The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury's full title is The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury. Her name is Jane Bonham Carter, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£6,307
18 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£630
Travel claims
£480
Attendance £480
Total claimed
£7,417
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
60 Content(31.7%)
14 Not-Content(7.4%)
115 didn't vote(60.8%)
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
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Not-Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
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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
2026-09-11
Creative Education Access Bill [HL]
My Lords, I join others in thanking my noble friend for initiating the Bill. I know and appreciate her dedication to and belief in the cultural and creative sector. She is creative in every way.
I also welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Mackenzie. I fir
2026-07-07
Arts Education
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her Question. Is the Minister aware that the Department for Education is cutting the strategic priorities grant in higher education that supports media and journalism? It is also excluding them from new maintenanc
2026-07-02
Live Music
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Brennan. As the last debate was a little short, maybe at the end he could give us a little performance.
From concerts and festivals in stadiums and fields to small local venues, such as churches, mosques, temples
2026-06-29
Media Green Paper
My Lords, we welcome the Green Paper, which rightly recognises the severe financial challenges facing our PSBs, vividly exposed by the recent devastating cuts at the BBC. We have long proposed on these Benches that the BBC World Service should be fully f
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank everyone for taking part in this debate—except possibly the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, who is making me have to think of a different way of saying “free to air”. I am, of course, disappointed but actually not surprised by the Minister’s response.
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, my amendment covers a slightly different area. It seeks to ensure that cultural events affiliated with a sporting event are part of the Bill’s scope. We on these Benches support the Bill’s aim to create a legislative framework. However, past ex
2026-06-22
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
In moving Amendment 15 I shall speak also to Amendments 26 and 79. We on these Benches think that we should consider events that are in scope of this Bill as part of the free-to-air listed events regime for audiences in the UK, so that those who wish to
2026-06-04
National Arts Bank
I join noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord John, for this inspired debate. I do not know quite a few of the noble Lords here. This is a different forum, so noble Lords might not appreciate that I am the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
On our B
I thank the Minister for his reply. I am particularly concerned about the world of dance. Despite the fact that dancers and choreographers spend years training, their qualifications are assessed as being below degree level, and consequently they are elig
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change their policy on temporary skilled worker visas for creative occupations.
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to the Sporting Events Bill. My noble friend Lord Addington will be leading on this from our Benches and may occasionally hand me the baton. We welcome this Bill, which creates a legislative framework t
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, I welcome culture being part of today’s debate and the acknowledgment by the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, of its importance—and, if I might say so, its wonderful celebration by the noble Baroness, Lady Rebuck. Culture and our consequent creative
2026-04-27
National Museums and Galleries
My Lords, the much-anticipated return of the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK, to be exhibited at the British Museum, reminds us of the value of sponsorship, philanthropy, cultural diplomacy, soft power and, on a more practical level, the need for conservation
2026-01-22
Creative Industries: Freelance Champion
I thank the Minister for her response. As she says, freelancers are an essential part of our creative industries and these Benches have been asking for a freelance commissioner for a long time. We thank the Government for the champion. The Covid pandemic
2026-01-22
Creative Industries: Freelance Champion
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the appointment of the freelance champion for the creative industries as announced in the Creative Industries Sector Plan on 23 June 2025.
2026-01-08
Broadcasting: Recent Developments
My Lords, I welcome this debate and thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, a truly great man and great politician. As the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, said, he led on the cause of AIDS and has always championed our PSBs. I believe he was the chair of the
My Lords, to follow up on what the noble Baroness said, increasing the take-up of apprenticeships could help the many with aspiration and aptitude, but no financial net, to get into the creative industries. As the Minister is aware, the present apprentic
2025-11-12
BBC Leadership
My Lords, we welcome the Secretary of State’s Statement and her robust defence of the BBC, but let us not mince words: it is under attack as never before. A free press is the foundation stone of freedom and democracy, and the BBC is the foundation stone
2025-11-11
Overseas Musicians Touring in the UK
My Lords, another area in which musicians touring in the UK, and UK musicians touring in Europe, need help is selling merchandise. Merch was once a good earner for bands on tour, but now artists in the UK have to register as an exporter, secure an econom
2025-06-30
Arts Sector
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Lowry in Salford, which has a successful public-private mixed economy model, as mentioned by the noble Earl, but this depends on our relationship with subsidised national organisations. The National The
2025-06-02
BBC World Service
My Lords, 80% of the World Service budget is currently classed as official development assistance. Last time this Question came up, the Minister said that the Government would make detailed decisions on how the ODA budget would be used on the basis of va
2025-05-08
US Tariff on UK Films
My Lords, while the T-word across the pond is “tariffs”, here our film industry has been thriving thanks to tax credits. They have been a game-changer—the kind of investment that President Trump wants to repatriate. Whatever his plans—and I think the Min
2025-05-08
EU-UK Summit: Visa Waiver Agreement
My Lords, as was said by the two previous speakers, the results of Brexit are causing absolute havoc with the abilities of our creatives to tour. I want to pick up the cabotage rules, which limit the number of stops a British vehicle can make in the EU t
My Lords, we need assurance that this Government understand the vital role that journalists play in bearing witness, and the crisis that is enveloping journalism across the world. Journalists are increasingly being harassed, imprisoned and killed with im
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 7: Miscellaneous financial interests
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I also disclose the interests disclosed by my partner, Lord Razzall
registered 2010-05-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2004-06-23 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2026-07-22 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2015-09-07 → 2026-07-22
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2015-06-01 → 2015-09-07
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Media and the Creative Industries)
Committee memberships
2005-05-24 → 2006-11-08
BBC Charter Review Committee
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Communications and Digital Committee
2007-04-23 → 2010-04-08
Communications and Digital Committee
2011-07-18 → 2012-03-12
Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
2012-05-17 → 2015-03-30
EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs
2021-02-05 → present
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
2025-01-30 → 2025-10-20
UK Engagement with Space Committee
2026-01-27 → present
International Agreements Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 13 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Dance Group
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | One Dance UK | 4 | 2024-06-05 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Channel 4
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Channel 4 | 4 | 2025-03-03 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-05-20 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Shakespeare
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the BBC
Subject Group
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Officer | BBC | 4 | 2027-03-18 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Argentina
Country Group
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Secretary | — | 11 | 2024-05-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Italy
Country, Area or Region Group
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Officer | APPG on Italy in the previous Parliament | 4 | 2026-11-30 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mexico
Country, Area or Region Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing
Subject Group
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Officer | Publishers Association | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Media Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Whitehouse Communications | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair (Latin America) | The British Council | 18 | 2024-06-12 |
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British Museum All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-11 |
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ITV All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-03-13 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
2026-02-04
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Musical Instruments: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Answered
2026-02-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Musicians: EU Countries
Answered
2026-02-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Musicians: Travel
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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)
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0 as lead sponsor
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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.