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 Science, Innovation and TechnologyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

No voting records found

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 Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) BillCommons 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

Recent Questions

26 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not published the Competition and Markets Authority and Ofcom reports about the then proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group by Redbird IMI, submitted to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and

Answered

To: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport • 11 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of enterprise software licensing practices on competition and customer choice in the UK cloud services market.

Answered

To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology • 23 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for national resilience and economic security of high levels of concentration in the UK cloud infrastructure market.

Answered

To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology • 23 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding the timetable for decisions on strategic market status investigations in the cloud services market; and what assessment they have made of t

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 23 Mar 2026

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

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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