The Rt Hon. the Baroness Laing of Elderslie DBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Laing of Elderslie DBE. Her name is Eleanor Laing, 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
1997-05-01 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2007-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Justice)
2005-12-08 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Minister (Women and Equality)
2005-05-10 → 2005-12-08
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
2004-07-06 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Women)
2003-07-01 → 2003-12-01
Shadow Minister (Children)
2001-07-01 → 2003-07-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
2000-07-01 → 2001-07-01
Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales)
1998-10-01 → 2000-07-01
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
1997-07-14 → 1999-11-29
Education & Employment
1998-06-22 → 1999-07-05
Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs
2010-07-12 → 2013-10-31
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
2010-07-26 → 2011-03-28
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2011-06-23 → 2012-03-26
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
2012-11-12 → 2013-11-22
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2012-12-03 → 2015-03-30
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
2013-01-28 → 2014-01-06
Scottish Affairs Committee
2020-01-15 → 2024-05-30
Panel of Chairs
2017-06-28 → 2019-11-06
Panel of Chairs
2013-10-16 → 2017-05-03
Panel of Chairs
2020-03-09 → 2022-12-13
Finance Committee (Commons)
2023-05-09 → 2024-12-31
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2023-03-06 → 2024-12-31
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
2023-01-30 → 2023-01-30
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
2020-09-23 → 2023-01-30
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
2021-04-12 → 2024-05-30
Standing Orders Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2024-01-10 → 2024-05-30
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill
2025-01-30 → present
Constitution Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-09-07 |
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)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna Carta Anniversary (Bank Holiday) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-09-07 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.