The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chakrabarti CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Chakrabarti's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chakrabarti CBE. Her name is Sharmishta Chakrabarti, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,605
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,605
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
6 Content(3.2%)
141 Not-Content(74.6%)
42 didn't vote(22.2%)
2026-07-21
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2026-04-27
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2026-03-26
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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
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister, not least because I know of his long-term commitment to the arts in general and filmmaking, I think, in particular. I wonder how we remind ourselves, let alone persuade friends and allies, that in a democrac
2026-09-17
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor: Citizenship
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Israel regarding the citizenship of documentary film directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
2026-09-01
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to begin the new term with support for this Bill. I begin with my tributes, first, of course, to the Hillsborough law campaigners—survivors, family members, lawyers, and supporters—a shining example to anyone who strives agains
2026-06-29
Immigration and Asylum: Appeals
My Lords, I remind the House that there are lawyers on all sides of the House who have spoken on all kinds of immigration measures. Nobody impugns their ability to continue to give legal advice or, indeed, sometimes to sit in judicial office. I agree wit
2026-06-29
Palantir: Public Service Contracts
My Lords, I am perennially grateful to my noble friend. If we are to avoid a future Fujitsu-style scandal of even greater proportions, how can our public money, personal data, national security and reputation be safe in the hands of a company credibly im
2026-06-29
Palantir: Public Service Contracts
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the human rights and reputational risks presented by their public service contracts with Palantir.
2026-06-25
Puberty Blockers Trial: Consent
My Lords, am I right that these drugs are also sometimes necessarily available to quite young people who might otherwise go into premature puberty, with serious health results? With gender dysphoria, is it not better that we look into the possible use of
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on her lifelong professional commitment to children and young people. Might doubters in England be persuaded if we explored replacing the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement with a statutory
2026-06-15
Immigration: Eurodac and SIS II
My Lords, to return to sensible questions about Eurodac rather than the festering sore that is Brexit—or “real Brexit” and leaving the ECHR—given everybody’s interest in multilateral co-operation around these global issues, is it not worth remembering th
My Lords, with apologies for jumping the gun in my enthusiasm, perhaps the Government could comment on this. It is bad enough, although perhaps all too predictable, that there is illicit surveillance by way of, for example, hidden cameras. But what about
My Lords—
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords, the Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of the interpretation of law as it is, including where there are conflicting statutes. Everyone else must grapple with the consequences. The Government’s equality impact statement suggests that a conseq
2026-06-01
Donations to Political Parties
My Lords, if we are concerned about preventing foreign interference and plugging loopholes, as I think we all are, will my noble friend the Minister consider personal donations—small change such as £5 million to a particular Member of Parliament, for exa
2026-06-01
For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers
My Lords, I remember Meta Ramsay as an outstanding public servant who was as kind as she was courageous.
After numerous Lords Questions and a year-long review, we are left with the controversial code essentially unchanged. I ask, in sympathy with thos
2026-05-18
King’s Speech
I add my tribute to today’s maiden speech, and to the predictably exquisite valedictory speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield.
There is much to commend in the gracious Speech. However, I urge noble friends in government and all who a
2026-04-16
Southport Inquiry: Prevent Programme
My Lords, in addition to the points that noble Lords around the House have made—about multi-agency co-operation and single-agency lead, and indeed the last comments about the internet, and about violent and misogynistic material in particular—will my nob
2026-04-14
Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier.
The late great Martin Amis described the sensation of ageing as feeling like breakfast comes around every 15 minutes. Dare I say it but, for some of us in your Lordships’ H
2026-03-23
Ukraine: Reparation
My Lords, I agree with my noble friend the Minister that it will take careful work to construct an appropriate legal structure for the redirection of frozen assets in the future. In the meantime, what is happening to the interest?
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
I am grateful to all noble Lords, particularly at this witching hour—or beyond.
We are in the wrong place at the moment. I am not going to rehearse the arguments, but I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for not slamming the door or locking i
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, at this hour I should be sleeping or dancing; I am at least barely standing.
At 10 years, the age of criminal responsibility in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the lowest in Europe. It is two years below Scotland and four years below
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, more on terrorism, and proscription in particular. Amendment 420 is in my name, and I support Amendment 422B in the name of the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, which would beef up parliamentary involvement, and the role of the ISC in particular,
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
There we go: I was too optimistic, perhaps. None the less, I believe that my noble friend sees the power of the argument or he would not have said what he has said. There are plenty of ways in which the Home Office might consider doing one organisation p
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their approach to such an important debate, in particular those who made a special effort to be succinct with the long night ahead. I remind noble Lords that my amendment on one organisation per order is not
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
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Register of Interests · 4 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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Publication Fees received from Penguin Allen Lane for Human Rights: The Case for the Defence (published 2 May 2024)
registered 2024-04-29 · amended 2025-04-05
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The Wylie Agency represents the member in connection with her published newspaper and other articles
registered 2016-10-04 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 4: Sponsorship
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The member receives research support from a PhD student from King’s College London, as part of a training scheme for which the student receives a stipend
registered 2021-10-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Door Tenancy (receipt of post and email and occasional use of meeting rooms) from 39 Essex Chambers, London WC2A 1DD
registered 2016-10-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2016-09-06 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2016-10-06 → 2020-04-06
Shadow Attorney General
Committee memberships
2021-04-14 → 2024-01-31
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
2024-01-31 → present
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
chakrabartis@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) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
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)
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.