The Baroness Deech DBE KC
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
F
Baroness Deech's full title is The Baroness Deech DBE KC. Her name is Ruth Lynn Deech, 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
25 Content(15.4%)
16 Not-Content(9.9%)
121 didn't vote(74.7%)
2026-03-26
Not-Content
64–140
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
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 25
My Lords, the Government are generously funding the Palestinian Authority. Despite assurances, it is very reliably reported that they are still shipping the money to terrorists who are in prison under their “pay for slay” policy. I suggest that the Gover
2026-06-11
Antisemitism
My Lords, have the Government taken the advice of global Jewish scholars, who have concluded that Holocaust education and memorialisation have no effect and can be positively damaging? This is supported in reviews by University College London. Youth edu
2026-06-10
Middle East
My Lords, the pointless recognition of Palestine, which ran counter to international law, has made no difference at all. I note that in the Statement it is taken for granted that east Jerusalem will be part of Palestine. I remind the Government that when
2026-06-10
Best Start Family Hubs
My Lords, it is admirable that the Minister wants to lift children out of poverty. Why then has she not enthusiastically accepted the recommendations of the Public Services Committee about reforming the Child Maintenance Service, which is currently letti
My Lords, it is a heartrending statistic that 4 million of the UK’s 14 million children live in separated families. That is a higher proportion than in many European countries. The drawbacks of that situation are well known. Children from one-parent fami
2026-06-04
Fertility Treatment Regulation
My Lords, this debate has consisted of highs and lows. One high, of course, is that it is wonderful that the House of Lords has so many world experts on infertility ready to speak today and contribute their knowledge. That is what we are all about. The l
2026-06-04
Fertility Treatment Regulation
My Lords, I declare an interest as a former chairwoman of the HFEA. When I was approached for the job, I explained that, at my school, we were not even taught what were then called the “facts of life”. It turned out that this did not matter, as the task
2026-06-04
Fertility Treatment Regulation
That this House takes note of the adequacy of the law on the regulation of fertility treatment.
2026-05-21
Higher Earners: Emigration
My Lords, is not the problem that the people who are fairly paying their tax feel that they unfairly have to support a vast number—maybe just as many—who are living on welfare and benefits, and that the people who work hard have to support those who do n
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, I am deeply distressed and depressed that I have to speak, as I do this evening, on education—though my account could just as well have been on one of the other days of debate on the gracious Speech. I chose education because that is where the
2026-05-18
Miscarriage Care
My Lords, it is widely reported that maternity services are in crisis—in fact, an inquiry is ongoing. Could it be that women suffering from miscarriage get less priority when maternity services are overstretched and as busy as they could possibly be, as
2026-04-28
RMT Strikes: Impact on Businesses
The immediate mitigation of a tube strike is that people take the bus, or they try to take the bus, but the Mayor of London is going to remove all the buses from the most famous high street of all, namely Oxford Street, to the great detriment of shoppers
2026-04-28
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
My Lords, judging by the definitions in the Act, the proposed new Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Victoria Tower Gardens will come under it. I am not expecting the Minister to give me a detailed reply, because I am sure this is confidential. Ho
2026-04-27
Antisemitic Attacks
My Lords, I will pick up on the notion that Islamic extremism lies behind this. This means—I hope the Minister agrees—that the Charity Commission should be investigating charities that support extremism and funnel money towards it. But behind that Islami
2026-04-15
Masculinity and Misogyny in Schools
My Lords, is there any evidence that the problem is worse with a decline of single-sex schools? Would things be better if there were more single-sex schools, at least for girls?
My Lords, I am sorry that two Questions this morning have to deal with antisemitism—I never thought it would come to this. Unfortunately, the United Nations and other bodies, such as Amnesty International and the United Nations Human Rights Council, trea
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to coordinate with international partners to address the proliferation of antisemitism in international human rights bodies, as reported by organisations such as UN Watch and NGO Monitor.
2026-03-25
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have great respect for the views of the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan. We understand where she is coming from. But, as the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said, this has been democratically passed by both Houses. The very graphic descriptions of the
2026-03-18
Strait of Hormuz
My Lords, when will the Minister and her Government end this air of detachment in relation to Iran? Some of us have just come from a presentation of a most comprehensive report by the historian, the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, setting out the horrors of Oc
2026-03-17
Plan 2 Student Loans: Repayment Terms
Does the Minister agree that the situation has gone too far for tinkering? We need a fresh start. As I said yesterday, we need a Select Committee in this House on education. But does she agree that it is time for something radical, such as a graduate tax
2026-03-16
Antisemitism on University Campuses
My Lords, I hope the Minister will not make the mistake—I ask him not to—of linking what is happening to Gaza and the events in the Middle East. What is happening is that antisemitism is being used as an excuse. It has always been there—I was talking abo
My Lords—
2026-03-10
Student Loan System
My Lords, is the Minister aware that over £5 billion of student debt is owed by European Union students who went back and did not repay? What steps will the Government take to prevent this debt growing if we rejoin Erasmus, which is, after all, one-way t
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 419 in support of the noble Lord, Lord Goodman, and the other signatories. It calls for a counterextremism strategy to be published annually. I am also in support of the gist of all the amendments in this group
2026-03-02
Child Poverty Strategy
My Lords, may I ask the Minister what the definition of poverty is? If it is “below the average” then there is no hope of getting rid of poverty. Is it an absolute standard? Secondly, has she calculated the amount owed to the Child Maintenance Service by
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 · 25 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, House of Lords Appointments Commission
registered 2024-04-17 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
-
Beiersdorf AG (manufactures personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives)
registered 2024-04-18 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Air Liquide SA (gases, technologies and services for industry and health)
registered 2024-04-18 · amended 2025-04-05
-
UBS Group AG (investment bank and financial services company)
registered 2023-10-26 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Schlumberger Limited (oil services)
registered 2022-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (mining)
registered 2022-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
-
General Electric Company (engineering and electric)
registered 2021-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Shell plc (oil and gas)
registered 2021-04-19 · amended 2026-05-21
-
Novartis AG (pharmaceuticals)
registered 2021-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Zoetis Inc (animal healthcare)
registered 2021-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Novo Nordisk AS (healthcare)
registered 2021-04-19 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Standard Chartered plc (banking)
registered 2019-06-21 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Givaudan AG (manufacturer of flavours, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients)
registered 2019-06-21 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Nestle SA (foods)
registered 2019-06-21 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Visa Inc (financial services)
registered 2019-06-21 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Microsoft Corporation (technology)
registered 2018-05-25 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Unilever plc (consumer goods)
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Hermes International SA (fashion luxury goods)
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
LVMH Moet Hennessy SA (luxury goods)
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Apple Inc (technology)
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Diageo plc (drinks and beverages)
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Relx plc (information and analytics company)
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
-
Worldwide Healthcare Trust plc
registered 2017-04-05 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (d)
-
iShares plc (exchange traded funds)
registered 2023-10-31 · amended 2025-04-07
-
Invesco (unit trust company)
registered 2023-10-31 · amended 2025-04-07
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
2005-10-05 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2006-11-23 → 2010-04-08
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2007-05-09 → 2007-08-08
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
2010-06-22 → 2015-03-30
Communications and Digital Committee
2015-06-11 → 2016-03-15
Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU Justice Sub-Committee
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Services Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
deechr@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London , SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London , SW1A 0PW
X (formerly Twitter)
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Get Refusal
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2027-01-04 |
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
Showing
35
of 35 tabled
32 answered(91.4%)
10
departments
2026-06-01
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Justice
Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman: Standards
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Justice
Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman: Standards
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Justice
Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman: Standards
Answered
2026-05-13
Ministry of Justice
Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman: Standards
Answered
2026-05-13
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Community Development
Answered
2026-04-24
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Antisemitism: Non-governmental Organisations
Answered
2026-02-26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Taiwan: Politics and Government
Answered
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinian Authority: Development Aid
Answered
2026-02-09
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
Answered
2026-02-02
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
Answered
2026-01-30
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Antisemitism
Answered
2026-01-26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Self-determination of States
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
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)
9 bills
9 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2021-07-19 | |
| Storage Period for Gametes Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-22 | |
| Storage Period for Gametes Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-24 | |
| Storage Period for Gametes Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-06-06 | |
| Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-07-03 | |
| Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-05-26 | |
| Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-06-04 | |
| Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2014-06-09 | |
| Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-02-25 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.