The Baroness Smith of Newnham
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Smith of Newnham's full title is The Baroness Smith of Newnham. Her name is Julie Elizabeth Smith, 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.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£8,823
5 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Baroness Julie Smith Of Newnham
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337745 | £1,800 |
| 2016-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0262509 | £1,623 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252172 | £1,800 |
| 2015-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0210961 | £1,800 |
| 2014-12-17 | Liberal Democrats · Cambridge | Cash | C0165632 | £1,800 |
Showing the 5 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: place-suffix.
Party history
2014-09-12 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2019-08-29 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence)
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2021-01-28
International Relations and Defence Committee
2025-10-14 → 2025-11-05
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee
2026-01-27 → present
European Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
jes42@parliament.uk
020 7219 3214 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3214 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 10 active officership(s) · 11 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | WEA | 7 | 2024-06-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Defence and Security Issues
Subject Group
|
Secretary | — | 9 | 2024-07-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Romania
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | UK/Romania Business | 4 | 2027-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones and Modern Conflict
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2023-07-18 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Germany
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Magnitsky Sanctions
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2024-11-07 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Polo
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2024-06-05 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Veterans
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | CIPCR International Ltd | 15 | 2024-11-20 |
|
British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair (Europe) | The British Council | 18 | 2024-06-12 |
|
Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Treasurer | Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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)
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.