Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Labour - Doncaster Central
Joined House of Lords: 13th August 2024
Dame Rosie Winterton was elected as an MP between 1997 and 2024. She served as Minister of State (Department of Health) (Health Services) between 2003 and 2007 and as Opposition Chief Whip (Commons) between 2010 and 2016.
1 APPG Officer Position (as of 23 Feb 2026)
Trafficked Britons in Syria2 APPG Memberships
Cyprus, Writers4 Former APPG Officer Positions
Alevis, Gibraltar, State Pension Inequality for Women, University of HullDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(22 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 debate interactions)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(11 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(18 debate contributions)
(12 debate contributions)
(8 debate contributions)
(6 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,122 words contributed)
(1,001 words contributed)
(60 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 1 Written Question
(View all written questions)1 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Questions
(View all Baroness Winterton of Doncaster's MHCLG questions)Pursuant to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 October 2024 (HoL Deb col 743), the Government ensures that GOV.UK website pages are kept up to date to accurately reflect any changes to voter registration and voting rights in the UK.
Legislation passed by the previous Government changed the eligibility requirements for EU citizens for certain elections. Those changes took effect on 7 May 2024.
The Register to vote page on GOV.UK, which includes information on the voting rights of individuals from the European Union, was updated on 7 May 2024 to reflect the requirements.
Those pages are regularly reviewed to ensure clarity and accuracy. The Register to vote page has recently been reviewed to improve clarity, and an updated version of the page was published on 4 November 2024.
It is the role of the Electoral Commission to provide guidance to political parties and independent candidates standing in elections. The Electoral Commission updated its online guidance to reflect updated candidacy rights introduced by the Elections Act 2022 for EU citizens in English local elections.
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)