Baroness Northover

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Business and TradeHome OfficeDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Opposition Department

Oct 2016 - Oct 2021

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)

Opposition Department

Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Nov 2014 - May 2015

Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

Lords Spokesperson (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Sept 2011 - Nov 2014

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)

Opposition Department

Dec 2002 - May 2010

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)

Opposition Department

Dec 2000 - Oct 2002

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons

Recent Questions

208 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the expansion of the United States' Mexico City Policy, which restricts international non-governmental organizations from using federal funds to provide abortion services or r

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 3 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking through their support to Unitaid to improve access to affordable prevention, screening and treatment tools for cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries; and how they will ensure that th

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 15 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they will provide to existing strategic industrial complexes as part of the delivery of the industrial strategy.

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 24 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of renewable energy provided by offshore wind in (1) 2030, and (2) 2035; and what plans they have to build and install offshore wind turbines.

Answered

To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero • 24 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many houses are planned to be built in the next five years in (1) Devon, (2) Essex, (3) Kent, (4) Lancashire, (5) Lincolnshire, and (6) Yorkshire.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 21 Nov 2025

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Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

Opposition Department

Oct 2016 - Oct 2021

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)

Opposition Department

Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Nov 2014 - May 2015

Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

Lords Spokesperson (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Sept 2011 - Nov 2014

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)

Opposition Department

Dec 2002 - May 2010

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)

Opposition Department

Dec 2000 - Oct 2002