The Baroness Nichols of Selby OBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Nichols of Selby's full title is The Baroness Nichols of Selby OBE. Her name is Wendy Ruth Nichols, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,194
14 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£1,125
Travel claims
£342
Attendance £342
Total claimed
£6,661
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
4 Content(2.1%)
135 Not-Content(71.4%)
50 didn't vote(26.5%)
2026-09-08
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26–63
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2026-07-22
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64–95
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2026-07-21
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173–234
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41–118
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142–138
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-06-09
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13–66
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2026-04-27
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58–138
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2026-04-13
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27–89
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30–130
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135–154
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2026-04-13
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2026-03-24
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70–132
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80–166
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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2026-02-04
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131–127
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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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 8
2026-07-13
Civil Service Pensions
My Lords, does the Minister agree that the most important thing is for those people who are waiting to get their pensions now? Everything else, such as the compensation, can be dealt with afterwards. It is about the people who are waiting now. As a publi
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I am just going to ask a question because I am slightly confused. The noble Baroness did say that it was not just a problem of this Government, but could she explain why the previous Government did not take this on?
My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is obviously a very difficult situation? I know noble Lords might not believe this, but I speak as a WASPI woman born towards the end of the 1950s. It might have been different for those born between 1950 and 19
2025-12-04
Autumn Budget 2025
My Lords, I warmly welcome a Budget which will ease the pressure of the high cost of living, continue the process of fixing the NHS and make sure that we see debt falling over the course of this Parliament. These are the priorities of the British people
2025-10-13
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I can tell the noble Lord about the nonsense, if he would like. For five years during that period I was a member of the Labour Party NEC, and, to my knowledge, whatever is in that book is probably a lot of nonsense as well.
2025-07-16
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I just want to put the record straight, because we have heard much about the Deputy Prime Minister not being in a union. She is in a union. She is in the union called UNISON and has been for a number of years. I did not want noble Lords to go h
2025-06-23
Planning: Energy Efficiency and Fire Safety
My Lords, in light of the Chancellor’s recent announcement of £39 billion to help boost social and affordable housing, will the Government work with local authorities to ensure that all these new homes are built with consideration of energy efficiency an
My Lords, it is a profound honour to rise before noble Lords today and make my maiden speech in this esteemed Chamber. I am deeply grateful to my sponsors, my noble friends Lady Anderson and Lady Winterton, and to Black Rod and all the House staff, who h
Source: hansard.parliament.uk via hansard-api. Snippets shown
verbatim from the search API; click any debate title for the full record.
Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Senior Service Conditions Officer, North Yorkshire Council
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2025-01-31 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2025-05-22 → 2026-01-27
Industry and Regulators Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Public Services Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@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)
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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.