Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Conservative - Life peer
Joined House of Lords: 24th June 2005
Virginia Bottomley was elected as an MP between 1984 and 2005. She served as Secretary of State for Health between 1992 and 1995 and as Secretary of State for National Heritage between 1995 and 1997.
1 APPG Officer Position (as of 23 Feb 2026)
Mental Health4 APPG Memberships
Autism, Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood, Mutuals, University3 Former APPG Officer Positions
Media, Social Science and Policy, University of HullDivision Voting information
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Conservative Aye votes vs 6 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 66 Noes - 151
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(4 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(794 words contributed)
(755 words contributed)
(687 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting