The Baroness Janke
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Janke's full title is The Baroness Janke. Her name is Barbara Lilian Janke, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£10,748
6 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Baroness Barbara Janke
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Bristol | Cash | C0394101 | £1,600 |
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337731 | £1,800 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252108 | £1,800 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0211004 | £1,600 |
| 2011-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · North Bristol | Cash | C0076938 | £987 |
| 2011-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · North Bristol | Cash | C0052604 | £2,961 |
Showing the 6 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
67 Content(41.4%)
21 Not-Content(13.0%)
74 didn't vote(45.7%)
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62–295
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, the basic idea that the list of controlled drug precursor chemicals should be in sync across the UK and with international agreements that we have signed up to is a clear and reasonable one. More complicated is the process by which we have got
My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow my noble friend Lady Teather’s eloquent maiden speech, and I congratulate her on it and welcome her thoughtful remarks. In her speech, her expertise and experience as a former Minister for Children and Families
2026-03-04
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, what have the Government done to engage local populations and groups in communities to ensure that local people have the chance to feed in to the plans for the new arrangements and engage more fully in voting, thereby lifting the voting figures
My Lords, Amendment 190 in my name would place an obligation on the Government to introduce devolved fiscal and revenue-raising powers within 12 months of the introduction of the Act. Fiscal devolution is the transfer of financial powers and responsibili
2026-02-05
Pension Schemes Bill
I belatedly state my interest: I am a member of the LGPS. I apologise; I should have said that at the beginning of my speech, so I just put it on the record.
2026-02-05
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I apologise that I was unable to speak at Second Reading, but I support the amendment spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, which I have signed. The amendment seeks to remind the Government of existing obligations under treaties and other in
My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 196D, which would place a duty on strategic authorities to work with local and community-based bodies when exercising their functions. Devolving powers to the level of the people whom they affect means that effectiv
I thank the Minister for the response, but I feel that the safeguards he has outlined do not address the potential risks in this Bill. The message that seems to be going out at the moment is that the Government are determined to deliver at any cost. Loca
My Lords, this amendment would place certain requirements on the Secretary of State in the event of significant local government reorganisation. Before the Secretary of State redraws the local government structures, the amendment simply asks for two thin
My Lords, in echoing my colleague’s comments reflecting on the previous debate, it sounds as though today we are agreeing on uniformity rather than devolution. The Bill gives the Secretary of State sweeping powers to merge, restructure or abolish council
I thank the Minister for her comments. I do, however, feel that there is a distinct lack of local input into the proposals in this Bill; that is one of the symptoms of the approach the Government are taking. They seem to be taking the view that they have
My Lords, when I saw the Title of this Bill, I thought that all the long years of deliberation and the many reports produced on the subject of local devolution were about to come to fruition. Experts such as Sir Michael Lyons, Tony Travers and the late L
2025-11-13
Palestinian Refugees
My Lords, in light of President Trump’s comments about the removal of Palestinians from Gaza, do the Government believe that the Palestinians should be given the right to return to their homes there, and what action are the Government taking about the fo
2025-11-13
Palestinian Refugees
My Lords—
2025-11-10
Accidental Prison Releases
My Lords, what assessment has the Minister made of the raising of the skilled workers visa threshold and its impact on the Prison Service, in view of the current difficulties?
2025-09-01
Middle East
My Lords, the head of the World Health Organization has said that July was the worst month for cases of acute malnutrition in children in Gaza, affecting nearly 12,000 children under the age of five, all as a result of a manmade famine. In the light of t
2025-06-16
Conflict in the Middle East
Will the Government publish the legal advice they have received on their likely complicity with the Israeli Government in the committing of war crimes in Gaza and the Occupied Territories?
2025-06-16
Conflict in the Middle East
My Lords, the Israeli Government recently approved 22 new settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank—the largest such expansion in decades. Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law, yet the Gove
My Lords, what is the Government’s response to reports claiming that thousands of items listed under the category “bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war” were exported from the UK to Israel, as well as four shipments de
My Lords—
2025-05-14
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, my Amendment 273 would require, within 12 months of implementation, a report on the impact of the Bill on BME and ethnic groups. I thank Race on the Agenda and Shelter for their briefings.
The private rented sector has the highest number of
2025-05-14
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Tope’s Amendment 251, which I have also signed. We have all spoken of the support we give this Bill because it offers the opportunity to address the problems and injustices suffered by renters in the PRS, which is
2025-05-06
Renters’ Rights Bill
I thank the Minister for her comments, and I am very interested to hear how the Government will move forward on this. As they have rejected this amendment, I would be very interested to see what measures will be taken. Whatever reassurances we have in he
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Avon Pension Fund and additional voluntary contributions
registered 2014-11-11 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2014-09-24 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2019-08-29 → 2023-04-26
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Committee memberships
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-20
Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-23
Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee
2024-01-31 → present
Built Environment Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on France
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-15 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
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)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devolution in England Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-30 | |
| Referendum (Local Authority Governance) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.