The Baroness Barran MBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Barran's full title is The Baroness Barran MBE. Her name is Diana Francesca Caroline Barran, 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
2018-06-21 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-12-01 → 2024-07-05
Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2021-09-17 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2019-07-26 → 2021-09-17
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2018-11-22 → 2019-07-26
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Education)
2024-09-01 → 2024-11-10
Shadow Minister (Women and Equalities)
Committee memberships
2021-07-22 → 2021-09-17
Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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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
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1
of 1 tabled
1 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
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)
7 bills
4 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-02-01 | |
| Schools Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2022-05-11 | |
| Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2021-05-18 | |
| Dormant Assets Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2021-05-12 | |
| Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-01-08 | |
| Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-07 | |
| Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] | Supported | 2nd reading | 2019-06-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.