Baroness Stowell of Beeston

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for TransportHome OfficeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)

Department for Communities and Local Government

Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

Lords Spokesperson (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Sept 2011 - Oct 2013

Party History

Conservative

Jul 2021 - Present

Non-affiliated

Feb 2018 - Jul 2021

Conservative

Jan 2011 - Feb 2018

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

22 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed SIM farm offence in the Crime and Policing Bill on the legitimate activities of journalists and broadcasters; whether they will ensure that that offence is not mi

Answered

To: Home Office • 13 Oct 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the sale of the Telegraph Media Group, whose current ownership remains subject to an interim enforcement order.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 3 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to make regulations under Schedule 7 to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 to provide limited exemptions for permissible investment funds associated with foreign powers, and other associa

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 25 Jul 2024

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current public understanding regarding the law on e-scooters.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 15 Jul 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with police forces across (1) England, and (2) Wales, to establish a uniform approach to enforcement of illegal e-scooter use; and what engagement they plan to have following their decision to

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 15 Jul 2022

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Positions Held

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)

Department for Communities and Local Government

Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

Lords Spokesperson (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Sept 2011 - Oct 2013

Party History

Conservative

Jul 2021 - Present

Non-affiliated

Feb 2018 - Jul 2021

Conservative

Jan 2011 - Feb 2018