The Baroness Buscombe
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Buscombe's full title is The Baroness Buscombe. Her name is Peta Jane Buscombe, 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.
Party history
1998-07-23 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2017-06-15 → 2019-07-30
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2016-12-21 → 2017-06-15
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2005-05-10 → 2007-01-11
Shadow Minister (Education)
2003-02-03 → 2004-11-18
Shadow Minister (Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs)
2002-11-26 → 2005-06-22
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
1999-12-21 → 2001-02-02
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
1999-11-29 → 2002-11-20
Shadow Minister (Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs)
1999-06-30 → 2000-06-22
Shadow Spokesperson (Social Security)
1999-06-29 → 2000-10-27
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
Committee memberships
2013-05-16 → 2014-02-26
Inquiries Act 2005 Committee
2015-07-16 → 2016-05-12
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2014-01-15 → 2015-03-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-12-03 → 2017-04-27
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2020-03-04 → 2022-10-20
Communications and Digital Committee
2022-07-21 → 2024-05-30
Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£16,422/yr
2022-07-19 → 2024-05-30
Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
2023-01-31 → 2023-10-26
Horticultural Sector Committee
2024-01-31 → present
Finance Committee (Lords)
2024-01-31 → present
Justice and Home Affairs 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) · 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
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.
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
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.