Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 17 January 2025

Previously MP for Suffolk Coastal until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Suffolk Coastal

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @theresecoffey
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness Coffey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Transport
• Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Justice
• Childminding
• Sustainable Farming Incentive: Suffolk Coastal
• Shipping: Oil
• Broadband: Suffolk Coastal
• Children: Maintenance

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Services Committee (since 30 Jan 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee ( 7 May 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee ( 7 Feb 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Dec 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (11 Dec 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (25 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
• Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ( 6 Sep 2022 to 25 Oct 2022)
• Deputy Prime Minister ( 6 Sep 2022 to 25 Oct 2022)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 8 Sep 2019 to 6 Sep 2022)
• The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (29 Jul 2019 to 8 Sep 2019)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (17 Jul 2016 to 25 Jul 2019)
• The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons ( 8 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Oct 2012)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pet Abduction Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: Pay: Public Bodies 16 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government which status of public body they expect the new Fair Pay Agency to have.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Community Diagnostic Centres 15 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government how many diagnostic tests have been undertaken by each community diagnostic centre on a weekly basis since each centre was opened.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Community Diagnostic Centres 15 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government how much the creation and opening of each community diagnostic centre cost, and how much it costs annually to operate each centre.

More of Baroness Coffey’s recent appearances

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