Baroness Coussins

The Baroness Coussins · Crossbench

Baroness Coussins is a member of the House of Lords and has been since 23 March 2007. Their areas of interest and their entry in the Register of Lords' Interests are below.

Party or group

Crossbench

How they came to the Lords

Life peer

In the Lords since

23 March 2007

Areas of interest

The subjects Baroness Coussins has told Parliament they take an interest in, in Parliament's own terms.

Policy Interests

• Asylum, immigration and nationality
• Business, industry and consumers
• Crime, civil law, justice and rights
• Defence
• Education
• Employment and training
• European Union
• International affairs
• Parliament, government and politics

UK Areas

• London

World Areas

• Europe
• Latin America
• Middle East
• South Africa

Register of Lords' Interests

Entries as published by Parliament; most recent change 5 April 2025. The official register is the authoritative version.

Category 4: Sponsorship

• As Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages, the member is provided with administrative and policy assistance by The British Academy, British Council and Chartered Institute of Linguists

Current committees

• National Resilience Committee (Chair), since 27 January 2026

Baroness Coussins on parliament.uk

Everything below opens Parliament's own published record. Nothing here is scored or ranked.

• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Lords (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Lords' Interests
• Contact details

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