The Baroness Fookes DBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Fookes's full title is The Baroness Fookes DBE. Her name is Janet Evelyn Fookes, 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
23 Content(14.2%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
138 didn't vote(85.2%)
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
Content
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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
My Lords, I regard environmental horticulture as a vital stakeholder in all this. Does the noble Baroness agree, and if so, can she put some pressure on Defra to think the same way?
2026-02-09
Royal Navy: Caribbean
My Lords, does the naval ship that is out there still carry a contingent of US Coastguard forces, as it did when I was on a similar ship many years ago as a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme when it did work in tandem in intercepting drugs?
2026-01-26
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I am obliged to remind the Committee that, if there were to be a Division in the Chamber, we will adjourn for 10 minutes. It seems highly unlikely.
2026-01-14
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, I issue the standard warning that, if there is a Division in the Chamber, we immediately adjourn for 10 minutes.
2025-12-15
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, this seems an appropriate moment to have a short break before I call the next business—but not while I am still on my feet.
2025-12-10
Employment Rights Bill
I am sorry. It cannot be withdrawn, because the noble Lord has made a speech. I must put the question.
2025-12-10
Employment Rights Bill
Before I call Motion D1, I should alert the House to a typographical error in Amendment 72P. The reference to “page 37” should be to “page 87”. If the amendment is agreed to, it will be corrected by printing point.
Motion D1 (as an amendment to Motion
2025-12-04
Welfare of Domestic Animals
My Lords, I am much concerned by a piece of legislation passed by this Government that would ban the introduction of animals with mutilations that would be illegal if carried out in this country. We have the Act, but it depends on regulations. When may w
Is it correct that the Government’s housebuilding target can be reached only if flood plains are used for building—and is that not a practice to be deprecated?
2025-11-11
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, there is a Division in the Chamber, in which case we would normally adjourn for 10 minutes. If it seems that there are back-to-back Divisions, I think it would be more suitable to come back when it appears that they are over.
2025-11-10
Accidental Prison Releases
My Lords, could I offer a revolutionary thought? Are we not sending too many people to prison who would be better off dealt with in some other way, particularly those who have serious mental illnesses?
2025-11-05
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
For clarification, it is the Minister, with the lead amendment, who must now seek to press his amendment, if he so wishes.
2025-10-27
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, we have another Division, so the Committee is again suspended for 10 minutes.
My Lords, a Division has been called. The Committee will suspend for 10 minutes.
2025-10-14
Renters’ Rights Bill
Oh, they are in the same group. It is not my afternoon, is it? Pray continue.
2025-10-14
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, forgive me for interrupting, but we were on Motion B and I was under the impression that the noble Lord wanted to speak on Motion B, but it appears that he has gone to Motion C. Am I correct?
2025-10-14
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, before we turn to Motion B, I remind your Lordships that, during a Division in particular, I need a clear sight of the clerk at all times. It is therefore strictly forbidden for any Peer to move between the Table and me so that I cannot see the
2025-09-17
Deforestation
My Lords, while I greatly welcome the Minister’s wish to increase tree cover, what steps are being taken to make sure that this is done sensitively and that appropriate types of trees are planted, whether in forests or in urban areas, and not just any ol
2025-09-09
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I support most warmly all of the amendments in this group; I believe that they are very important indeed. Approaching it as they do from slightly different points of view, they all make the same fundamental point about the importance of buildin
My Lords, I do not often ask questions. I am prepared to bet that if the Minister was still sitting on this side, she would be berating the Government for dragging their feet. I would like to ask that selfsame question, connected with another more practi
My Lords—
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, there being an equality of votes, in accordance with Standing Order 55, which provides that no proposal to amend a Bill in the form in which it is before the House shall be agreed to unless there is a majority in favour of such amendment, I dec
2025-07-16
Employment Rights Bill
I suggest that we take Amendment 53 and a number of consequential amendments en bloc.
Amendments 53 to 66
2025-07-16
Employment Rights Bill
If Amendment 51 is agreed, I cannot call Amendment 52 by reason of pre-emption.
Schedule 3: Right not to be unfairly dismissed: removal of qualifying period, etc.
Amendment 51
My Lords, as all noble Lords are back, we may as well resume.
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Nil
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No registrable interests
registered 2025-04-07
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Party history
1970-06-18 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1978-11-01 → 1983-06-09
Panel of Chairs
1983-06-09 → 1992-03-16
Home Affairs Committee
1999-05-27 → 2010-04-08
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2001-07-02 → 2010-04-08
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
2003-07-11 → 2003-11-17
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee)
2003-12-04 → 2007-10-30
Refreshment Committee (Lords)
2004-07-22 → 2004-09-15
Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
2008-01-17 → 2008-11-26
Crossrail Bill
2010-06-22 → 2015-03-30
Communications and Digital Committee
2015-06-08 → 2017-09-07
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2013-05-16 → 2017-09-07
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-04
Bribery Act 2010 Committee
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Constitution Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-10-26
Horticultural Sector Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Liaison Committee (Lords)
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Whitehouse Communications Ltd | 4 | 2027-01-11 |
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the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
2 answered(66.7%)
2
departments
2026-06-08
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
Pending
2026-05-13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Housing
Answered
2026-05-13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Housing
Answered
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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
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill | Supported | Committee stage | 2022-06-15 | |
| Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-06-16 |
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.