The Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DL
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Benjamin's full title is The Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DL. Her name is Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, 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
2010-06-26 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Communications and Digital Committee
2020-06-11 → 2022-04-28
COVID-19 Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
benjaminf@parliament.uk
020 7219 8901 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8901 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children's Media and the Arts
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2024-05-22 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2024-05-20 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | MQ Mental Health Research · Royal Public Affairs · TACTYC | 6 | 2024-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Caribbean
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-02-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Turks and Caicos Islands
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-02-19 |
|
Montserrat All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 16 | 2024-05-29 |
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
12
of 12 tabled
12 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
2026-02-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Mental Health
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Mental Health
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Mental Health
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Work and Pensions
Film and Television: Health and Safety
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Mental Health
Answered
2026-02-26
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Mental Health
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)
7 bills
7 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2024-10-14 | |
| Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-12-11 | |
| Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-07-08 | |
| Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2021-07-01 | |
| Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-21 | |
| Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-30 | |
| Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.