Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2025
AIDS
"My Lords, the decision of the United States Government to end, almost without notice, funding to many multilateral programmes for HIV and AIDS has destroyed medical and scientific research networks across the world, particularly in Africa, and they cannot be rebuilt. Our Government have agreed to continue to fund the …..."Baroness Barker - View Speech
View all Baroness Barker (LD - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: AIDS
Division Vote (Lords)
24 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 244
Division Vote (Lords)
24 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 81 Noes - 132
Written Question
Tuesday 18th November 2025
Asked by:
Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that charities, churches, voluntary organisations and community groups can continue to deposit cash into their bank accounts via the Post Office without the need for trustees or volunteers to hold a debit card on the organisations account.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra
- Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Under the Banking Framework Agreement, banks choose which services they wish to offer through the Post Office network. Manual deposit services, where customers can deposit cash using a paying-in slip without a debit card, still exist for those banks under the framework who take up this service and are not being phased out.
The Post Office does not own the customer relationship or the banking products, and therefore neither Government nor the Post Office can mandate how current accounts operate or what arrangements banks put in place for cash deposits without the use of a debit card.
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 150
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 157
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 147
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 135
Division Vote (Lords)
17 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill -
View Vote Context
Baroness Barker (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 150
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Nov 2025
Telemedical Abortions
"We on these Benches would like to note that the dedication of the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, to sticking up for victims applied no matter who was in government at the time, and that was a very laudable thing to witness in this House.
Does the Minister agree that all …..."Baroness Barker - View Speech
View all Baroness Barker (LD - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Telemedical Abortions