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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Holocaust Memorial
Subject Group
|
Officer | Holocaust Educational Trust | 4 | 2025-06-05 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Neurodiversity in Defence and National Security
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2025-07-26 |
|
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)
2 bills
0 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 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.