The Baroness Teather
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Teather's full title is The Baroness Teather. Her name is Sarah Louise Teather, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
161 divisions
65 Content(40.4%)
10 Not-Content(6.2%)
86 didn't vote(53.4%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 6
My Lords, we know that AI will have a profound impact on work, particularly for young people. As it is already getting harder for graduates to get work, will the Minister urgently commission and publish research into the future impact of AI on the labour
My Lords, I see some of the same noble Lords in their places for this debate that were here for the debate last Tuesday. I trust that the Minister is feeling much better.
As with last week, these SIs on asylum support leave much unclear and have been
2026-04-15
Masculinity and Misogyny in Schools
My Lords, last week, I attended the Cambridge Disinformation Summit run by the Judge Business School, where a key takeaway for me was that restricting young people’s access to social media is not on its own a sufficient response to the risks that we are
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
It is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett. I am hugely grateful to the noble Lords, Lord German and Lord Dubs, for providing an opportunity for the House to discuss the Government’s changes to the asylum, refug
My Lords, as a former director of the Jesuit Refugee Service, I am concerned that the changes to the duration of refugee protection may create a state of permanent vulnerability and instability for refugee households. What assessment has the Minister mad
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to make my maiden speech here during this Second Reading debate. Supporting children and tackling the impact of poverty and disadvantage have been core themes of my work, both in the other place and in my chari
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Non-executive director, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
registered 2026-02-03
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Associate non-executive director, Barts Health NHS Trust
registered 2026-02-03
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Party history
2003-09-18 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
2010-05-13 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Children and Families)
Opposition posts
2008-10-08 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning)
2007-12-20 → 2008-10-08
Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
2007-06-28 → 2007-12-20
Shadow Secretary of State
2006-03-10 → 2007-06-28
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
2005-05-10 → 2006-03-10
Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
2005-02-28 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
2003-06-01 → 2004-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
Committee memberships
2014-01-27 → 2015-03-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2014-11-06 → 2015-02-03
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
2
of 2 tabled
2 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-18
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
Answered
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by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
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question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenancies (Reform) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-07-02 | |
| Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-04-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.