The Rt Hon. the Baroness Coffey DBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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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.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
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 → present
Public Services Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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 |
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
55
of 55 tabled
55 answered(100.0%)
13
departments
2026-04-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Answered
2026-04-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Answered
2026-03-27
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Prosecutions
Answered
2026-03-27
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Mental Health
Answered
2026-03-26
Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Appointments
Answered
2026-03-25
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Companies: Audit
Answered
2026-03-20
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Foundation Trusts: Borrowing
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Prosecutions
Answered
2026-03-20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Healthcare Environmental Services: Waste Disposal
Answered
2026-03-13
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Mental Health
Answered
2026-02-12
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
Answered
2026-02-12
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Answered
2026-02-06
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Migrant Workers
Answered
2026-02-06
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Migrant Workers
Answered
2026-02-06
Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Migrant Workers
Answered
2026-02-03
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Migrant Workers
Answered
2026-01-07
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Migrant Workers
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)
9 bills
7 as lead sponsor
2 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 (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.