Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 7 February 2025

Previously MP for Bristol West until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Also represented Bristol West

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @thangammp
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Home Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Buildings: Insulation
• Asylum: Children
• Homelessness: Coronavirus
• Employment: Autism

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee ( 7 Feb 2023 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (17 Oct 2022 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority ( 8 Jun 2021 to 18 Oct 2023)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee ( 9 May 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Member, House of Commons Commission ( 9 May 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons ( 9 May 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Housing ( 6 Apr 2020 to 9 May 2021)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Oct 2016 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (14 Jan 2016 to 18 Oct 2016)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Agriculture Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Environment Bill Committee (1 out of 22)
• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Smart Meters Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Music Education: State Schools - Question for Short Debate 24 Jun 2025

  My Lords, I am grateful to follow the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. It has been a pleasure actually seeing him in real life, as opposed to just hearing him on Radio 3, which is still a great pleasure. I rise for my first speech in your Lordships’ House. I am grateful to all noble Lords for the warm welcome I have received, and I am particularly grateful to my noble friend Lady Keeley—we...

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Football: Ethnic Groups 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with relevant football bodies to help increase British Asian representation in football (a) on and (b) off the pitch.

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Football: Voluntary Work 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with relevant football bodies to help increase the level of volunteering in grassroots football.

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