The Baroness Thornton
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Thornton's full title is The Baroness Thornton. Her name is Dorothea Glenys Thornton, 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
1998-07-23 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2010-02-19 → 2010-05-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
2008-02-18 → 2010-02-19
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-10-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2018-01-10 → 2022-05-10
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
2017-11-01 → 2018-01-09
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
2011-10-17 → 2015-07-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)
2010-10-08 → 2012-09-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
Committee memberships
2007-04-23 → 2008-12-18
Communications and Digital Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
thorntong@parliament.uk
020 7219 8502 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8502 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 10 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Enterprise
Subject Group
|
Honorary Secretary | Social Enterprise UK | 9 | 2024-05-20 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Curry Industry
Subject Group
|
Treasurer | — | 4 | 2024-09-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2024-05-08 |
|
Parks and Green Spaces All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Keep Britain Tidy | 4 | 2027-04-04 |
|
Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-04-10 |
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
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)
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Care at Home Act 2010 | — | Supported | Royal Assent | 2009-11-25 |
| Television Advertising (Food) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-02-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.