Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment for International TradeDepartment for EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union)

Department for Exiting the European Union

Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

Minister of State (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Trade and Investment)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Aug 2014 - Jun 2017

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

HM Household

May 2010 - Aug 2014

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 Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

170 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 17 March (HL15425), whether the letter is available online; if so, what is its URL; and what plans they have to publish the next annual Human Rights and De

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 23 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current humanitarian and security situation in Sudan.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 12 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 9 March (HL14650), which British embassies currently fund projects supporting the work of the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 11 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the next annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 11 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress by Turkmenistan on climate change, education and gender equality since signing the Cooperation Programme on 23 April 2024.

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 26 Feb 2026

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Positions Held

Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union)

Department for Exiting the European Union

Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

Minister of State (Department for International Development)

Department for International Development

Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Trade and Investment)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Aug 2014 - Jun 2017

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

HM Household

May 2010 - Aug 2014