The Baroness Debbonaire
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Debbonaire's full title is The Baroness Debbonaire. Her name is Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire, 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
2015-05-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2023-09-04 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2021-05-09 → 2023-09-04
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2020-04-06 → 2021-05-09
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
2016-10-18 → 2020-04-06
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2016-01-14 → 2016-10-18
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Committee memberships
2021-05-09 → 2023-09-04
House of Commons Commission
2021-05-09 → 2023-09-04
Members Estimate Committee
2021-06-08 → 2023-10-18
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2022-10-17 → 2023-09-04
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-02-07 → 2023-09-04
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
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) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
4
of 4 tabled
4 answered(100.0%)
2
flagged: member has interest
3
departments
2026-03-16
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council: Staff
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.