Baroness Buscombe

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Home OfficeDepartment for Work and PensionsTreasuryMinistry of DefenceCabinet Office

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

Shadow Minister (Education)

Department for Education

May 2005 - Jan 2007

Shadow Minister (Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs)

Home Office

Feb 2003 - Nov 2004

Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Nov 2002 - Jun 2005

Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Dec 1999 - Feb 2001

Shadow Minister (Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs)

Home Office

Nov 1999 - Nov 2002

Shadow Spokesperson (Social Security)

Department of Social Security

Jun 1999 - Jun 2000

Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)

Department of Trade and Industry

Jun 1999 - Oct 2000

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

52 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to end the use of Ministry of Defence accommodation to house Afghan refugees; and what plans they have to find alternative accommodation for Afghan refugees.

Answered

To: Home Office • 20 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many illegal immigrants who have left Home Office asylum accommodation are currently unaccounted for.

Answered

To: Home Office • 9 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have absconded from Home Office accommodation since 5 July 2024; and how many of them have subsequently been located.

Answered

To: Home Office • 9 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether neighbourhood boards appointed in local areas to oversee the Pride of Place programme will be required to (1) receive formal written applications for funding, (2) retain independent auditors to carry out financial c

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that direct funding allocated to the Pride in Place programme will support only legitimate high-street businesses.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Feb 2026

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Positions Held

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

Shadow Minister (Education)

Department for Education

May 2005 - Jan 2007

Shadow Minister (Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs)

Home Office

Feb 2003 - Nov 2004

Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Nov 2002 - Jun 2005

Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Dec 1999 - Feb 2001

Shadow Minister (Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs)

Home Office

Nov 1999 - Nov 2002

Shadow Spokesperson (Social Security)

Department of Social Security

Jun 1999 - Jun 2000

Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)

Department of Trade and Industry

Jun 1999 - Oct 2000