The Baroness Redfern
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Redfern's full title is The Baroness Redfern. Her name is Elizabeth Marie Redfern, 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
75 Content(46.3%)
2 Not-Content(1.2%)
85 didn't vote(52.5%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
131–127
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-16
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
My Lords, I thank noble Lords for allowing me to speak in the gap. I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and his opening statement.
As negotiations to resolve are still being discussed, the Bill will not immediately nationalise until the publ
My Lords, I, too, will speak briefly to the statutory instrument. These draft regulations must ensure that the UK’s high standards for the use of animals in scientific research continue to operate clearly and effectively and they make technical amendment
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman—I think I am going to be the last Back-Bench speaker in the debate tonight—to congratulate the noble Lords on their excellent maiden speeches, and to have the privilege to speak to the
2026-04-21
Cancer Outcomes in the UK
My Lords, it is a privilege to have the opportunity to contribute to this important debate regarding improving cancer outcomes and diagnostic care and research. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on securing it.
I shall first concentrate on th
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to these regulations. I will speak very briefly to one or two concerns. The wording in the proposed regulations appears somewhat unclear, with insufficient information to gauge the instrument’s policy o
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend and to have the opportunity to speak to this statutory instrument. I support and welcome the update levies to fund operational costs of low carbon and nuclear energy schemes. However, it is the wider c
2025-12-15
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these regulations and also declare that I am a vice-president of the LGA and a past leader of a local authority. I welcome and note this statutory instrument creating an obligation on businesses that
My Lords, I thank your Lordships for allowing me to speak in the gap and congratulate the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, on his excellent maiden speech. As he said, the Bill is about ambition.
This important piece of legislation will protec
I thank the Minister for introducing this instrument proposing the ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes. There is no doubt that there is a significant and ongoing problem with wet wipes, and I agree that urgent action is needed to ban the sale and sup
2025-04-23
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to take part in the Second Reading of this Bill. It is urgently required to reduce the increasing levels of youth vaping and to target the illicit vape market, which we are all aware has future consequence
2025-04-12
Steel Industry
My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. Scunthorpe, as we have heard from many speakers today, is a proud steel town that I have known for many years. Its people are fighting with all the strength and resilience that they have to keep those co
2025-03-31
Scunthorpe Steelworks
My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. The closure of Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces and other steelmaking sectors is devastating news for almost 3,000 workers and their families. British Steel must not allow the final two blast furnaces to clos
2025-02-12
NHS: Electronic Patient Record Systems
My Lords, patient flow through a hospital is a critical factor in avoiding delayed discharges, which is a major issue. We know that electronic bed management systems can play a major part in helping to reduce bed-blocking. What steps are His Majesty’s Go
2025-01-14
Sterling: Rise in Yields on 30-year Gilts
My Lords, after this Government inherited the second-lowest debt in the G7, we now see business confidence ever diminishing—and the public, too, are rightly concerned. We are also witnessing gilt levels at a 30-year high. Does the Minister agree that the
2024-11-06
Biodiversity Net Gain
My Lords, in the light of the implementation of the biodiversity net gain provision, and given the need to ensure that assessments are done by competent people and that landowners are paid a fair price for their credits, so that they can deliver on their
My Lords, the first secure school opened in May this year, with a new holistic offer for youth justice. It is designed to shift settings away from punishment and towards rehabilitation. What allocated support will be given to pupils and their families in
2024-10-22
Social Housing: Awaab’s Law
My Lords, what extra resources will be made to local authorities to provide stronger investigatory powers and, ultimately, to deliver swift enforcement action?
2024-10-21
Prisoners: Early Release Scheme
The highest cohort of reoffenders is 15 to 17 year-olds, with temporary accommodation the main barrier to supporting them. What targeted interventions will the Government consider to alleviate this barrier for that group of very young people?
2024-09-12
Public Libraries
My Lords, cost is a major factor, so let me fast-forward to the need to adapt and share more data. Merging back-office functions is critical, so spare capacity can be used to expand front-line activities, creating a strong focus on co-ownership within co
2024-07-23
HS2
My Lords, there is still a lack of progress in agreeing outstanding compensation claims, especially in respect of injurious affection claims and the time it has taken to hand back land that was taken on a temporary basis. As time is of the essence, what
2024-05-20
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
My Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to appoint a senior official to take responsibility for home care medicine services as a way forward to address awareness of coeliac disease and Crohn’ disease. Will there be a periodic update of data on ho
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Jamieson’s excellent maiden speech. I have enjoyed our mentoring discussions since he entered the House. Having served a successful term as chairman of the LGA, he noted in his leaving remarks:
2024-04-30
Chemicals Strategy
My Lords, since leaving the EU, we have the freedom to phase out the most harmful and persistent pollutants. Are we on target to eliminate the use of polychlorinated biphenyls next year?
2024-04-22
Fur: Import and Sale
My Lords, what assessment has my noble friend the Minister made of the UK’s role in the global fur trade and of the volume of the import and export trade in animal fur and fur products over the past five years?
2024-01-30
Household Support Fund
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister stated that an evaluation is under way to better understand the impact of the household support fund. Does he agree that the scheme is allocated fairly to local authorities, and, importantly, who decides where funds
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
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Nil
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No registrable interests
registered 2025-04-07
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Party history
2015-10-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-05
Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-28
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee
2018-09-04 → 2019-04-30
SLSC Sub-Committee B
2019-06-13 → 2020-01-21
Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee
2020-09-17 → 2023-12-31
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-28
Land Use in England Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-27
Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee
2026-06-22 → present
Public Services Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
redferne@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
cllr.lizredfern@northlincs.gov.uk
01724 297556 · Chancel House, 5 Queen Street, Epworth, North Lincolnshire, DN9 1HG
01724 297556 · Chancel House, 5 Queen Street, Epworth, North Lincolnshire, DN9 1HG
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 3 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 3 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
29
of 29 tabled
29 answered(100.0%)
6
departments
2026-04-22
Department of Health and Social Care
National Cancer Board: Public Appointments
Answered
2026-04-22
Department of Health and Social Care
National Cancer Board: Civil Society
Answered
2026-03-23
Department of Health and Social Care
Cardiovascular Diseases: Genetics
Answered
2026-03-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Public Sector
Answered
2026-03-04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Procurement
Answered
2026-02-25
Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
Answered
2026-02-11
Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions
Answered
2026-02-11
Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Children and Young People
Answered
2026-02-10
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
Answered
2026-01-29
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
Answered
2026-01-29
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Waste Disposal
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Mental Health Services: Young People
Answered
2026-01-14
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
Answered
2026-01-14
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
Answered
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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)
3 bills
0 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-06-16 | |
| Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2016-06-29 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.