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The Baroness Rawlings

Conservative Member of the House of Lords F
Baroness Rawlings's full title is The Baroness Rawlings. Her name is Patricia Elizabeth Rawlings, 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

162 divisions 28 Content(17.3%) 0 Not-Content(0.0%) 134 didn't vote(82.7%)
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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

2026-03-23 Ukraine: Reparation
What assessment have HMG earmarked for other refugee movements in the Middle East?
2026-03-18 Strait of Hormuz
My Lords—
2026-03-09 British Business Bank
My Lords, what are HMG doing to help the UK businesses affected by the present Gulf war?
2026-02-24 Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
I declare my interest as a former chairman of King’s College London. What discussions have HMG had with the principals and vice-chancellors of universities on this subject?
2025-12-18 Lithuania: Balloon Incursions
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive Answer; he always gives very good answers. Balloons are not just for Christmas or festival treats. Sadly, these balloons can be serious weapons, as we have heard. Can the Minister enlighten us further
2025-12-18 Lithuania: Balloon Incursions
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the defence implications of balloon incursions into Lithuania for British forces stationed in the Baltic states.
2025-12-04 UK Citizens in Venezuela
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safety of UK citizens currently in Venezuela.
2025-11-12 Caribbean: US Military Action
My Lords, what actual involvement do HMG have at present in Venezuela?
2025-10-27 Undersea Cables: National Security Threat
While most of the undersea cables are privately owned, much of the servicing and upkeep need to be carried out by Governments. What co-operation do we have with Norway, which is seriously involved in protection—not only regarding wear and tear but agains
2025-06-02 BBC World Service
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, but horror stories abound in the press of Donald Trump and Elon Musk slashing staff programmes at the USAGM, Voice of America and Radio Free Europe. Does the Minister agree that the Chinese and Russian media
2025-06-02 BBC World Service
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the BBC World Service in the long term.
2025-01-16 Undersea Internet Cables
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cutting of undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea in November 2024.
2024-11-05 Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
My Lords, I very much concur with the remarks of my noble friend Lord Carrington of Fulham. I declare my interests as listed in the register. I will comment on the detrimental impact that extending the Ivory Act will have on the formation of collectio
2024-11-05 Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024.
My Lords, following the very good speech of my noble friend Lady McIntosh, I will say that animal welfare was the most debated subject when we were both in the European Parliament together. I wonder whether we are still abiding by all EU rules now.
2024-10-16 Medical Product Liability
My Lords, does this cover generic medicines too?
2024-03-27 Regional Arts Facilities
Thank you. My Lords, despite financial difficulties, some national museums are prevented by law from deaccessioning. What is the Government’s policy towards regional museums?
2024-03-27 Regional Arts Facilities
My Lords—
2024-03-14 Red Sea Telecommunication Cables
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his Answer. The Red Sea is particularly vulnerable to attack because of its narrow and shallow proximity to Iran’s naval bases. Digital data is not in the cloud but depends 97% on seabed cables, and trillions get tra
2024-03-14 Red Sea Telecommunication Cables
To ask His Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to help protect telecommunication cables in the Red Sea.
2023-09-13 Horizon Europe
My Lords, we have the finest universities in the world. What are the Government’s plans for Erasmus?
2023-06-14 Drugs: Supply and Availability
I thank the Minister for his Answer. Despite what the Government are doing, would he agree that, even though there are pharmaceutical shortages worldwide, aspects of this in the UK have been exacerbated by Brexit? As of April 2023, there are 301 drugs in
2023-06-14 Drugs: Supply and Availability
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the continued supply and availability of (1) prescription, and (2) non-prescription, drugs.
2023-05-10 NHS: Nurses
Thank you. Many lives are at risk through the shortage of nurses, frequently through the lack of retention. Following the spirit, wisely suggested by our King, of the importance of supporting volunteering, will HMG consider allowing volunteer Red Cross a
2023-05-10 NHS: Nurses
My Lords—
2023-05-10 NHS: Nurses
My Lords—
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.

Register of Interests · 1 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.

Nil

  • No registrable interests
    registered 2025-04-07
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly. Read the full Lords Code of Conduct for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.

Party history

1994-10-05present
Conservative current

Government posts

2010-05-112012-09-06
Lords Spokesperson (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2010-05-112012-06-25
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

1998-12-172000-11-30
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2014-06-122016-08-31
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
1999-11-232002-11-07
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
2013-05-162014-05-14
Information Committee (Lords)
2015-06-182016-02-11
National Policy for the Built Environment Committee
2017-01-252019-10-23
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
2019-07-012023-01-31
International Relations and Defence Committee

Contact

Parliamentary office
rawlingspe@parliament.uk
020 7219 0664 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic

Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

Showing 1 of 1 tabled 1 answered(100.0%) 1 departments
2026-02-11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
New START Treaty
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full 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)

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No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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