Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 July 2010

Previously MP for Stretford and Urmston until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Stretford and Urmston

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• DecaBDE

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (since 7 May 2024)
• Member, Preterm Birth Committee (since 14 Feb 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (13 Oct 2010 to 1 Jul 2014)
• Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families; Minister for the North West), Department for Children, Schools and Families (13 Jul 2007 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Jul 2007)
• Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children and Youth Justice) (and Minister for the North West) (28 Jun 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families), Department for Education and Skills (17 Jun 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Children), Department for Education and Skills (11 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Children, Young People and Families) (10 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Citizenship and Immigration), Home Office (29 May 2002 to 1 Apr 2004)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism) (29 May 2002 to 1 Apr 2004)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 9 Nov 1998)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (4 out of 10)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani 26 Mar 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding the planned executions of, among others, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport 26 Mar 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of additional runway capacity at (1) Heathrow Airport and (2) Gatwick Airport on regional economic inequalities between the North West and the South East of England.

• Homelessness - Question 21 Jan 2025

  Does my noble friend agree that we have a crisis now with the number of children and young people trapped in bed and breakfast accommodation, in totally unsuitable conditions, which will have an important and deleterious effect on their well-being? On the strategy she outlined, can she say more about the priority that the Government are giving to reducing the number of children and young...

More of Baroness Hughes of Stretford’s recent appearances

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