The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman GBE
Crossbench
Life peer
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Baroness Hayman's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman GBE. Her name is Helene Valerie Hayman, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
118
117 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
1 overseas trip
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£3,570
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 117
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Vet Meds Working Group | Meeting where the Veterinary Medicines Working Group is convened in order to discuss vet meds, the supply in Northern and the grace period. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-12-03 | Danielle Duffield - Labour Animal Welfare Society | This was a political meeting to discuss animal welfare which is part of Baroness Hayman's ministerial portfolio | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-28 | Robin Swann MLA and Robbie Butler MLA | Discussions around veterinary medicines and the supply to Northern Ireland, as well as what was and wasnt within the scope of the SPS agreement. Discussions around market surveillance and that VMD would be monitoring this | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-28 | Stuart Anderson (Northern Irleand Business Brexit Working Group) | Discussions around Businesses concerns around the SPS agreement, and uncertainty around it. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-26 | RUMA webinar | Baroness Hayman made a speech on this webinar to make a speech to address AMR being one of the most pressing health challenges and to commend the UK livestock sectors for their ongoign commitment | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-18 | Hilary Cottam | Discussions around Uplands communities and Defra's enagement. Discussions on strategic considerations such as: community led approaches, shared goals, the challeneges of depending on tourism | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-18 | Natural England | Discussions surrounded Natural England's strategy and how focus was shifting to anture recovery rather than just nature protection, nature for health and wellbeing and national security. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-18 | Animal Health & Welfare Board for England | Meeting to update the Minister on the bioindustrial cluster launch with key aspects being biofuels, food, pharmaceuticals which multiple government departments are involved in. Discussions also aroudn key issues like sheep dip and how manufacturers are exploring safer production methods for long-term risk reduction as well as the animal health and welfare pathway being successful and cost effective. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-18 | Susan Jebb (Food Standards Agency) | Discussions on SPS preparation and engagement, as well as data sharing, as well as biosecurity and borders | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-18 | South West Local Nature Partnership meeting | Baroness Hayman briefly attended South West Nature Partnerships regualr online meeting to discuss nature policy and the government's work in this area, including landscape recovery schemes. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-12 | Tenant Farmers Association | Meeting with both peers and the Tenant Farmers Association to discuss agricultural tenancies and how the Law Commission is reviewing these. Also, discussions around the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-11-04 | The Open Spaces Society | Discussions on the importance of Common land and the Commons Act, also discussed access to nature and progress within this area. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-10-16 | Boehringer Ingelheim ltd | Meeting to discuss the vet med supply in Northern Ireland and preparation for the end of the grace period. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-10-16 | Dogs Trust | Meeting to discuss third party liability insurance, the data on the number of claims as well as discussing funding | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-10-15 | Veterinary Medicines Working Group | Meeting where the Veterinary Medicines Working Group is convened in order to discuss vet meds, the supply in Northern and the grace period. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-09-24 | National Federation of Fisherman's Organisations & Shellfish Association of Great Britain | Discussion around Welfare at the time of killing and industry's current concerns in this policy area. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-09-18 | Jonatahan Statham | Discussions around the animal health and welfare board for england's ambition that industry and government can align to achieve more than industry or government can separately. Discussions around how this has happened in the past, several examples of successful engagement between gov and farmers | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-09-11 | Elanco | Discussions aroudn the veterinary medicines supply in Northern Ireland, Elanco gave feedback on how they have found working with VMD, and how the government can best support them with this issue. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-09-11 | MSD Animal Health | Discussions aroudn the veterinary medicines supply in Northern Ireland and how the Government can best support businesses moving forward | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
| 2025-09-11 | Zoetis | Discussions around the veterinary medicine supply in Northern Ireland, Zoetis' preparation in the lead up to the grace period, Zoetis raised their regular engagement with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate and Baroness Haayman encouraged this engagement to continue. | department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-14 → 2025-05-19 |
Kathmandu; Nepal
Scheduled flight
|
Attended Global Dialogue Forum chaired by the Prime Minister of Nepal, to represent Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister. To discuss Climate Change , Mountains and the Future of Humanity. The aim of the visit was to demonstrate the UK Government's commitment to the global climate and nature agenda. | £3,570 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
1974-10-10 → 1979-05-03
Welwyn and Hatfield
Party history
2011-09-05 → present
Crossbench
current
2006-07-05 → 2011-09-04
Non-affiliated
1996-01-02 → 2006-07-04
Labour
Government posts
1999-07-29 → 2001-06-09
Minister of State (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
1998-07-28 → 1999-07-29
Minister (Department of Health)
1997-05-06 → 1998-07-28
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2003-12-03 → 2006-11-08
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2004-11-30 → 2005-04-07
Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill
2004-12-01 → 2006-11-08
Constitution Committee
2006-11-23 → 2011-09-05
House Committee (Lords)
2006-11-27 → 2011-09-05
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2025-12-18 → present
Retirement and Participation Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
haymanh@parliament.uk
020 7219 5083 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5083 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 1 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 1 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
4 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onshore Wind Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 3rd reading | 2021-06-08 | |
| Contracts for Difference and Onshore Wind Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2020-01-30 | |
| House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2014-06-05 | |
| House of Lords Reform Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-05-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.