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The Rt Hon. the Baroness Amos LG CH

Labour Member of the House of Lords F
Baroness Amos's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Amos LG CH. Her name is Valerie Ann Amos, 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 1 Content(0.6%) 13 Not-Content(8.0%) 148 didn't vote(91.4%)
2026-04-20
Not-Content
276169 Content
2026-04-20
Not-Content
259180 Content
2026-04-20
Not-Content
284158 Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
65173 Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178231 Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69332 Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
257180 Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
247187 Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
171146 Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115197 Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
64140 Not-Content
2026-03-23
Content
202225 Not-Content
2026-03-16
Not-Content
276165 Content
2026-02-10
Not-Content
186251 Not-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 11

2025-05-09 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Coaker for an excellent opening speech and congratulate the right reverend Prelate on her maiden speech; I look forward to working with her in the House. I also thank those noble Lords who have spoken before me, man
2025-03-04 Official Development Assistance
My Lords, this is a particularly challenging and difficult time for fragile countries, countries caught in conflict and some of the most vulnerable people in the world. In congratulating my noble friend the Minister on her new role, can I ask: first, how
2024-09-13 Sudan
My Lords, this is my first opportunity to publicly congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his ministerial role. I know well from my own experience the impact that British development and foreign policy can have on countries on the African continent
2024-03-08 International Women’s Day
My Lords, I thank the Minister for opening today’s important debate. I also say how much I am looking forward to the maiden speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Casey. I have long been an admirer of her work, her determination, her advocacy, and the way th
2024-01-26 Ukraine
My Lords, I, too, welcome today’s debate. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive speech, particularly for his references to the importance of continued collective action and for setting out so clearly the UK’s ongoing support for Ukraine. The real
2022-09-09 Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
My Lords, I shared in the shock and sadness of people in this country and across the world when we heard the news of the Queen’s passing last night. Of course, I share the sentiments already expressed in this House about the Queen’s extraordinary commitm
2022-07-21 Sri Lanka
My Lords, can I press the Minister on the humanitarian support that we are giving to Sri Lanka? Last month, inflation on food prices was 80%. There is rising unemployment and the World Food Programme has talked about 3 million people in need of dire huma
2021-08-18 Afghanistan
My Lords, it is eight years since I visited Afghanistan, and the appalling scenes from Kabul, the heart-breaking testimony of women and girls, the despair of aid workers and the questioning of the value of our interaction and presence by so many of our A
2019-04-29 Brexit: EU Students’ Tuition Fees
My Lords, I declare an interest as the director of SOAS University of London. I take note of the noble Viscount’s comments about the success of the UK higher education sector. Having travelled extensively in my job and having talked to alumni and prospec
2019-04-01 Yemen: Giving Peace a Chance (International Relations Committee Report)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, and the committee for the report, particularly for setting out so clearly the complexities of the situation in Yemen. I support all the recommendations, particularly with respect to the need for
2018-11-22 Matthew Hedges
My Lords, I declare an interest as director of SOAS University of London. The Minister will be aware that this case has caused considerable anxiety in universities up and down the country. What specific advice should we give to staff and students conduct
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 · 4 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.

  • Chair, Independent Investigation of Maternity and Neonatal Services in England
    registered 2025-09-25
  • Master, University College, Oxford
    registered 2020-09-04 · amended 2025-04-05

Category 3: Land and property

  • Flat in New York, USA from which rental income is received
    registered 2018-12-24 · amended 2025-04-05

Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality

  • Two tickets and hospitality for the French Open Women’s Final in Paris received from Lavazza, 6 June 2026
    registered 2026-06-10
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

2018-11-22present
Labour current
2009-10-262018-11-21
Non-affiliated
1997-09-242009-10-25
Labour

Government posts

2003-10-062007-06-28
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords (Privy Council Office)
2003-05-122003-10-06
Secretary of State for International Development
2001-06-122003-05-12
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

2003-10-072007-07-03
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2000-12-072001-05-11
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2003-10-072007-07-03
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2003-10-072007-10-30
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2003-10-072007-07-03
House Committee (Lords)
2003-10-072007-10-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee

Contact

Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 3000 · 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

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)

2 bills 1 as lead sponsor 1 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007 Sponsored Royal Assent 2007-01-23
Consolidated Fund Act 2006 Supported Royal Assent 2006-12-07
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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