Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Work and PensionsHome OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareCabinet OfficeDepartment for Communities and Local Government

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Minister (Cabinet Office) and Minister (Social Exclusion) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Cabinet Office

May 2006 - Jun 2007

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jun 2001 - May 2006

Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (Local Government)

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

May 1997 - Jun 2001

Shadow Spokesperson

Opposition Department

Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

Shadow Spokesperson

Opposition Department

Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

Shadow Spokesperson

Opposition Department

Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

Constituencies

North West Durham

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

North West Durham

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

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

83 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government which combined authorities (1) have published, or (2) have not published audited accounts, in each of the last five years.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 8 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure combined authorities publish up-to-date, audited accounts, before devolving powers and funding to combined authorities.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 8 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the governance arrangements for the South Tees Development Corporation are adequate to oversee the public interest.

Answered

To: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities • 23 Jan 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the process for the sale of scrap metal from the ex-Redcar Steelworks has brought value for money for the public.

Answered

To: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities • 23 Jan 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have scrutinised the published accounts for Teesworks Ltd. in 2022–23; and what assessment they have made of the price at which the 90 acres of land were sold to Teesworks Ltd.

Answered

To: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities • 23 Jan 2024

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Positions Held

Minister (Cabinet Office) and Minister (Social Exclusion) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Cabinet Office

May 2006 - Jun 2007

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Whips Office (Commons)

Jun 2001 - May 2006

Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (Local Government)

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

May 1997 - Jun 2001

Shadow Spokesperson

Opposition Department

Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

Shadow Spokesperson

Opposition Department

Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

Shadow Spokesperson

Opposition Department

Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

Constituencies

North West Durham

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

North West Durham

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997