The Baroness Bakewell DBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Bakewell's full title is The Baroness Bakewell DBE. Her name is Joan Dawson Bakewell, 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
0 Content(0.0%)
6 Not-Content(3.7%)
156 didn't vote(96.3%)
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figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-01-29
Erasmus+ Eligibility: Asylum Seekers
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend the scope of eligibility for the Erasmus+ scheme, including to asylum seekers.
2025-11-11
Overseas Musicians Touring in the UK
Arriving here, I passed a plaque which read “Mozart lived here”, and, of course, he travelled to Britain and toured freely, as it was in those days. Everyone in the cultural sector knows that the arts know no boundaries of talent, inspiration or pleasure
2024-04-16
Farmers: Flooding Compensation
My Lords, to follow on from the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, the announcement by the Prime Minister in February of £75 million funding for internal drainage boards is to be welcomed. There are 112 independent IDBs in England. The
2024-02-01
Arts
My Lords, I thank my fellow Peer and noble friend Lord Bragg for introducing this debate. He is not in the Chamber at the moment; I think he is out in the Lobby being interviewed for television. He cannot spread the message too far and too fast. I suppor
2023-10-23
Residential Accommodation: Empty Homes
I thank the Minister for that, and I recognise and appreciate the changes being made by the Government. However, there is more to be done. The number of long-term empty properties in England has increased by 24% since 2016, and in 2022 it reached a quart
2023-10-23
Residential Accommodation: Empty Homes
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to convert empty homes into residential accommodation
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, for introducing the Bill, which I support wholeheartedly, in the belief that it is important for our society, our democracy and the moral underpinning of all that we think and do. As one of the co-chairs o
2022-12-12
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 16 in my name and I have added my name to Amendments 76, 77 and 78 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. There is considerable concern about just how the measures in this Bill will be impleme
2022-12-12
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
2022-11-29
Humanist Marriages
To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to give legal recognition to humanist marriages.
2022-11-03
Public Service Broadcasting: BBC Centenary
My Lords, 1922 was a very special year. It was the year The Waste Land was published and saw the birth of Philip Larkin and the creation of the BBC—cultural events that echo still to this day. My contribution is going to be about the BBC and my personal
2022-06-27
Roma Community: Levelling Up
I am aware of the Government’s plans to deal with the Roma community, but two weeks ago the submissions from local government closed. What guarantee is there that the funding going via local authorities will be ring-fenced for the Roma community and that
2022-06-27
Roma Community: Levelling Up
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how their levelling up plans take into account the needs of the Roma community.
2022-05-23
Schools Bill [HL]
My Lords, I wish to address two aspects of this Bill, both of which concern the role of religion in the education of children. I draw the attention of the House to the fact that I am the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group—although the
2022-04-25
Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
My Lords, within days of my tabling the Question, I discovered that this jewel in the crown of our vaccine policy had been sold off to a major American pharmaceutical company for a great deal of money. The process was not made public. Can the Government
2022-04-25
Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they still intend to sell the Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre; and if so, what progress they have made.
2022-01-13
Health and Care Bill
My Lords, before I address my Amendment 28, giving my support to my noble friend Lady Thornton, I wish to endorse the other amendments that are calling for representatives of particular groups—we just heard mention of two. I particularly endorse all thos
2022-01-10
Post Office: Horizon Compensation
My Lords, the Post Office scandal involved some 732 prosecutions over a 20-year period. Many convictions have since been overturned. Can the Minister say how many claims have now been settled, how many remain outstanding and what the total cost will be?
2022-01-10
Post Office: Horizon Compensation
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, if any, to expedite the payment of compensation due to postmasters and mistresses as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
2021-12-07
Health and Care Bill
My Lords, I welcome a Bill that brings together the National Health Service and social care. How could I not? It is a long overdue development. However, I have serious reservations about the Bill’s direction of travel. I fear that the reforms set out he
2021-11-24
NHS: Primary Care Surgeries
Centene has a bad reputation across America. Since 2000, it has paid many millions of dollars in fines for 174 contract-related offences across the States, so will Her Majesty’s Government forbid the appointment of Centene-related staff and former staff
2021-11-24
NHS: Primary Care Surgeries
I thank the noble Lord for that Answer. I have two points to make. Once they know what is happening, NHS staff and the public increasingly oppose this move. A group action by Islington patients is going to court to challenge the change of control to an A
2021-11-24
NHS: Primary Care Surgeries
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent the takeover of National Health Service primary care surgeries in the United Kingdom by American health insurance companies.
2021-10-22
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]
My Lords, I support the Bill so eloquently proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher. I am, like her, a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group, which gives support to all those seeking the freedom to make choices about their own death. I
2021-08-18
Afghanistan
My Lords, I join those who have already spoken of their gratitude to those who have contributed so much in the past 20 years in Afghanistan, but I want to speak on what actions we can take at once in this country.
The Home Office will have to recalibr
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Register of Interests · 3 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Public speaker
registered 2011-01-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Writer, journalist and novelist
registered 2011-01-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Broadcaster: freelance radio and television
registered 2011-01-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2011-01-21 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2012-05-16 → 2015-03-30
Communications and Digital Committee
2015-06-08 → 2016-08-31
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
2017-01-25 → 2019-10-23
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-13
Artificial Intelligence Committee
2018-05-17 → 2018-07-19
Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee
2018-09-06 → 2019-03-19
Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee
2021-04-14 → 2023-01-31
Built Environment Committee
2024-02-14 → 2025-01-30
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
joanbakewell@gmail.com
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London , SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London , SW1A 0PW
External or private office
Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for National Parks and National Landscapes
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2027-02-21 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coeliac Disease
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | Coeliac UK | 7 | 2024-02-26 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Illicit Trade
Subject Group
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Officer | Connect | 6 | 2021-07-03 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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2026-01-06
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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