The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent's full title is The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent. Her name is Ruth Anderson, 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
5 Content(3.1%)
149 Not-Content(92.0%)
8 didn't vote(4.9%)
2026-04-27
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Teller
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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
I am genuinely sorry that I did not know about the attack on the Liberal Democrat website. It brings home the fact that every democratic institution is under threat every day from those people who wish to sow division and to undermine our core values and
I could not agree more with my noble friend. One of the most instructive things that we have seen in recent months was, when the Iranian regime turned off the internet in order to stop protests on its own streets, we saw how many online Twitter bots were
I think that we can all agree, not least after marking last week that the Ukraine war is longer than the First World War, that we are dealing with a bad-faith and outrageous actor with the Russian state, which has also been operating in the online space.
I thank my noble friend for so many things, but I am not sure that our colleagues who are currently campaigning in by-elections up and down the country will necessarily join me in doing so. My noble friend raises an important point about ensuring that pe
I know how excited the noble Lord will be about the legislation that will be in front of your Lordships’ House, which he will be able to scrutinise, and I am sure that my ministerial colleagues will enjoy the inevitable debate. The noble Lord is right: w
I thank my noble friend for her work in Armenia. What has come to light is extraordinary, although I have been reassured that, even with all those efforts, the Russian-supporting political party got only 17.5% of the vote. Obviously, we work closely wit
The noble Lord raises a genuinely important point. The responsibility of every Government is to make sure that we keep all our citizens safe. We have seen significant state-based interference, both violent and online, in our democratic space. But rest as
We do not routinely comment on security matters. We are absolutely committed to safeguarding the UK’s elections and have well-established processes to protect democratic integrity across the country. The Government are implementing the counter political
The noble Lord raises an important point. Obviously, France is one of our key allies—we have seen images only today of the President with the Prime Minister at the G7. I reassure your Lordships’ House that our position is that it is dangerous to jump to
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
The noble Lord raises an incredibly important point. We have seen people who have been too scared to go to work in the last 24 hours—people who serve in our NHS and in lots of different public services, as well as those who have built lives here, and we
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
The noble Lord raises a very important point. Nearly 70,000 people were deported between the general election and March 2026—a 41% increase on the 21 months before that. It is important for us to remember that we are a welcoming, open country; I am here
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
What we saw overnight is violence and disorder of the most shocking kind, using one of the most horrendous attempted murders, which we all unfortunately saw because it was spread across social media. We need to remember and contextualise what has happene
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
I thank the noble Baroness for the tone that she has taken. I agree with every word that she said, not least about the appalling comments of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon—someone who I, in a previous incarnation, campaigned against for decades. For all of us, St
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
I thank the noble Lord for his comments with regard to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. I think that anyone who has watched the news in the last 36 hours can only be in awe of and very grateful to the chief constable, Jon Boutcher, and the brave m
2026-06-10
North Belfast: Violent Attack
I thank the noble Lord for both his service in this House and his decades of service in Northern Ireland. What we have seen reminds all of us quite how challenging it has always been to be a representative in Northern Ireland, and we are so grateful for
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
I think it is fair to say that there are many Members of your Lordships’ House who use disappearing messages. There are also many Members of both this Administration and the previous one who use WhatsApp far too often, which is why are undertaking a revi
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
The noble Lord will be aware, as are all Members of your Lordships’ House, that Morgan McSweeney is no longer in post, and, with the greatest respect, neither I nor he would have known what was being published at any point in any such tranche. I reassure
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
I have no way to access that information.
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, it is exactly the same as it was then and the process was reported to the police, as the police have confirmed for both the stolen devices.
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, the methodology of what was published and why, and what was withheld and what was redacted, was published in every volume of the disclosure last week, which noble Lords will remember I had next to me when we did the Statement. That methodology
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, I am not sure that anyone would expect me to have the details of anyone’s employment contract or their departure at hand, but noble Lords will be aware of Civil Service contracts, because they are available to Members of your Lordships’ House,
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, the guidance on ministerial use of NCCCs— non-corporate communication channels—is clear for all Ministers and is part of the Ministerial Code, which states:
“‘Disappearing message’ functions have a role in limiting the build up of messages o
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
As I have said many times and very clearly from this Dispatch Box—I think this might be my fourth outing on the humble Address, which will make it also the noble Baroness’s fourth outing on the humble Address—we have published everything that is availabl
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
My Lords, I shall start with the noble Lord’s second point. This was an official-led process. There were no politicians involved in the determination of what was and was not published. About 1,500 documents were published only a week ago. With regard to
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
The noble Lord raises an important point about compliance with the will of both your Lordships’ House and the other place with regard to an humble Address. With regard to the specifics about any penalties, the Government currently have no plans to change
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Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2026-03-03 → present
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2025-02-24 → 2026-03-02
Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2024-07-11 → present
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2024-07-11 → 2026-03-02
Lords Spokesperson (Scotland Office)
2024-07-11 → 2026-03-02
Lords Spokesperson (Wales Office)
2024-07-11 → present
Lords Spokesperson (Northern Ireland Office)
Opposition posts
2023-10-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Committee memberships
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Defence Committee
2015-07-06 → 2017-05-03
Defence Committee
2017-09-12 → 2019-11-06
Defence Sub-Committee
2015-09-08 → 2017-05-03
Defence Sub-Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-04-27
AI in Weapon Systems Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
andersonr@parliament.uk
020 7219 3000 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3000 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Holocaust Memorial
Subject Group
|
Officer | Holocaust Educational Trust | 4 | 2025-06-05 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Neurodiversity in Defence and National Security
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2025-07-26 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Veterans
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | CIPCR International Ltd | 15 | 2024-11-20 |
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)
3 bills
1 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-12-06 | |
| Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-20 | |
| Ceramics (Country of Origin Marking) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2018-09-04 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.