements. It is in Ofcom’s hands to ensure
The Online Safety Act has duties in respect of children. Platforms that provide services to children must ensure that harmful content is not provided. Ofcom’s children’s harms guidance makes it clear that sponsored or influencer-promoted content can be i
My Lords, the Government recognise the serious risks posed by substances marketed online that are unsafe for human consumption. Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must take proactive steps to prevent and remove illegal content, including the promotio
As we discussed a little earlier this week in the House, advances are being made in the regulation in the measures that we are bringing forward to restrict social media companies in advertising or providing services to under-16s. There are the consultati
My noble friend raises an important question. The landscape here includes action by law enforcement agencies, such as that under the fraud strategy. It involves the MHRA and Ofcom, and indeed the ASA and trading standards. These activities are co-ordinat
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
The noble Baroness is right to highlight the importance of the definitions and ensuring that we target the platforms that we intend to. The definition that we have adopted from that in Australia is
“whose purpose is to enable social interaction and wh
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
The noble Lord—who has been a consistent advocate of ensuring that our children are safe online throughout the many months that I have been here, and he has played a very important role in doing so—is right that enforcement is absolutely key. He is also
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
The newly appointed chair of Ofcom has highlighted the importance to him of ensuring that Ofcom has the right capabilities in place. In writing to Ofcom to ask about capabilities and ensuring that there will be sufficient funding, we have emphasised how
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Under-16s will still be able to access the internet and the news in that way. Social media is not the only source of news, nor is it always the most reliable or accurate source. We continue to work with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to ensu
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank the noble Baroness for raising two important points. We have been looking at the evidence from Australia and on age assurance. There are differences in the UK approach. Australia takes a reasonable-steps approach to age assurance, which contrasts
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank my noble friend for the work of her committee, and for the scrutiny, ideas and suggestions that it has provided over the years. I stress again the importance of ensuring that these regulations are implemented. I will just say one other thing: one
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
The onus will be on the social media companies to age verify. The specific point I referred to is that the Secretary of State has written to Ofcom to look at options for highly effective age assurance for 16 and 17 year-olds, as the current regime applie
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for his comments and, moreover, for his engagement over the last months—in fact, it was longer—with me on this topic. We will be able to continue that engagement—obviously, there will be scrutiny in the House—but also o
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank my noble friend for her passionate advocacy of the importance of improving online safety for our young people and for the engagement that she has had over the years with the families and others. She is right to highlight that we are taking action
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for their contributions. They have been at the forefront of calls to engage on how to make our online world safe for children growing up for many years, and I join them in
My Lords, no Government take AI sovereignty and security more seriously than this one. The UK is not a bystander when it comes to the security of AI. Our world-leading AI Security Institute was one of only a handful of organisations with access to both M
I am very happy to make the letter regarding the suggestion from the Turing Institute and the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko, available to all in the House. Our view is that the best way for the UK to build up strength, and hence sovereign strength, is not
The noble Lord is spot on to highlight this point. On the approach that the sovereign AI fund is taking, it is investing. We are also providing access to compute, and we are able to support visas. The Global Talent Taskforce is looking to support resear
The focus of the AI Security Institute is on its great relationships with frontier developers in order to be able to test these and provide feedback to them. Indeed, it publishes its findings so that others can see them as well, allowing people to addres
Sovereignty is not just about controlling AI models. It is about building leverage over key parts of the value chain and bringing to the table technologies that no one else can live without. It is about looking at where the UK has competitive strengths a
We are very attentive to the importance of building out sovereign AI capabilities that complement the strength of the UK’s AI sector. At the model level, the sovereign AI fund has invested in Ineffable Intelligence and Cosine, and we are targeting compan
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
registered 2025-10-22 · amended 2026-06-15
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Standard Chartered plc (bank)
registered 2025-10-22
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Party history
2025-10-13 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-11 → present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2025-09-11 → present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2025-09-11 → present
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill | Supporter | 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
0 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill | Supported | Committee stage | 2026-05-14 | |
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | Supported | 2nd reading | 2025-11-12 | |
| Employment Rights Act 2025 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-10-10 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.