Baroness Thornhill

Baroness Thornhill

LD

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Housing)

LordsLife peerCurrent Member

Affiliation

House: Lords

Constituency: Life peer

Status: Current member

Latest Activity

Sitting day: 2026-03-05

Activity total: 5

Contributions: 5

Votes recorded: 0

Current Offices

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Housing)

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Birmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ Pay

2026-03-17

My Lords, my concern is that for a whole year, the residents of Birmingham have had to endure worsening public health conditions. What additional public health powers are Minister…

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026

2026-03-03

What I do understand is making difficult choices, and I often say it is a difficult position to be in—well, I would like to be in it, but I do not underestimate the difficulty of…

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026

2026-03-03

Can the Minister clarify that this will be a different way to use what was previously DHP rather than additional new money?

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026

2026-03-03

My Lords, noble Lords can tell from me advancing to the wrong place that I have never done anything like this before. It shows that this is something about which I feel absolutely…

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026

2026-03-03

That the Grand Committee takes note of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026. Relevant document: 48th Report from the Second…

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2026-03-05

The noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill.

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2026-03-05

Your Lordships will be pleased to know that I have taken a scythe to my speech, so it might come out a bit disjointed. The short version should be directed to noble Lords at the o…

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2026-03-05

I am going to be very honest and say that the Minister packed one heck of a lot into that response. I struggled to keep up with her and really understand the ramifications, becaus…

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2026-03-05

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 243, 249 and 250 in the name of my noble friend Lord Shipley, who regrets that he is unable to be with us today. We on these Benches absolutel…

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2026-03-05

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Stamp Duty: Periodic Tenancies

2026-03-09

My Lords, the Renters’ Rights Act places the full weight of delivery and its success on two public bodies—the courts to provide timely justice and local authorities to provide enf…