The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness D'Souza's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG. Her name is Frances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, 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
2016-09-01 → present
Crossbench
current
2011-09-05 → 2016-08-31
Non-affiliated
2004-07-01 → 2011-09-04
Crossbench
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2005-06-15 → 2016-12-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2007-11-07 → 2011-09-05
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2011-09-05 → 2016-08-31
House Committee (Lords)
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2007-11-13 → 2016-08-31
House Committee (Lords)
2007-11-15 → 2011-09-05
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2007-11-19 → 2011-09-05
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2007-11-20 → 2011-09-05
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2008-11-26 → 2011-09-05
Joint Committee on Security
2011-06-28 → 2011-09-05
Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
2024-09-05 → present
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2020-05-22 → 2024-05-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
dsouzaf@parliament.uk
020 7219 3670 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3670 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 7 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghan Women and Girls
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-04-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rwanda
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2023-06-04 |
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
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
2026-02-05
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Greater London
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | Supported | 2nd reading | 2023-12-12 | |
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Status) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-01-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.