The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness D'Souza's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG. Her name is Frances Gertrude Claire D'Souza, 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
35 Content(21.6%)
29 Not-Content(17.9%)
98 didn't vote(60.5%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
Content
208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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
2026-06-18
Child Poverty
My Lords, the debate on this vitally important topic is so far almost indistinguishable from a debate held in this Chamber in April 2024. We have had a depressing litany of figures showing how children living in poverty suffer throughout their lives from
My Lords, I understand that the FCDO sent a delegation to Afghanistan in recent weeks, and I wonder whether the Minister might be able to say something about the outcome of that visit, with particular reference to continuing assistance for women and gir
2026-06-09
British Council
My Lords, the £15 million interest, which is paid annually by the British Council because of the £200 million Covid debt, is bringing the British Council to its knees. Would the Government consider some creative solution to this debt—for example, by gran
My Lords, I declare an interest as a patron of Redress. No one has done more in this House to persuade Governments to act decisively to prevent and stop atrocity crimes than the noble Lord, Lord Alton. His efforts, and the efforts of others—and here I mu
2026-03-18
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I strongly support abortion on demand but, as we have heard, the danger continues to exist that an almost full-term foetus could be aborted by means of a pill ordered by telephone and delivered by post. I am struck by the extraordinary efforts
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Banner, I shall move the amendment, although my defence of it will be less than perfect, given that I have only just seen it. However, I must first thank the Minister for having kindly organised a meeting
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I thank the Minister as always for his response and for the support that the Government are providing, particularly in Ukraine after the Russian aggression. I still feel, however, that the definitions within the Bill of “victim” and “loss” are
2026-03-11
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-06
International Women’s Day
My Lords, I begin by acknowledging this Government’s and the previous Government’s significant commitment to women and girls around the world and, in particular, to their education. That said, programmes to prevent violence against women and to promote
2026-03-04
Taiwan
My Lords, the likely tactics, other than invasion, that China will use in its goal of incorporating Taiwan include grey-zone tactics, such as sabotage of infrastructure, cyber attacks to take down electricity grids, disruption of the internet by cutting
2026-03-04
Taiwan
To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to the need to take further steps to ensure democracy in Taiwan.
2026-01-29
UK Development Partnership Assistance
My Lords, my thanks also go to the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, for picking up this really important issue. I too look forward immensely to the maiden speeches.
It is generally accepted that Britain has, in the past, excelled in soft power, punc
2026-01-20
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I had hoped to speak to this Bill on Second Reading, but was unable to do so; I hope noble Lords will allow me to jump in in Committee.
As has been pointed out elegantly by previous speakers, standard compensation orders are simply not suite
2026-01-19
Public Inquiries: Costs
My Lords, I declare an interest, having been a member of the Statutory Inquiries Committee. No one doubts the value of these committees, but a common concern of all committees, which has been noted here, is the degree to which Governments are prepared t
2026-01-13
Official Development Assistance
My Lords, worldwide cuts to international development programmes are a reality. We cannot escape the adverse effects this will have on poverty reduction, healthcare, education and, importantly, national security. Depressing as these statistics are, they
My Lords, this is a small but very important Bill. Most of the important issues it raises have already been spoken to by noble Lords, but some of them bear repetition.
To my mind, this is yet another Bill that, depressingly, seeks to make indents in o
2025-09-09
Daesh Crimes: Accountability (JCHR Report)
My Lords, I am delighted to follow the right reverend Prelate, with whom I share non-lawyer status—perhaps the only two here. This excellent report has had a somewhat chequered history, interrupted as it was by the election last year, but it has emerged
2025-07-24
Infected Blood Inquiry: Additional Report
Oh, sorry.
2025-07-24
Infected Blood Inquiry: Additional Report
My Lords, the Minister has laid some emphasis on getting it right, but I wonder whether she could—
My Lords, the Government regularly provide updates on aid to Afghanistan with a special focus on women and girls, and these are very welcome. Can the Minister say what progress has been achieved in the secondary education of girls, and whether the newly
2025-05-20
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, as a non-contributor to the Bill so far, it seems to me that the amendment is not being spoken to. I wonder whether I could support those who have enjoined contributors, on this day 1 of Committee, to speak to the amendment and to limit the len
2025-05-06
Renters’ Rights Bill
My Lords, I declare an interest, having a young grandson who had an affinity with snakes. When he was very young, living in central London, he had several, one of which was quite large and called Wilberforce. Wilberforce used to do what snakes do—rear up
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton, for his wise, inclusive and perceptive chairmanship. I note the expertise of colleagues on the committee and the truly marvellous committee staff, most especially Andrea Dowsett and Matthew Burton.
The no
My Lords, it seems that we never stop talking about ourselves to ourselves, but I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Norton, on securing a Second Reading of this well-aired Bill and want to touch on three aspects.
The first is the significant amendment
2025-03-13
National Youth Strategy
I am speaking so fast that I can hardly hear myself talk.
My most important point is this. In view of the fact that our youth is somewhat disillusioned, which we know from research, whatever else we do, we have to get this strategy right.
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Register of Interests · 2 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 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Wise Investment
registered 2026-01-06
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Hospitality is received from Japanese and Taiwanese embassies which over the calendar year exceeds the registration threshold
registered 2026-01-06
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Party history
2016-09-01 → present
Crossbench
current
2011-09-05 → 2016-08-31
Non-affiliated
2004-07-01 → 2011-09-04
Crossbench
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2005-06-15 → 2016-12-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2007-11-07 → 2011-09-05
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2011-09-05 → 2016-08-31
House Committee (Lords)
Chair
+£14,582/yr
2007-11-13 → 2016-08-31
House Committee (Lords)
2007-11-15 → 2011-09-05
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2007-11-19 → 2011-09-05
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2007-11-20 → 2011-09-05
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2008-11-26 → 2011-09-05
Joint Committee on Security
2011-06-28 → 2011-09-05
Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
2024-09-05 → present
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2020-05-22 → 2024-05-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
dsouzaf@parliament.uk
020 7219 3670 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 7 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghan Women and Girls
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-04-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rwanda
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 8 | 2023-06-04 |
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
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5
of 5 tabled
5 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
2026-02-05
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Greater London
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
2 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | Supported | 2nd reading | 2023-12-12 | |
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Status) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-01-13 | |
| School Holiday Open Days Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.