Baroness Sheehan Portrait

Baroness Sheehan

Liberal Democrat - Life peer

Became Member: 2nd October 2015


Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
1st Jul 2019 - 31st Jan 2023
Science and Technology Committee
1st Jul 2019 - 31st Jan 2023
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)
28th Oct 2016 - 4th Jan 2021
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
14th Dec 2015 - 2nd Jul 2019


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Baroness Sheehan has voted in 158 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(11 debate interactions)
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
(10 debate interactions)
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Labour)
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
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Lords initiatives

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


2 Bills introduced by Baroness Sheehan


A Bill to prohibit licensing to search and bore for petroleum and onshore hydraulic fracturing activities; to amend the principal objective for the Oil and Gas Authority to be to meet the carbon reduction target for 2050 under the Climate Change Act 2008; and to provide for the Oil and Gas Authority to produce strategies which include the phasing out of the extraction and use of petroleum and transitional planning towards renewable energies

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Thursday 24th March 2022
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A Bill to prohibit licensing to search and bore for petroleum and onshore hydraulic fracturing activities; to amend the principal objective for the Oil and Gas Authority to be to meet the carbon reduction target for ​2050 under the Climate Change Act 2008; and to provide for the Oil and Gas Authority to produce strategies which include the phasing out of the extraction and use of petroleum and transitional planning towards renewable energies

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Baroness Sheehan has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 11 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
13th Oct 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a global ecosystem assessment report and, if so, when.

Defra routinely conducts and updates assessments on a range of threats. HMG publishes assessments in the National Risk Register and Chronic Risks Analysis, including on biodiversity loss and its interactions with ecosystems, on GOV.UK

Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
13th Oct 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of denial of access to legal counsel and family visits for Palestinian child detainees.

Throughout the conflict, the UK regularly raised our concerns about Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities. We continue to call on Israel to immediately facilitate urgent, unhindered access to all child detainees from the West Bank and Gaza to persons providing legal assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and appropriate experts for the purposes of monitoring and reporting.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
13th Oct 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of ill-treatment, including physical abuse and poor detention conditions, of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons.

Throughout the conflict, the UK regularly raised our concerns about Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities. We continue to call on Israel to immediately facilitate urgent, unhindered access to all child detainees from the West Bank and Gaza to persons providing legal assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and appropriate experts for the purposes of monitoring and reporting.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
13th Oct 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of Palestinian children currently held in administrative detention without charge or trial by Israeli authorities, according to the most recent official data.

Throughout the conflict, the UK regularly raised our concerns about Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities. We continue to call on Israel to immediately facilitate urgent, unhindered access to all child detainees from the West Bank and Gaza to persons providing legal assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and appropriate experts for the purposes of monitoring and reporting.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
13th Oct 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have raised the issue of the administrative detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons in bilateral discussions or at international forums to seek their release or improve their conditions.

Throughout the conflict, the UK regularly raised our concerns about Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities. We continue to call on Israel to immediately facilitate urgent, unhindered access to all child detainees from the West Bank and Gaza to persons providing legal assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and appropriate experts for the purposes of monitoring and reporting.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
13th Oct 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about its compliance with international law, including the UN Convention on Rights of a Child, regarding prompt access to legal representation for detained Palestinian children.

Throughout the conflict, the UK regularly raised our concerns about Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities. We continue to call on Israel to immediately facilitate urgent, unhindered access to all child detainees from the West Bank and Gaza to persons providing legal assistance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and appropriate experts for the purposes of monitoring and reporting.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
15th Sep 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of world media access to the West Bank.

Journalists and media workers play an important role in sharing the devastating reality of war with the global public and the Government opposes all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts. On 21 August, the UK joined a Media Freedom Coalition statement urging Israel to allow immediate media access to independent foreign media and afford protection for journalists working in Gaza.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
15th Sep 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that restricted access to Gaza by independent observers and international journalists has on transparency, accountability and the global understanding of the situation in Gaza.

Journalists and media workers play an important role in sharing the devastating reality of war with the global public and the Government opposes all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts. On 21 August, the UK joined a Media Freedom Coalition statement urging Israel to allow immediate media access to independent foreign media and afford protection for journalists working in Gaza.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
15th Sep 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the main reasons provided to them by the government of Israel for the continued ban on international observers and international journalists from entering Gaza.

Journalists and media workers play an important role in sharing the devastating reality of war with the global public and the Government opposes all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts. On 21 August, the UK joined a Media Freedom Coalition statement urging Israel to allow immediate media access to independent foreign media and afford protection for journalists working in Gaza.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
15th Sep 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about allowing unfettered access to Gaza to independent observers and international journalists.

Journalists and media workers play an important role in sharing the devastating reality of war with the global public and the Government opposes all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts. On 21 August, the UK joined a Media Freedom Coalition statement urging Israel to allow immediate media access to independent foreign media and afford protection for journalists working in Gaza.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)