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Official portrait of The Rt Hon. the Baroness Coffey DBE

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Coffey DBE

Conservative Life peer F
Baroness Coffey's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Coffey DBE. Her name is Therese Anne Coffey, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £0 / £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Ministerial activity

Records on file 480
373 meetings · 56 hospitality · 3 gifts · 48 overseas trips · 2017-07-01 → 2023-06-30

Recent meetings · latest 20 of 373

Date Met with Purpose Source
2023-06-29 — To meet the newly appointed chair of Thames Water department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-06-21 — To discuss biodiversity and the Local Nature Recovery Strategies department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-06-19 — To discuss generating finance for investment in nature department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-06-09 — To discuss the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-06-08 — Roundtable on farming department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-06-07 — Roundtable on the land use framework department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-06-05 — To discuss issues facing the Essex Chamber of Commerce department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-31 — To discuss issues facing the farming sector department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-31 — To discuss issues facing rural communities department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-30 — To discuss water quality in the River Wye department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-24 — To discuss the Food to Fork Summit department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-23 — To discuss issues facing upland farmers department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-23 — Roundtable to discuss the UK's food consumer market department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-19 — Roundtable on farming department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-19 — To discuss protected landscapes department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-17 — To discuss air quality department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-16 — Roundtable at Food to Fork Summit department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-12 — To discuss the Stiffkey project department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-12 — To discuss issues facing the farming sector department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2023-05-12 — To discuss food production techniques department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Recent hospitality · latest 20 of 56

Date Host Type Value
2023-06-28 — Lunch and ticket —
2023-06-23 — Lunch and ticket —
2023-06-22 — Ticket —
2023-06-08 — Breakfast —
2023-06-08 — Ticket —
2023-06-05 — Dinner —
2023-05-31 — Lunch and ticket —
2023-05-31 — Breakfast —
2023-05-22 — Lunch and ticket —
2023-05-11 — Ticket —
2023-03-29 — Ticket to the Earth Experience opening night —
2023-03-17 — Lunch and tickets —
2023-02-19 — EE BAFTA Film Awards —
2023-02-16 — Dinner —
2023-02-14 — Reception —
2023-02-13 — Lunch —
2023-01-30 — Dinner —
2023-01-18 — Cirque du Soleil —
2022-11-24 — Dinner —
2022-11-21 — Drinks —

Recent gifts

Date Gift From / To Outcome Value
2022-04-01 Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return £0
2021-08-16 Paralaympic Team GB kit in formal role as part of GB delegation with requirement / expectation to wear GB kit British Paralympic Association / UKSport Used for the event/hospitality / Held by department —
2021-05-20 Handbag Ryder Saddles Held by department £280

Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 48

Dates Destination Purpose Total cost
— Paris, France; Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Scheduled flight
To attend the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact followed by the Royal Highland Show —
— Hyderabad, India
Scheduled flight
G20 meeting —
— Tokyo, Japan
Scheduled flight
G7 meeting —
— Hanoi, Vietnam
Scheduled flight
To discuss nature and agriculture to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with Vietnam and sign memorandum of understanding agreement —
— Paris, France
Eurostar, GBNI Ministerial Air Transport
To take part in the UK-France summit discussing food security —
— Panama, Ecuador
Scheduled flight
Attend the Our Ocean Conference. To visit marine and nature conservation activities funded by HMG and to build relationships with the government and stakeholders —
— Washington DC, Raleigh, United States of America
Scheduled flight
To support the development of UK-US relations and promote UK agri-food exports —
— Brasilia, Brazil
Scheduled flight
President of Brazil inauguration —
— Montreal, Canada
Scheduled flight
Attended COP15 —
— Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Scheduled flight
Attended COP27 —
— Paris, France
Eurostar
To chair the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development —
— Wolfsburg, Germany
Scheduled flight
To attend the G7 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting —
— Nil return
Nil return
Nil return —
— Tokyo, Japan
Scheduled flight
Attend paralympic games —
— Rome, Italy
Scheduled flight
Attend G20 sumit and OECD —
— Nil Return
Nil Return
Nil Return —
— Nil Return
Nil Return
Nil Return —
— Nil return
Nil return
Nil return —
— Helsinki, Finland
Scheduled flight
Informal Environment Meeting —
— Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Flight
EU Environment Council —
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage: HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.

Constituencies represented

2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Suffolk Coastal

Party history

2010-05-06 → present
Conservative current

Government posts

2022-10-25 → 2023-11-13
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2022-09-06 → 2022-10-25
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2022-09-06 → 2022-10-25
Deputy Prime Minister
2019-09-08 → 2022-09-06
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2019-07-29 → 2019-09-08
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2016-07-17 → 2019-07-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-17
Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2014-07-15 → 2015-05-08
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Environmental Audit Committee
2016-10-10 → 2017-05-03
Environmental Audit Committee
2023-12-11 → 2024-05-30
Treasury Committee
2023-12-11 → 2024-05-30
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
2024-01-24 → 2024-01-31
Pet Abduction Bill
2024-02-07 → 2024-05-30
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
2024-02-21 → 2024-02-28
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
2024-05-07 → 2024-05-30
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
2025-01-30 → 2026-06-22
Public Services Committee
2026-06-22 → present
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s)

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ghana
Country, Area or Region Group
Vice Chair — 4 2027-07-05
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer
Subject Group
Officer Macmillan Cancer Support 4 2027-04-02
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maritime and Ports
Subject Group
Officer Maritime UK 4 2026-08-01
Local Nature Recovery All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
Officer Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership 4 2027-06-12
Tidy Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
Vice Chair Keep Britain Tidy 4 2027-03-20
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Commons votes · 2026

No Commons votes recorded for 2026.

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

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2026-09-17
Cabinet Office
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Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Statistics
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2026-09-17
The Senior Deputy Speaker
Parliamentary Estate
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2026-09-17
Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Finance
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2026-09-16
Ministry of Defence
Defence Safety Authority: Accountability
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2026-09-15
Ministry of Justice
Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
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2026-09-15
Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
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2026-09-15
Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
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2026-09-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2026-09-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Cabinet Office
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Ministry of Justice
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Department for Education
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Batteries: Manufacturing Industries
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2026-09-01
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Development Aid: Climate Change
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2026-07-23
Cabinet Office
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Green Climate Fund
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2026-07-23
Cabinet Office
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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2026-07-22
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Climate Change: Finance
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2026-07-22
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
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2026-07-21
Treasury
Electricity: Northern Ireland
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2026-07-20
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Power Failures: Temperature
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Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
House of Lords: Fire Prevention
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Treasury
Economic Growth
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Office for Nuclear Regulation
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homes England: Land
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
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Treasury
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2026-07-13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2026-07-09
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
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Home Office
British Nationality: Applications
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Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
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2026-07-09
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
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2026-07-08
The Senior Deputy Speaker
House of Lords: Fire Prevention
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2026-07-08
Treasury
Disposable Income: Households
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2026-07-08
Treasury
Bananas: Import Duties
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2026-07-03
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
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Department for Business and Trade
Construction: Skilled Workers
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Department for Education
Construction: Training
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Department for Work and Pensions
Construction: Termination of Employment
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Cabinet Office
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Department for Work and Pensions
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Department for Work and Pensions
Working Hours
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Department for Education
Childminding
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
Peers: ICT
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2026-06-18
The Senior Deputy Speaker
Parliamentary Estate: Lifts
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2026-06-15
The Senior Deputy Speaker
Palace of Westminster: Fire Alarms
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2026-06-11
Department of Health and Social Care
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Uniforms
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Ministry of Defence
Army: Body Armour
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Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Uniforms
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
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2026-06-01
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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2026-05-21
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Local Nature Recovery Scheme
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2026-05-21
Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
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Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Fraud
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Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostic Centres
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Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
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2026-04-22
Ministry of Justice
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Cabinet Office
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Ministry of Justice
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Cabinet Office
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
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Department for Education
Technical Excellence Colleges
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Prosecutions
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Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Mental Health
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Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Appointments
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Companies: Audit
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Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Foundation Trusts: Borrowing
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Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
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2026-03-20
The Senior Deputy Speaker
Times of Sittings: Costs
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Prosecutions
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Healthcare Environmental Services: Waste Disposal
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2026-03-18
The Senior Deputy Speaker
Parliament: software
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2026-03-16
Cabinet Office
Public Appointments: Internet
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Cabinet Office
Public Appointments: Internet
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Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
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Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Mental Health
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Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
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Employment and Support Allowance
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Home Office
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Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
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Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
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Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Statistics
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The Senior Deputy Speaker
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Migrant Workers
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Ministry of Justice
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Ministry of Defence
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Department for Work and Pensions
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Department for Business and Trade
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Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Mandelson
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Home Office
Home Office: Migrant Workers
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Consumer Information
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Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information
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Treasury
Treasury: Migrant Workers
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Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Migrant Workers
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Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Migrant Workers
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Children: Maintenance
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Children: Maintenance
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Children: Maintenance
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Department for Work and Pensions
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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 MPs who backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading date.

Historic bills (all-time)

10 bills 7 as lead sponsor 3 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act Supported Royal Assent 2024-10-21
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Sponsored 1st reading 2023-12-11
Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022 Sponsored Royal Assent 2022-06-15
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 Sponsored Royal Assent 2022-05-25
Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022 Supported Royal Assent 2022-05-11
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021 Sponsored Royal Assent 2021-09-08
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2020 Sponsored Royal Assent 2020-09-23
Pension Schemes Act 2021 Supported Royal Assent 2020-01-07
Provision of Hydration and Nutrition for the Terminally Ill Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2011-09-14
Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 Sponsored Royal Assent 2010-06-30
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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