The Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Falkner of Margravine's full title is The Baroness Falkner of Margravine. Her name is Kishwer Falkner, 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
48 Content(29.6%)
12 Not-Content(7.4%)
102 didn't vote(63.0%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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 25
2026-06-22
Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
My Lords, this yet another inquiry is long overdue; I think we all accept that, but we understand that the noble Baroness, Lady Longfield, is committed to ensuring that it works as well as it can. Does the Minister agree that it is incredibly important,
2026-06-22
Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
My Lords—
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, under which this code was written. The Minister has referred several times to the fact that the Government interacted with the EHRC to take feedback, consultations and,
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords—
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords—
2026-06-01
For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers
My Lords, now that the Minister has agreed that government departments need to conform to the Supreme Court ruling, will she be able to tell the House what amount of public funds has been expended since the Forstater judgment of 2021 on religion and beli
2026-05-18
King’s Speech
My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chair of the EHRC and as a fellow of the think tank Policy Exchange. The nation’s confidence and trust in our public institutions is ebbing and, as it does, it damages our constitutional and economic settlement
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
My Lords, it is becoming a little repetitive for the House to hear for over a year that the Government must comply with the law of the land. We understand that the Minister’s role is to represent the Government, so I wonder why he cannot explain why he i
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, I declare an interest, as past chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which ended on 1 December last year. I say that because it is pertinent to the remarks I will make. I gave evidence to the Select Committee in the other place as
2026-04-24
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords—
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, my understanding of the Companion is that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, is correct in what he said: if it wishes, the House can set aside the Companion and hear from a noble Lord, but in that case a Motion has to be put and voted upon.
My Lords, on 2 February and again on 26 February, the Minister was asked whether government departments are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling on sex. Given that the EHRC code does not cover employment and that the Supreme Court ruling will have exi
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
I would like to proceed and conclude my argument. I will be happy to listen to the noble Baroness once I have finished.
Because the police do not know when they find a lifeless body which of the situations they are confronted with, even with decrimina
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
I do not think that we take interventions on Report, if I may refer to the Companion—but perhaps the Whip could assist us.
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 422E and, additionally, do so on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, KC, who has a prior appointment in The Hague this week. He was the author of the probing amendment on this topic in Committee. At that stage, t
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I appreciate that the hour is late and very charged emotions have been expressed, so I do not intend to delay the House with a long response. I simply point out to those Members who are not familiar with the Companion and were surprised that so
2026-03-16
Arrangement of Business
My Lords, before the Chief Whip sits down, he has been sorely missed in this Chamber today because the conduct of business has been all over the place, including on the Private Notice Question. While the Whip sitting here on the Bench exhorted people to
2026-03-16
Social Cohesion Action Plan
My Lords, I exhort the Whip, since he started by asking people to be extremely brief in their questions, to give some practical effort to controlling the Chamber in that regard.
I welcome the Government’s overall strategy but want to ask specifically
2026-03-16
Antisemitism on University Campuses
My Lords—
My Lords, I do not believe the noble Baroness answered the last part of my question. Why are misconduct investigations undertaken by the international organisation, which may have lower standards, when the Civil Service Code applies, which may have highe
To ask His Majesty’s Government what standards of behaviour apply to UK public servants on secondment to international organisations where UK civil service standards may be higher than those of the temporary secondment.
I thank the Minister. I should declare from the outset that my Question is not related to any individuals but, rather, is a question of policy. She will know about both the reputational damage to Civil Service morale and the fact that public confidence t
2026-03-04
Ballot Secrecy Act: Breaches
My Lords, is the Minister able to explain the status of Commonwealth citizens who are not dual nationals but merely resident in the United Kingdom for the purposes of voting? Do any residency lengths of term apply to them before they qualify and does the
2026-02-27
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
In response to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Markham, does the noble Baroness agree that senior and significant public appointments always involve an independent assessment panel making a recommendation, but moreover they also involve Select Com
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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.
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Distinguished Fellow, Policy Exchange (think tank)
registered 2026-02-02
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Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission (interest ceased 30 November 2025)
registered 2021-03-05 · amended 2026-01-21
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Member, Enforcement Decision Making Committee, Bank of England (interest ceased 18 July 2025)
registered 2018-08-02 · amended 2025-07-22
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Defence and Security Issues, the member receives invitations to dinner briefings which during the course of the calendar year together may amount to more than £300 in value and all of which are paid for by sources listed in the register of APPGs
registered 2018-06-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2020-09-03 → present
Crossbench
current
2019-07-25 → 2020-09-02
Non-affiliated
2004-06-02 → 2019-07-24
Liberal Democrat
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2004-11-30 → 2010-05-06
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2006-05-23 → 2006-07-25
Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee)
2007-11-15 → 2008-07-07
Intergovernmental Organisations Committee
2010-06-22 → 2015-03-30
Constitution Committee
2015-12-03 → 2017-04-27
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2014-06-12 → 2015-03-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-15
European Union Committee
2015-06-12 → 2019-07-02
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2026-01-27 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2019-07-01 → 2019-10-29
Procedure and Privileges Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
falknerk@parliament.uk
020 7219 2809 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 2809 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
chairandceo@equalityhumanrights.com
020 7219 2809 · House of Lords, Room 4:19, 2 Millbank, LONDON, SW1P 3JU
020 7219 2809 · House of Lords, Room 4:19, 2 Millbank, LONDON, SW1P 3JU
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | British American Security Information Council | 8 | 2024-05-30 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
42
of 42 tabled
37 answered(88.1%)
8
flagged: member has interest
9
departments
2026-06-03
Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Women
Answered
2026-06-03
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Women
Pending
2026-04-16
Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice
Answered
2026-04-15
Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice
Answered
2026-03-05
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Voting Rights: Commonwealth
Answered
2026-02-27
Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Arms Length Bodies
Answered
2026-02-27
Department for Education
Department for Education: Arms Length Bodies
Answered
2026-02-27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Arms Length Bodies
Answered
2026-02-12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Conditions of Employment
Answered
2026-01-30
Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice
Answered
2026-01-21
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
Answered
2026-01-21
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
Answered
2026-01-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
Answered
2026-01-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
Answered
2026-01-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
Answered
2026-01-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
Answered
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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)
3 bills
3 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-05-24 | |
| Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-09 | |
| Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-06-10 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.