The Baroness Wheatcroft
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Wheatcroft's full title is The Baroness Wheatcroft. Her name is Patience Jane Wheatcroft, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£0
1 day attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£0
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Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
32 Content(16.9%)
24 Not-Content(12.7%)
133 didn't vote(70.4%)
2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-04-23
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152–207
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-09-14
Public Sector Fraud Authority
Fraud was rife during Covid, both in the loans that were granted when they should not have been and in PPE contracts, for instance. Can the Minister tell us how much has been recovered of that fraud and how much is still outstanding?
2026-09-11
Creative Education Access Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am so grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, for introducing this Bill and doing so with such passion. Her commitment to this issue is incredibly impressive. I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Mackenzie of Sherwood, and am looking
2026-09-07
Public/Private Partnerships
My Lords, the Minister said that there are still some issues with PFI contracts, particularly with hospitals. Can he confirm the scale of the debt that hospitals are still burdened with because of PFI? What are the Government going to do to renegotiate t
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
My Lords, the Government have cut VAT, cut business rates and reinstated the £2 bus fare. Simultaneously, the cost of their borrowing continues to rise to increasingly frightening levels. The Prime Minister tells us that he is funding this through reprio
2026-07-23
National Youth Strategy
Does the Minister agree that one of the most widening experiences for children is to experience other cultures and countries? One of the most effective things to broaden the minds of youngsters is therefore exchange visits with other countries—perhaps pr
2026-07-13
Civil Service Pensions
My Lords, this fiasco has made clear that Capita cannot deliver what its chief executive promises. Can the Minister tell the House how many contracts with government Capita still has, whether there is any overall evaluation of how those contracts are per
2026-07-09
Defence Readiness Bill
My Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey, on securing this important and timely debate and introducing it in such a persuasive way. I confess to being somewhat daunted to be following the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Jones, whose exper
2026-07-08
Police Leadership Commission Report
My Lords, I welcome the report and the sensible recommendations in it. It highlights the current importance of cliques and networks in promotions in the police. There are comments such as:
“If you don’t have a network, you’re not going to get a promot
2026-07-02
Live Music
My Lords, this is proving to be a passionate debate and no wonder—music has the power to stir emotions, lift the spirits and uplift the soul. More prosaically, as we have heard, it can create jobs and boost the economy, so I add my congratulations to MP4
2026-06-29
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
The Ockenden report does a great job in looking at the problems in one specific trust. However, the problems go much deeper, as the Minister has said. It is cultural, and one of the cultural problems appears to be that there is a complete split between a
2026-06-18
Child Poverty
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the clearly heartfelt remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund.
Child poverty is a scourge on society, and that it should be at such a high level in this country is truly appalling. The Government’s latest strat
2026-06-17
Thames Water
My Lords, given that Thames Water was saddled with unsustainable debts and a very poor level of investment, does the Minister accept that, however justified, continuing to levy massive fines on a company for underperformance will simply and inevitably wo
My Lords, the Social Market Foundation report shows that misinformation flourishes particularly where conventional news has withdrawn from the market. Could the Minister consider ways in which schools might be encouraged to get their older students invol
2026-06-04
National Arts Bank
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Gill, and I agree with everything she said. The impact that something like this could have on NEETs, for instance, has had no attention but really deserves it. I applaud the suggestion of the
2026-06-01
Middle East: Economic Response
My Lords, attractions such as zoos and galleries have been campaigning for a long time for a cut in VAT. They argue that such a cut would result in equally high spending, because once people got over the threshold they would spend more in shops and resta
2026-05-21
Higher Earners: Emigration
My Lords, does the Minister agree that the tax avoidance industry in this country appears to continue to thrive? If so, how does he explain that?
2026-05-21
Higher Earners: Emigration
My Lords—
2026-05-20
King’s Speech
My Lords, as we enjoy day 4 of the debate on the King’s Speech, I will concentrate my remarks on health, although inevitably that is inextricably linked with housing. I am happy to endorse the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, because what she
2026-02-23
V-levels
Will the Minister tell the House just how successful T-levels have been? Take-up by employers is said to have been mixed at best. That being the case, how is she going to persuade employers to take part in V-levels?
My Lords, the Justice and Home Affairs Committee deserves congratulations on producing such an excellent and thorough report. Congratulations are also due to those who have delivered their maiden speeches today, all of excellent quality—and I am sure the
2026-02-11
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts
With Anduril.
2026-02-11
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts
My Lords, on 5 January, I asked the Government if they could give us details of contracts with Palantir and Anduril. The noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, said that, as an honorary captain in the defence of the country through the Royal Navy, it was of pri
2026-02-05
Civil Service Pensions: Capita
My Lords, in the wake of the Post Office scandal, we have seen the Government continuing to give contracts to the company that behaved so badly in relation to Post Office employees. Can the Minister assure the House that Capita will not get the same sort
2026-02-04
Land Covenants: Supermarket Chains
My Lords, in considering the use of land by supermarkets, does the Minister agree with me that there is huge acreage sitting unused on top of supermarkets throughout the country? Given the housing shortage, would it not make sense to put pressure on supe
My Lords, the Minister has made the case for why the Government did not provide any compensation. Quite clearly, the retirement age had to be aligned fairly quickly. In the interests of fairness, we would all support that. But will she accept that, in th
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Register of Interests · 6 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Chair, Appointments and Oversight Committee of the Financial Times
registered 2014-12-16 · amended 2025-04-05
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Freelance journalism including regular column for The New European
registered 2011-07-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Ferrari NV (luxury sports car manufacturer)
registered 2020-08-18 · amended 2025-04-05
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Stellantis NV (formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV)
registered 2017-06-19 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Flat in London SE13 from which rental income is received
registered 2022-04-28 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Party to a legal challenge against the Government for alleged failure to investigate foreign state interference in the UK’s democratic process, which has been crowd funded by The Citizens (For The Citizens Limited is a non-profit organisation registered as a UK limited company)
registered 2020-11-02 · amended 2025-04-09
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Party history
2021-01-05 → present
Crossbench
current
2019-11-11 → 2021-01-04
Non-affiliated
2010-12-22 → 2019-11-10
Conservative
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2011-07-20 → 2011-12-13
Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee)
2012-06-19 → 2012-07-24
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2012-10-17 → 2014-12-03
Constitution Committee
2026-09-01 → present
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2015-12-08 → 2016-03-04
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2014-01-08 → 2014-03-11
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2012-12-04 → 2013-03-05
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2013-05-16 → 2013-11-06
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Economic Affairs Committee
2014-11-25 → 2017-04-27
Economic Affairs Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
Communications and Digital Committee
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Governance Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | BT · British American Tobacco · British Telecom · Deloitte LLP · M & G Corporate · Mazars · McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP | 4 | 2025-05-13 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Challenger Banks and Building Societies
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Allica Bank · Barndoor Strategy · Metro Bank · Perenna | 9 | 2023-06-26 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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