The Baroness Harris of Richmond DL
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
F
Baroness Harris of Richmond's full title is The Baroness Harris of Richmond DL. Her name is Angela Felicity Harris, 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
102 Content(63.4%)
21 Not-Content(13.0%)
38 didn't vote(23.6%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
30–130
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
Content
208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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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 25
2026-04-20
Civil Preparedness for War
My Lords, I begin by declaring my defence interests: I am patron to the various RAF regiment associations, and I have just heard from their group captain that their gunners have shot down more Iranian drones, by quite some margin, than any other UK defen
2026-04-20
Civil Preparedness for War
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s civil preparedness for war.
2025-12-09
Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure
My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winchester for bringing these two Measures to your Lordships’ House. I will address the Abuse Redress Measure first.
This is yet another Measure that we have recently discussed in the Ecclesia
2025-06-06
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am speaking to the amendments in this group on behalf of these Benches and, in doing so, I confirm the strong support we expressed at Second Reading for the Bill. There was a sense of outrage when President Trump attempted to squeeze an agree
My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for his inspiring opening of this debate, which has included the excellent maiden speech by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Peterborough. There have been many remarkable speeches today. In May 1944, I was six
My Lords, I will be brief. The Ecclesiastical Committee, under our excellent chair, the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, considered these Measures on 3 February this year, as we have heard, after they had gone through all the synod’s scruti
My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, on introducing this excellent report. It makes grim reading. By its reckoning, we are not defending ourselves as a country well enough. It pre-dated, but was prescient in, its conclusions, wh
2025-01-08
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I share the remarks made by a number of noble Lords about my late noble friend Baroness Randerson. I was her Whip. Her loss to us is incalculable. She was an exceptional politician and a great friend to us all. She will be greatly missed.
Al
2025-01-07
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing this Second Reading debate, and I speak to support the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, otherwise known as Martyn’s law.
This is practical legislation that will empower communities to fight th
2024-10-25
Ukraine
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for introducing this debate. It is both timely and necessary. I start by remembering what the Budapest memorandum was all about. Signed in 1994 by Russia, the USA and the UK, it was intended to reduce the th
2024-09-12
Public Libraries
My Lords, I have time only to ask the Minister what she can recommend we do for the Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries—the acronym is CRACL—which are a charitable trust, of which I am patron. They are mainly run by amazing volunteers, wh
2024-07-18
King’s Speech
My Lords, I too send my best wishes to the new Government and their Front Bench. I wish them well in the future. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, on his dynamic maiden speech.
I will speak about the Yorkshire Dales’ environment, primar
My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville for her excellent speech and for securing this important debate. It follows on from the one held in the Chamber on “Water and Sewage Companies: Directors’ Remuneration” on 22 Fe
2023-12-14
Fire Safety Regulations and Guidance
My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Goddard for initiating this debate and for his powerful opening speech, which is a reminder to us all of the devastation that fire can cause. None of us will ever forget the appalling loss of life in the Grenfel
2023-11-09
King’s Speech
My Lords, there was nothing in the gracious Speech about the most debilitating and underreported health problem which has arisen as a result of the pandemic, known as long Covid. It has become a serious health matter, especially since the Office for Nati
2023-09-21
Ukraine
My Lords, I too thank the Minister for her introduction to the debate and the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for her powerful speech.
“Please, keep reporting the facts and not the propaganda.” So said Olena, staying in Ukraine, determined to support and
2023-09-14
Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
My Lords, in a letter to Peers in June, the Minister, the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, stated
“industry stands ready and eager to support the delivery of this Act for UK businesses of all shapes and sizes, developing guidance and standards to ensure
2023-06-27
Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure
My Lords, I am most grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Sheffield for his elegant introduction to this Measure, much of which I regret I will be repeating for the record. I thank the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, who is
2023-06-15
Nottingham Incident
My Lords, I, too, thank the Government for bringing this Statement from the other place yesterday, and I echo the strong remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. I am sure we all share in the grief of those who stood at the moving vigil yesterday for the
2023-05-03
Police: Restoring Public Confidence
My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for bringing forward this important debate and all participants for their thoughtful contributions.
Some 20 years ago, when I was chair of my police authority, I made it a rule to take us around north
2023-03-20
Police and Crime Commissioners
My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chair of a police authority. If police and crime commissioners have been so successful, as the Minister and the Government claim, why have so many of them let their police forces fall into special measures?
2023-03-15
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Scott of Needham Market and the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett. I will speak specifically to Amendment 163.
I should first declare an interest that I am the high steward of Ripon Cathedral, and although Ripon is tec
2023-03-15
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
I agree with everything that my noble friend Lady Pinnock has just said. I put my name to her amendment because in my rapidly disappearing district council of Richmondshire a motion was almost unanimously agreed to support a system of voting proportionat
2023-03-15
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her comments. All the clauses stand together, so I need to read Hansard carefully and go through her comments on each clause. I believe there was some contradiction in what she said, so it is important that I am quite c
2023-03-15
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
My Lords, I begin by declaring my policing interests, which are set out in the register. The stand part propositions on Clauses 32 to 38 all highlight to your Lordships the ridiculous state that North Yorkshire will be in should these clauses remain in t
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Category 3: Land and property
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One property in North Yorkshire
registered 2020-07-31 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1999-08-06 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2000-12-12 → 2004-11-18
European Union Committee
2001-06-26 → 2002-11-07
House of Lords Offices Committee
2001-06-26 → 2002-11-07
Refreshment Sub Committee
2002-11-25 → 2007-10-30
Refreshment Committee (Lords)
2007-11-15 → 2012-05-01
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2024-10-31 → present
Ecclesiastical Committee
2015-07-09 → 2024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2013-11-01 → 2015-03-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2019-10-29 → 2023-01-31
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
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County All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Officer | County Councils Network | 10 | 2024-07-04 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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)
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.