The Baroness Lister of Burtersett CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett's full title is The Baroness Lister of Burtersett CBE. Her name is Ruth Margot Aline Lister, 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
2011-01-31 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2012-05-16 → 2015-03-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-28
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
listerr@parliament.uk
020 7219 8984 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 8984 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 9 active officership(s) · 9 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Compassion in Politics
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-10-24 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Compassionate Politics
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Compassion in Politics | 15 | 2024-07-03 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Science and Policy
Subject Group
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Officer | Palace Yard Events Limited | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Health and the Natural Environment
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | National Academy for Social Prescribing | 10 | 2023-08-27 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on No Recourse to Public Funds
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Just Fair · Project 17 | 6 | 2024-06-26 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2025-06-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty and Inequality
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2026-03-27 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Universal Credit
Subject Group
|
Officer | Turn2us | 7 | 2024-05-20 |
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
52
of 52 tabled
52 answered(100.0%)
7
departments
2026-03-25
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Families
Answered
2026-02-27
Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review
Answered
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
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)
3 bills
2 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Committee stage | 2024-09-06 | |
| Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-02-05 | |
| Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-09 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.