Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Labour - Life peer

Became Member: 1st June 1990

Left House: 13th October 2018 (Death)


Baroness Hollis of Heigham is not a member of any APPGs
1 Former APPG membership
Sex Equality
Services Committee
1st Sep 2016 - 13th Oct 2018
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
8th Jun 2015 - 31st Aug 2016
Procedure and Privileges Committee
16th May 2013 - 25th May 2016
House Committee (Lords)
13th Nov 2007 - 15th May 2013
Barnett Formula Committee
10th Dec 2008 - 12th Nov 2009
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
27th Nov 2006 - 30th Oct 2007
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
9th May 2007 - 8th Aug 2007
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
12th Jun 2001 - 10th May 2005
House of Lords Offices Committee
1st Dec 1993 - 8th Nov 1995


Division Voting information

Baroness Hollis of Heigham has voted in 876 divisions, and 3 times against the majority of their Party.

29 Oct 2013 - Care Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Hollis of Heigham voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 46 Labour No votes vs 52 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 96 Noes - 271
8 Nov 2011 - Procedure of the House (Proposal 1) - View Vote Context
Baroness Hollis of Heigham voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 15 Labour No votes vs 110 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 233
4 Jul 2007 - Pensions Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Hollis of Heigham voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 25 Labour Aye votes vs 81 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 86
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Sparring Partners
Lord Freud (Conservative)
(570 debate interactions)
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative)
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(161 debate interactions)
Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour)
(51 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Work and Pensions
(739 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(64 debate contributions)
Department for Transport
(53 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(23 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Pension Schemes Act 2017
(1,521 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Baroness Hollis of Heigham, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


Baroness Hollis of Heigham has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Baroness Hollis of Heigham has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 6 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
16th Jan 2017
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is (1) the percentage, and (2) the number, of workers earning more than £5,824 and less than the earnings trigger of £10,000, who are over the age of 22 and below the state pension age and who have opted into pension auto-enrolment, by (a) gender and (b) earnings band, according to the most recent available statistics.

The opt out rate for those automatically enrolled into workplace pensions is significantly lower than anticipated by government. The Employers’ Pension Provision (EPP) Survey 2015 estimated this to be less than 10 per cent.

The government does not collect information about opt in rates for individual workers. Some workforce data is available via the EPP Survey 2015 but it is not possible to break down the data in the way sought by the question.

17th Dec 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many additional part-time workers, by gender, currently earning between £3,000 a year and the current lower earnings limit they estimate would, by virtue of their earnings, fall within the National Insurance system should the lower earnings limit be reduced to £3,000 and at what gross cost to the Exchequer; how many of those additional part-time workers, by gender, earning between £3,000 a year and the lower earnings limit would currently be credited into the National Insurance system; and what, taking into account existing crediting arrangements, would be the net cost of reducing the lower earnings limit to £3,000.

The information is not available.

17th Jun 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many affordable house building starts in receipt of government financial support began in each financial year from 2005–06 to date.


The numbers of affordable housing starts and completions in England funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority from 2009/10 are as follows

Financial Year

Total affordable housing starts

Total affordable housing completions

2014/15

36,604

59,226

2013/14

41,625

36,334

2012/13

35,930

36,734

2011/12

15,410

51,731

2010/11

48,465

55,909

2009/10

53,917

53,172

Source: DCLG Statistics Live Table 1012 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply)

Figures for earlier years are not readily available on a comparable basis.

Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
17th Jun 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many affordable house building completions in receipt of government financial support there were in each financial year from 2005–06.


The numbers of affordable housing starts and completions in England funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority from 2009/10 are as follows

Financial Year

Total affordable housing starts

Total affordable housing completions

2014/15

36,604

59,226

2013/14

41,625

36,334

2012/13

35,930

36,734

2011/12

15,410

51,731

2010/11

48,465

55,909

2009/10

53,917

53,172

Source: DCLG Statistics Live Table 1012 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply)

Figures for earlier years are not readily available on a comparable basis.

Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
17th Jun 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many house building starts in receipt of government financial support began in each financial year from 2005–06 to date.

The Government does not track all housing starts and completions, but the number of affordable housing starts in receipt of government funding since 2009-10 is published in the Department's Live Table 1012. A copy is attached and it is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply.

Figures in this format were not collected prior to 2009-10.

Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
17th Jun 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many house building completions in receipt of government financial support there were in each financial year from 2005–06 to date.

The Government does not track all housing starts and completions, but the number of affordable housing starts in receipt of government funding since 2009-10 is published in the Department's Live Table 1012. A copy is attached and it is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply.

Figures in this format were not collected prior to 2009-10.

Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)