Profile
Labour Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 14 August 2024
Previously MP for Derby South until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election
Entered the House of Commons on 10 October 1974 — General election
Also represented Derby South; Lincoln
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Topics of interest
Baroness Beckett campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Transport
- Cabinet Office
- Department for Education
- Treasury
- Ministry of Justice
- Thameslink Railway Line: Rolling Stock
- Agency Social Workers: Fees and Charges
- Rolling Stock: Procurement
- GCHQ: Staff
- Agency Social Workers
Other offices held in the past
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (11 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (20 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Chair, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (20 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 20 Nov 2017)
- Chair, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (14 Dec 2015 to 3 May 2017)
- Chair, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (14 Dec 2015 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2015 to 14 Dec 2015)
- Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( 1 Jan 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Chair, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 9 Feb 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Chair, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 9 Feb 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (13 Jan 2010 to 9 Feb 2010)
- Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) ( 3 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
- Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (29 Jan 2008 to 31 Oct 2008)
- Foreign Secretary ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 8 Jun 2001 to 5 May 2006)
- Chair, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (29 Jul 1998 to 11 May 2001)
- Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Privy Council Office) (27 Jul 1998 to 8 Jun 2001)
- The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills ( 2 May 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Health (21 Jul 1994 to 1 Jan 1995)
- Leader of HM Official Opposition (12 May 1994 to 21 Jul 1994)
- Leader of the Labour Party (12 May 1994 to 21 Jul 1994)
- Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (10 Apr 1992 to 12 May 1994)
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons ( 9 Apr 1992 to 12 May 1994)
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 1 Jul 1989 to 9 Apr 1992)
- Shadow Minister (Social Security) ( 1 Jun 1984 to 1 Jun 1989)
- Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( 1 Aug 1980 to 31 Jul 1981)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Education and Science) ( 1 Jan 1976 to 1 Jan 1979)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 1 Jan 1975 to 1 Jan 1976)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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My Lords, I hope noble Lords will understand, perhaps even sympathise, when I say that it is with considerable trepidation that I rise to address your Lordships’ House for the first time. For one thing, as the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, pointed out in her kind remarks, I am not used to being new here. I am also very mindful that this noble House will have courtesies and conventions of its...
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I was disappointed and sorry to hear what the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) just said, because, as she knows perfectly well, there has been a substantial amount of cross-party working on this issue over many months and years. Given that the factory is in my constituency, I find it a little disappointing that, although I am told that there have been many meetings between the...
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indicated assent.
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