Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

taylora@parliament.uk 020 7219 5183

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for EducationMinistry of JusticeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment of HealthMinistry of Defence

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence and Security) (also in the Ministry of Defence)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (International Defence and Security) (also in Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Ministry of Defence

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)

Ministry of Defence

Nov 2007 - Oct 2008

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

HM Treasury

Jul 1998 - Jun 2001

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

Privy Council Office

May 1997 - Jul 1998

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Aug 1994 - May 1997

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Aug 1994 - Jul 1995

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Apr 1992 - Aug 1994

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jan 1977 - May 1979

Constituencies

Dewsbury

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

Dewsbury

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

Bolton West

Elected 2 times

Oct 1974 - Jun 1983

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

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 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 Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

67 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the age-related exemption for National Insurance contributions.

Answered

To: Treasury • 17 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated annual cost of the age-related exemption to the payment of National Insurance contributions.

Answered

To: Treasury • 17 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how much was spent on the inspection of independent schools by Ofsted in the five financial years prior to 5 July 2024.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 22 Jul 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how many deprivation orders have been issued in cases of conviction for revenge porn offences.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 26 Feb 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government why the HM Passport Office General Register Office Death Certificate Application Form (for events registered overseas) asks a question about marital status "if deceased is female", but the same question is not asked in rela

Answered

To: Home Office • 24 Feb 2025

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Positions Held

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence and Security) (also in the Ministry of Defence)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jun 2009 - May 2010

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (International Defence and Security) (also in Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Ministry of Defence

Oct 2008 - May 2010

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement)

Ministry of Defence

Nov 2007 - Oct 2008

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

HM Treasury

Jul 1998 - Jun 2001

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

Privy Council Office

May 1997 - Jul 1998

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Aug 1994 - May 1997

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Aug 1994 - Jul 1995

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Apr 1992 - Aug 1994

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jan 1977 - May 1979

Constituencies

Dewsbury

Elected 2 times

May 1997 - May 2005

Dewsbury

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

Bolton West

Elected 2 times

Oct 1974 - Jun 1983