Baroness Fookes

Deputy Speaker (Lords)

Conservative Peer

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Recent appearances

  • Rwanda: Asylum Arrangements Treaty - Question 21 Nov 2023

    My Lords, that concludes Oral Questions for today. We now come to some formal business, so if any noble Lord would like to leave, now is the time to do it.
  • Dangerous Dogs Act 1991: New Breeds - Question 14 Sep 2023

    My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend is taking such urgent action on this. I suggest that he should be more radical when looking at the Dangerous Dogs Act. It is time that that was sent to the knacker’s yard and a new system instituted altogether. I say this with some regret because I was the one who introduced it in the other place in the first place.
  • Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill - Committee: Amendment 4 12 Sep 2023

    My Lords, your Lordships will probably not be surprised that I do not agree with my noble friend Lord Mancroft on this. I prefer the fact that there is a wider scope with the wildlife trade regulations annexes A and B. If they do not cause a problem, nobody will worry about that. I was amused by my noble friend Lord Mancroft and his molluscs, but I really do not think it is of any...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

Currently held offices

  • Deputy Speaker (Lords) (since 9 Dec 2002)
  • Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 2 May 2002)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Mar 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
  • Chair, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023)
  • Chair, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023)
  • Member, Constitution Committee ( 1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
  • Member, Bribery Act 2010 Committee (17 May 2018 to 4 Mar 2019)
  • Chair, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2017)
  • Chair, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2017)
  • Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (16 May 2013 to 8 Jun 2015)
  • Member, Communications and Digital Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (17 Jan 2008 to 26 Nov 2008)
  • Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2004 to 15 Sep 2004)
  • Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) ( 4 Dec 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
  • Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Jul 2003 to 17 Nov 2003)
  • Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) ( 2 Jul 2001 to 8 Apr 2010)
  • Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (27 May 1999 to 8 Apr 2010)
  • Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means) ( 6 May 1992 to 1 May 1997)
  • Member, Televising of Proceedings of the House Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 16 Nov 1989)
  • Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 9 Jun 1983 to 16 Mar 1992)
  • Member, Panel of Chairs ( 1 Nov 1978 to 9 Jun 1983)
  • Member, Expenditure Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)
  • Chair, Expenditure: Arts & Home Office Sub-Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)

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