Baroness Featherstone

Liberal Democrat Peer

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  • Media Bill - Second Reading 28 Feb 2024

    My Lords, the Media Bill is good, but it can be better. That is what I trust we will achieve during its passage here. We are so fortunate with our PSBs, which form a miraculous ecosystem that lies at the heart of our nation, our common understanding, our daily lives and our conversations. It is not only our unique selling point but the birthplace and cauldron that nurtures the extraordinary...
  • Victims and Prisoners Bill - Committee (6th Day): Amendment 133A 26 Feb 2024

    My Lords, I apologise for not having been in the Chamber at Second Reading. Thousands of people have died because of Governments’ and officials’ lies and obfuscation about the contaminated blood scandal. This Government, and every Government for the past 40 years, should be ashamed. Perhaps this Government should be more ashamed than all because, when we finally got the long campaigned...
  • Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 9 Feb 2024

    My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. If my family, the state or the Church were to insist that I be homosexual, but I am not homosexual, that would be not only ridiculous but clearly detrimental to both my physical and mental well-being. But that is, effectively, what conversion therapy seeks to do in reverse, and what the Bill seeks to stop: practices...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 November 2015

Previously MP for Hornsey and Wood Green until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Also represented Hornsey and Wood Green

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Topics of interest

  • Home Department
  • Health
  • International Development
  • Education and Skills
  • Treasury
  • Police
  • Departmental Manpower
  • Prisons
  • Departmental Retirement
  • Departmental Pay

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Communications and Digital Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
  • Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (30 Nov 2015 to 8 Feb 2019)
  • The Minister of State, Home Department ( 4 Nov 2014 to 8 May 2015)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development ( 6 Sep 2012 to 4 Nov 2014)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Government Equalities Office) (12 May 2010 to 26 Apr 2011)
  • Shadow Minister (Children, Schools and Families) ( 7 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
  • Liberal Democrat Spokeperson (Children, Schools and Families) ( 7 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
  • Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development) ( 3 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
  • Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 3 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 3 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 3 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 22 May 2006)
  • Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 3 Mar 2006)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 3 Mar 2006)

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Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 30 Mar 2015.

4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Mr Nick Aleksander
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 26 August 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Alex Sweet
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 26 August 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Ruth and Michael West
(a) Address of donors: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000
(a) Donor status: individuals
(a) (Registered 16 September 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Della and Dan Hirsch
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000
(a) Donor status: individuals
(a) (Registered 23 September 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Martyn Bond
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 24 September 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Alistair Barr
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 3 November 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Michael Young
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 3 November 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Duncan Greenland
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 3 November 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Neil Sherlock
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,750
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 15 December 2014)
(a) Name of donor: David Bouchier
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 15 December 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Brompton Capital Ltd
(a) Address of donor: 19 South Audley Street,London W1K 2BN
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
(a) Donor status: company, registration 3275808
(a) (Registered 18 December 2014)
(a) Name of donor: Alex Sweet
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 6 February 2015)
(a) Name of donor: Louisa Service
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 2 March 2015)
(a) Name of donor: Ruth and Michael West
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 towards my re-election campaign
(a) Donor status: individuals
(a) (Registered 16 March 2015)
8. Land and Property
House in London. (Registered 29 January 2013)

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