The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Basildon
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Smith of Basildon's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Basildon. Her name is Angela Evans Smith, 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.
Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-05 → present
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Planning)
2002-10-14 → 2006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2001-06-12 → 2002-06-13
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2023-10-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2023-02-22 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Devolved Issues)
2020-04-15 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues)
2018-06-04 → 2020-04-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2018-01-24 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2015-05-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-27
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-27
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)
2011-10-17 → 2012-09-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2010-10-08 → 2013-03-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
2015-05-28 → present
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2015-12-14
House Committee (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2015-12-14
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2019-05-09
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2015-06-08 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2015-07-20 → 2017-04-27
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
2016-09-01 → present
House of Lords Commission
2024-07-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2022-10-17 → 2024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
British Overseas Territories All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 30 | 2024-05-29 |
|
United Kingdom Overseas Territories All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 17 | 2021-05-29 |
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
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
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2025-02-13 | |
| House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-09-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.