Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Labour - Life peer

Became Member: 5th June 2006

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

(since July 2024)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

(since July 2024)

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

(since July 2024)

Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
27th Oct 2023 - 5th Jul 2024
Environment and Climate Change Committee
31st Jan 2023 - 31st Jan 2024
Horticultural Sector Committee
31st Jan 2023 - 26th Oct 2023
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
18th Sep 2015 - 21st Jul 2022
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
17th Oct 2011 - 18th Sep 2015
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
13th Oct 2010 - 13th Oct 2014
Opposition Whip (Lords)
8th Oct 2010 - 5th Sep 2011
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
14th Nov 2007 - 6th May 2010
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
13th May 2008 - 22nd Jul 2008


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch has voted in 16 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(32 debate interactions)
Viscount Camrose (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(28 debate interactions)
Baroness Kidron (Crossbench)
(11 debate interactions)
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Lords initiatives

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


1 Bill introduced by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch


A bill to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about the recording and sharing, and keeping of registers, of information relating to apparatus in streets; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about privacy and electronic communications; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to make provision about the grant of smart meter communication licences; to make provision about the disclosure of information to improve public service delivery; to make provision about the retention of information by providers of internet services in connection with investigations into child deaths; to make provision about providing information for purposes related to the carrying out of independent research into online safety matters; to make provision about the retention of biometric data; to make provision about services for the provision of electronic signatures, electronic seals and other trust services; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 60%

Last Event - Committee Stage
Wednesday 18th December 2024
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Next Event - Report Stage
Tuesday 21st January 2025

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Baroness Jones of Whitchurch has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament