The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Ashton of Upholland's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG. Her name is Catherine Margaret Ashton, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£4,636
14 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£4,636
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
116 Not-Content(61.4%)
70 didn't vote(37.0%)
2026-07-21
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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 11
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in this debate and my noble friend the Minister for her response. It is clear from everything that has been said that we have real opportunities in economic growth, world leadership and resolving problem
That this House takes note of the Report from the UK Engagement with Space Committee The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out (HL Paper 190, Session 2024–26).
My Lords, it is with great pride that I introduce this debate on the report The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out. The title was chosen to capture the urgency with which the committee believes government and others should act. I am sure this overarching
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate. This week, as the right reverend Prelate has just referenced, some of our most experienced former military chiefs wrote:
“When crises are left unaddressed, they do not stay distant for long”.
O
2026-03-11
UK Space Economy
My Lords, at the request of my noble friend Lord Stansgate, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.
2026-03-11
UK Space Economy
I thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply. Given that, in the space inquiry we conducted, The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out, we identified that the space sector is worth £18.6 billion to the economy, employs 55,000 people and is growing a
My Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, for his measured, calm chairmanship of the European Affairs Committee, and I welcome his successor, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, whose military experience will, I am sure, be up to dealin
2025-10-31
Ukraine
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, as he makes his first intervention in your Lordships’ debates. As the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, suggested, the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, has aptly shown that we can look forward to
2024-09-13
Sudan
My Lords, I too am grateful that my noble friend the Minister is leading us in this debate. His determination, knowledge and dedication are clearly well known and respected across your Lordships’ House and, certainly, in a 40-year friendship, by me.
I
2024-03-05
Foreign Affairs
My Lords, when I was in office at the EU, I visited the Middle East more than anywhere else. In Sderot in Israel, I was presented with a sculpture of a rose, fashioned from one of the hundreds of Hamas rockets fired regularly at the town, and visited the
2020-01-30
Iran: Stability in the Middle East
My Lords, I too am grateful to my noble friend Lord Turnberg for securing this debate. It is a very long time since I spoke in your Lordships’ House. Indeed, I was sitting where the Minister is, before I was whisked across the Channel into some kind of g
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Register of Interests · 5 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Adviser on international affairs, De La Rue (currency services)
registered 2025-11-04
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Occasional teacher, Oxford Programme on Negotiation, affiliated to Saïd Business School
registered 2025-05-14
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Senior Adviser, Eurasia Group (political risk advice)
registered 2023-11-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Senior Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva (interest ceased 31 December 2025)
registered 2023-11-13 · amended 2026-01-02
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Hospitality and certain incidental costs relating to attendance as part of parliamentary delegation to UK–China Senior Leadership Forum in China and associated meetings as Honorary Vice President of Great Britain–China Centre met by International Department of the Chinese Communist Party and government of China, 24–30 May 2026
registered 2026-06-03
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Party history
2023-11-10 → present
Labour
current
2008-10-14 → 2023-11-09
Non-affiliated
1999-08-02 → 2008-10-13
Labour
Government posts
2007-06-28 → 2008-10-03
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (Privy Council Office)
2007-05-09 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2004-09-09 → 2007-05-08
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
2003-06-12 → 2004-09-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also Department for Work and Pensions)
2003-06-12 → 2004-09-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also Department for Education and Science)
2001-06-12 → 2003-06-12
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Early Years and School Standards)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1999-12-06 → 2001-05-11
Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee (Lords)
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
House Committee (Lords)
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2007-11-20 → 2008-11-26
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2024-01-31 → present
European Affairs Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-10-20
UK Engagement with Space Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
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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)
2 bills
1 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2007-12-17 | |
| Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2006-11-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.