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 9 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
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Legislation Debates
Baroness Sheehan has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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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


Baroness Sheehan has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament