The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Hale of Richmond's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE. Her name is Brenda Marjorie Hale, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 5
My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for initiating this debate and for his terrific speech in introducing it.
Perhaps I should declare an interest. I was privileged to be among Her Majesty’s judges sitting on the Woolsack to hear the Q
2025-01-29
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
My Lords, I did not expect to have to answer that sort of accusation. The Select Committee was formed because there was a petition against the Bill from three people. The hall objected to the locus standi of the petitioners, and we heard both sides of th
2025-01-29
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for moving this amendment and for having had the skill to devise an amendment within the scope of the Bill.
I would be failing in my duty if I did not draw your Lordships’ attention to the speci
My Lords, I shall explain why I am proud to support this vital group of amendments to Clause 4 proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. They restore to the courts of this country the role which is properly theirs under our centuries-old constitu
2023-11-23
Mental Health: Children and Young People
My Lords, I am so grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for giving us the opportunity to debate this most important subject, one in which I have taken a close personal interest in my professional career. But first, I owe you an apology. This is my ma
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Register of Interests · 4 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Sultan Azlan Shah Fellow, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
registered 2021-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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The Bodley Head / Vintage have contracted the member to write two books about her life and about the law; royalties payments are being received
registered 2020-06-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Self-employment as writer and lecturer (including as Consultant Editor for Lexis Nexis)
registered 2020-02-13 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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House in North Yorkshire
registered 2020-02-13 · amended 2025-04-09
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Party history
2020-01-12 → present
Crossbench
current
2009-10-01 → 2020-01-11
Non-affiliated
2004-01-12 → 2009-09-30
Crossbench
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-03-11 → 2024-04-23
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
haleb@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)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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