The Baroness Porter of Fulwood
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Porter of Fulwood's full title is The Baroness Porter of Fulwood. Her name is Ruth Oates Porter, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
38 Content(23.5%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
123 didn't vote(75.9%)
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
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2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
Content
208–142
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2026-03-05
Content
214–142
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2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
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 12
2025-12-01
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, I welcome Amendment 148A. The Bill will shape the ecosystems of support that underpin and surround our entire justice system. A recurring theme through Second Reading and Committee so far has been the question of resourcing. While the focus of
2025-12-01
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, I also support Amendment 93B in the name of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe.
It is well established that the literacy and numeracy rates for those who end up committing crime are much lower than those in the general population. A Ministry
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
I thank the noble Lord. To build on that, more needs to be done for the community and voluntary organisations that, sitting alongside this Bill, will help build the capacity to deliver, so that the rates he outlined will be increased. Policy examples in
2025-11-26
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, I support Amendment 35, as outlined by my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. As I said at Second Reading, good intentions go only so far. The Bill transfers a large part of the responsibility for rehabilitation into the community, a change that, as h
2025-11-12
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, I echo the tributes made to the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove. Our thoughts are with her family today.
This Bill is important. The UK has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in Europe and one of the highest rates of reoffending. People i
2025-09-19
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, there is nothing easy about confronting mortality or dealing with suffering. The number of us who have chosen to speak at this Second Reading is a reflection of the importance of these issues and how universally relevant they are. Every one of
2025-09-10
Defence Industrial Strategy
My Lords, one area where the UK has a unique specialism is demining. We are home to the world’s two largest demining organisations: the Halo Trust and the Mines Advisory Group. It is important that we continue to build on this world-leading expertise, as
My Lords, 80 years ago, my grandparents, Bert and Winnie Firmin, were at the theatre when the show was interrupted with the announcement that the war was over. Bert, stationed for the duration of the war on Malta as an RAF electrician working on Spitfire
2025-03-20
Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog
My Lords, I also start by welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Longfield, and thanking her for an important maiden speech. The issues of sentencing, prisons and the court system simply cannot be separated. The backlogs that have triggered this debate must
My Lords, as we have now heard numerous times this evening, the changes within this Bill will have a devastating impact on charities, the most vulnerable people in our society and the social fabric of this country.
There are over 170,000 registered ch
My Lords, there is now clear evidence that social cohesion is important for a plethora of outcomes, from life expectancy and health to fostering a sense of belonging and improving people’s well-being and mental health. This is a timely debate. The most r
2024-10-31
Community and Voluntary Sector
My Lords, at a time when our country is facing challenges on so many fronts, the unique role of your Lordships’ House is more important than ever. It is a privilege to be joining at such a critical time.
I have appreciated so much already the collegia
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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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Managing Director, FGS Global (UK) Limited (strategic communications)
registered 2024-05-24 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Kite Topco Inc (majority owner of FGS Global)
registered 2024-12-21 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Tenerife and Gran Canaria, 16–20 February 2026, to visit Loro Parque and Poema del Mar Aquarium, meet representatives of Loro Parque Foundation and visit facilities for animal welfare and conservation; flights, accommodation and hospitality costs paid by Loro Parque Foundation
registered 2026-02-25
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Tickets and hospitality received from NewsUK to attend 2025 Netball Super League Grand Final, 6 July 2025
registered 2025-07-18
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Party history
2024-02-13 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2026-01-27 → present
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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.
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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.