The Baroness Merron
Labour
Life peer
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Baroness Merron's full title is The Baroness Merron. Her name is Gillian Joanna Merron, 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
216
216 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2026-06-30
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 216
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Bereaved family members, Refuge, Hundred Families | Joint meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Atkinson to discuss hospital orders | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-06-25 | British Chiropractic Association | To discuss chiropractic services | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-06-23 | Peter Fonagy, Simon Wessely, Gillian Baird | To discuss the Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-06-17 | Sparkbrook Children's Zone | To discuss women's health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-06-16 | Sue Ryder (attended with Baroness Campbell) | To discuss Personal Health Budgets | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-06-10 | National Maternity and Neonatal Collective | To discuss maternity and neonatal care | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-06-09 | St. Mary's Ukrainian School, individual with lived experience | To discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-26 | Bereaved family members | To discuss social media and mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-21 | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health | To discuss community mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-20 | British Association for HIV and Sexual Health, Caribbean African Health Network, Royal College of GPs, English HIV and Sexual Health Commissioners Group, Association for Directors of Public Health, Primary Care Womens Health Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, Brook, British Association for HIV and Sexual Health, Local Government Association, Terrence Higgins Trust, British HIV Association, College of Sexual and Reproductive Health | To discuss sexual and reproductive health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-19 | Coffee Afrique | To discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-19 | Lancashire Constabulary, Women in Prison, Changing Lives, JUSTICE, Baroness Chakrabarti | Roundtable with Lord Timpson on remand for own protection | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-14 | Hatfield Vision Taskforce | To discuss the Womens Health Strategy Renewal | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-05-12 | Domestic Abuse Commissioner, survivors of violence against women and girls | To discuss violence against women and girls | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-04-29 | NPSA, Autism Action, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, Gambling with Lives, Chasing the Stigma, Zero Suicide Alliance, Mental Health Innovations, Mental Health Foundation, Papyrus, James Place, If U Care Share, Money and Mental Health | To discuss suicide prevention | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-04-29 | The Vavengers | To discuss female genital mutilation | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-04-28 | Action for Accreta | To discuss Placenta Accreta Spectrum | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-04-27 | Patricia Hewitt, Norman Lamb | To discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-04-27 | Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | To discuss Assertive Outreach | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-04-21 | Hundred Families, bereaved family member (attended with Clive Betts MP) | To discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Lincoln
Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health)
2008-10-05 → 2009-06-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
2008-01-24 → 2008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)
2007-06-28 → 2008-01-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Regional Affairs) (East Midlands)
2007-06-28 → 2008-01-25
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2004-10-28 → 2006-05-05
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2002-01-01 → 2004-10-28
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2021-05-18 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
2021-05-18 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Committee memberships
1997-07-09 → 1998-11-09
Trade & Industry
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
merrong@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · 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
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Bill | Supporter | Committee stage | 2026-05-14 | |
| Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 | Supporter | Royal Assent | 2026-01-13 |
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
1 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Bill | Supported | Committee stage | 2026-05-14 | |
| Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2026-01-13 | |
| Mental Health Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-11-06 | |
| Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-11-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.