The Baroness Coussins
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Coussins's full title is The Baroness Coussins. Her name is Jean Elizabeth Coussins, 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
2007-03-23 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2007-11-14 → 2012-05-01
Information Committee (Lords)
2013-05-21 → 2015-03-30
EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs
2015-06-12 → 2016-05-12
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2023-01-31 → 2026-01-27
International Relations and Defence Committee
2016-05-25 → 2019-07-01
International Relations and Defence Committee
2021-01-28 → 2023-01-31
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2022-01-19 → 2023-01-31
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2026-01-27 → present
National Resilience Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
coussinsj@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | Chartered Institute of Linguists | 4 | 2027-01-09 |
|
Peru All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 12 | 2024-08-28 |
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
Showing
12
of 12 tabled
12 answered(100.0%)
2
departments
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Human Rights
Answered
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Conflict Resolution: Women
Answered
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by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.