Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

hayterd@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of Health and Social CareDepartment for TransportCabinet OfficeHome OfficeTreasury

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Charities)

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Apr 2020 - May 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Wales)

Wales Office

Apr 2020 - May 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues)

Cabinet Office

Apr 2020 - Oct 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Government Equalities Office

Apr 2020 - Sept 2020

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)

Department for Exiting the European Union

Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Labour)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jun 2017 - Oct 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

Shadow Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)

Department for Exiting the European Union

Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Government Equalities Office

Sept 2015 - Jan 2017

Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sept 2012 - Jul 2016

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Sept 2012 - Jun 2017

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Oct 2011 - Sept 2015

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

526 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to track the number of road traffic collisions where dazzling headlights are found to be a contributory factor; and (1) whether they hold any such data since the road safety statistics were published in 2023

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 6 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what timeline they have set for implementing changes to the fixed penalty for uninsured driving following the conclusion on 31 March 2026 of the consultation on proposed changes to penalties for motoring offences.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 20 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of non-compliant number plates on the ability to trace and prosecute hit-and-run drivers.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 20 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce legislation to require all property managing agents to be suitably qualified.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 29 Jan 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of school allergy-management policies.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 14 Jan 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Charities)

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Apr 2020 - May 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Wales)

Wales Office

Apr 2020 - May 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues)

Cabinet Office

Apr 2020 - Oct 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Government Equalities Office

Apr 2020 - Sept 2020

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)

Department for Exiting the European Union

Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Labour)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jun 2017 - Oct 2021

Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

Shadow Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)

Department for Exiting the European Union

Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Government Equalities Office

Sept 2015 - Jan 2017

Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sept 2012 - Jul 2016

Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Sept 2012 - Jun 2017

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Oct 2011 - Sept 2015