The Rt Hon. the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean. Her name is Elizabeth Conway Symons, 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
1996-10-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-10
Minister of State (Middle East)
2001-06-08 → 2003-06-13
Minister for Trade and Investment and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also Department of Trade and Industry)
2001-06-08 → 2003-06-06
Minister of State (Trade and Investment) Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also FCO)
2001-06-08 → 2005-05-30
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Opposition posts
2010-10-08 → 2011-09-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
Committee memberships
2001-06-26 → 2002-11-07
House of Lords Offices Committee
2001-06-26 → 2005-05-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2006-05-22 → 2006-10-31
Conventions (Joint Committee)
2006-11-21 → 2010-04-08
European Union Committee
2010-02-01 → 2010-05-06
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2011-07-06 → 2012-03-26
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
2014-12-11 → 2015-02-11
The Arctic
2014-06-12 → 2014-11-04
The Arctic
2016-05-26 → 2020-04-23
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
2024-11-06 → present
Ecclesiastical Committee
2021-07-20 → 2024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-03-16
AI in Weapon Systems Committee
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.