Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Cabinet OfficeDepartment for EducationHome OfficeDepartment for Communities and Local GovernmentForeign and Commonwealth Office

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Government Equalities Office

Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

May 2010 - May 2015

Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (Privy Council Office)

Privy Council Office

Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

Chief Whip (House of Lords)

HM Household

Jan 2008 - Oct 2008

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons 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 Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

93 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government whether foreign students who are studying a course which requires them to complete a work placement as a condition of their programme, but confers no right to work, are able to fulfil that obligation.

Answered

To: Home Office • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 6 July (HL Deb col 2), how many Fracture Liaison Services are there between the 23 reconfigured Integrated Care Boards which have these services; how many of those services were

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 23 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Civil Society Council will maximise opportunities for civil society to contribute across government in relation to the environment and climate change.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 13 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with Prostate Cancer UK and research partners to close the evidence gaps identified by the UK National Screening Committee's prostate cancer screening review 2025, particularly in relation

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 24 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what training Prison and Probation Service staff receive on stalking and stalkers.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 4 Mar 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Government Equalities Office

Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland Office

Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

May 2010 - May 2015

Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (Privy Council Office)

Privy Council Office

Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

Chief Whip (House of Lords)

HM Household

Jan 2008 - Oct 2008