The Baroness Ludford
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Ludford's full title is The Baroness Ludford. Her name is Sarah Ann Ludford, 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
176 divisions
88 Content(50.0%)
19 Not-Content(10.8%)
69 didn't vote(39.2%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
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2026-03-05
Content
194–140
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2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-01-05
Content
131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
2026-07-16
Imprisonment for Public Protection
My Lords, as the Minister has just confirmed, he said in the exchange with us on July 6:
“Noble Lords who know me will know that I do not lack ambition”.—[Official Report, 6/7/26; col. 11.]
He has again shown that is true. However, the pace of re
2026-07-16
Imprisonment for Public Protection
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the continued detention of individuals serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences beyond their original tariff periods.
My Lords, I see that I have gone down on the speakers’ list as “B Ludford—first half”, presumably in the expectation that I will make the second half of my speech later. I am only kidding.
I knew that I would learn a lot in this debate and I have not
2026-07-09
European Entry and Exit System
My Lords, the root cause of the EES misery that British people are suffering is Brexit. There is no running away from that. But my enthusiasm for the EU does not blind me to its flaws, and this is one of them. Will the Government convene an emergency UK-
2026-07-06
Imprisonment for Public Protection Prisoners
My Lords, can the Minister, whose personal commitment is not in doubt on this issue, tell us why the Government continue to reject a significant proportion of recommendations by the Parole Board for the transfer of IPP prisoners to open conditions? In an
2026-07-02
Imprisonment for Public Protection
My Lords, Ministers are facing three Oral Questions about IPP prisoners within a fortnight, the third being mine. That is because we are determined, co-ordinated and—speaking for myself—an angry bunch. Why are the Government granting early release to a g
2026-07-01
Draft Conversion Practices Bill
My Lords, the Minister says the Bill is intended to criminalise only seriously abusive conduct and not, for example, to impinge on parents’ rights to bring up their children. So why does Clause 1 say that any conduct can be a conversion practice? Is a pa
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
Not at all. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for all the work that he has done on this topic, both individually and as chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights. I had the pleasure of meeting Chloe Cheung and some of her colleagues, and became even
2026-06-30
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, I was pleased to co-sign the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. All the amendments in this group—Amendments 1, 3 and 4 in particular—are expressing frustration with the limited scope of the Bill. Perhaps the Minister might be
2026-06-23
National Security (State Threats) Bill
My Lords, as my noble friends have said, we on these Benches strongly support the Bill, but with some caveats about process, scope and drafting. We felt bafflement and frustration as this Government—and indeed the last one—failed to act on the very obvio
2026-06-22
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
My Lords, the Minister talks about things that are unacceptable and will not be tolerated, but the Chinese Communist Party is using the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as a tool for its repressive activities. The noble Lord, Lord Alton, referred to i
I am not entirely clear how Border Force would address the safeguarding risk. I am not an expert on Border Force methods, but the Explanatory Memorandum says that
“the continued deployment of Border Force officers in the arrivals hall”
would be don
2026-06-11
Bosnia and Herzegovina
My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, for securing this important debate and for her consistent work in keeping our attention on Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I congratulate her on her excellent speech. I think the House is speaking with
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords, the Minister referred to the British way of doing things. Does he therefore agree that although various speculative issues have been raised around enforcement, in reality a combination of self-restraint, respect for the law and social discourag
2026-06-02
Bosnia and Herzegovina
My Lords, Russia is undoubtedly stirring tensions to undermine western security and Bosnia’s progress to EU membership. As has been said, the UK has always played a strong role in supporting the Dayton agreement and the Office of the High Representative,
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
My Lords, like others, I wish to speak about EU partnership, and I very much agree with the remarks by the noble Baroness, Lady Gill. As my Lib Dem group leader, my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed, said yesterday,
“it is a strategic priority that we
2026-04-28
UK Biobank Data
My Lords, my question to the Minister follows on from the previous question. How will we know that the necessary cultural revolution among stewards of medical data has taken place? What has happened—that UK Biobank allowed the download of the data—is fra
2026-04-27
Antisemitic Attacks
My noble friend Lord Palmer quoted his local rabbi as saying that this is unacceptable for us as a nation. That is what I would like to emphasise. The Minister has given us an account of a lot of the good work that the Government have done, but I cannot
2026-04-27
Student Visas
My Lords, is it really not possible for the Government to have a more targeted approach—similar to what my noble friend Lady Hamwee suggested—by increasing the workforce to assist asylum applications? Rather than the blunderbuss of removing the right of
2026-04-21
House of Lords: Legislative Procedures
Does the Leader of the House welcome, as I do, what I think is a new spirit of intention, moving from proceedings to services that support Members, to engage with and respond to Members? I think that is led by the new Lord Speaker and the new Clerk of th
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My Lords, I agree with everything that has been said this evening. I do not remember a debate where that has been quite so true. I will jump from international students to the EU settlement scheme, quite briefly, as I know that the bulk of this debate ha
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for his presentation. I have considerable sympathy for the situation that the Government find themselves in, subject to the capricious decisions of the US President. I would love to be a fly on the wall in t
2026-04-14
Middle East
The noble Baroness the Leader of the House rightly condemned attacks that the Iranian regime is perpetrating against its own people and those in surrounding states—in Israel, the Gulf and others. She was being urged by both Front Benches, with whom I ful
My Lords—
I am privileged, and almost dumbstruck. I join others in paying tribute to the redoubtable team at the NGO For Women Scotland, who secured this Supreme Court judgment. A Government who proclaim their commitment to the rule of law ad nauseam have spent a
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Israel, 15-19 February 2026, as part of delegation organised by European Leadership Network (ELNET UK); travel, accommodation and subsistence met by ELNET
registered 2025-12-01 · amended 2026-03-09
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Party history
2014-07-01 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
2009-06-24 → 2014-06-30
Non-affiliated
1997-09-30 → 2009-06-23
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2016-10-28 → 2023-11-28
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)
Committee memberships
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
European Affairs Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
ludfords@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Rights
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-09-14 |
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Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
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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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-05-23 | |
| Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-06-08 | |
| European Union (Referendum on the Withdrawal Agreement) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-11 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.