Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 November 2015

Previously MP for Solihull until 30 March 2015 — General election

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

Also represented Solihull

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @LorelyBurt

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Departments: Equal Opportunities
• UK Trade and Investment
• Departmental Procurement
• Departmental Contracts
• Shareholder Executive

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee) ( 6 Mar 2019 to 14 Jun 2019)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Equalities) (28 Oct 2016 to 12 Oct 2017)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) (10 Nov 2015 to 28 Oct 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 4 Nov 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (20 Dec 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party (25 Oct 2007 to 1 Nov 2012)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) ( 3 Aug 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 3 Aug 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 2 May 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 24 Apr 2006)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland) (10 May 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (10 May 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (1 out of 7)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Employment Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (19 out of 22)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 7 Feb 2025

  Education (Assemblies) Bill – second reading – Baroness Burt of Solihull. Legislation

• Prisons: Health Services - Question 14 Jan 2025

  My Lords, many of the issues preventing prisoners getting equivalence of care with non-prisoners clearly relate to access to hospitals and health specialists. As we know, delays can exacerbate conditions. Will the Government ensure that the Nuffield Trust recommendations on improving transparency, prisoner escort numbers, reviewing the supply of prison escorts and increasing access to...

• NHS: Single-sex Provision for Staff and Patients - Question 8 Jan 2025

  In the last few weeks alone, we have heard about the range of challenges facing our NHS: physically collapsing hospitals, extensive waiting lists and a social care review, to name but a few. More guidance in areas of uncertainty is to be encouraged. However, given that only 0.55% of the English population is trans, where does the Minister think that this should come in the order of priorities?

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