The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Hodge of Barking's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE. Her name is Margaret Hodge, 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.
Party history
1994-06-09 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-09-22 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture and Tourism)
2007-06-29 → 2008-10-05
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Industry and the Regions)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work)
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-10
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Children)
2001-06-11 → 2003-06-13
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education)
1998-07-28 → 2001-06-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities)
Opposition posts
2010-05-12 → 2010-06-10
Shadow Minister (Culture and Tourism)
Committee memberships
1997-03-21 → 1998-11-09
Education & Employment
Chair
1995-11-15 → 1998-11-09
Education & Employment
2010-07-19 → 2015-03-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1997-07-14 → 1998-11-16
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2010-06-10 → 2015-03-30
Public Accounts Committee
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2010-07-12 → 2015-03-30
Public Accounts Commission
2016-11-15 → 2019-11-06
Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion
2021-11-02 → 2024-05-30
European Scrutiny Committee
2021-11-02 → 2024-05-30
European Statutory Instruments Committee
2022-10-19 → 2022-11-29
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
2023-02-01 → 2023-02-08
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
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.