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Information between 28th August 2022 - 24th May 2025

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Division Votes
29 Jan 2025 - Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Batters voted Aye and in line with the House One of 39 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 45
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Batters voted Aye and in line with the House One of 11 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Batters voted Aye and in line with the House One of 11 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Batters voted Aye and in line with the House One of 26 Crossbench Aye votes vs 14 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 172
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Batters voted Aye and in line with the House One of 30 Crossbench Aye votes vs 13 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 165
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Batters voted Aye and in line with the House One of 31 Crossbench Aye votes vs 14 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173

Speeches
Baroness Batters speeches from: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Report Baroness Batters contributed 1 speech (487 words) Friday 28th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Batters speeches from: Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill Baroness Batters contributed 1 speech (1,109 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 15th January 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury

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Baroness Batters mentioned

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28 Mar 2025, 12:31 p.m. - House of Lords "population. This in Baroness Batters, I regret that we did not " Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
28 Mar 2025, 12:02 p.m. - House of Lords "adult hood. The choices made as Baroness Batters outlined can remain " Baroness Manzoor (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
28 Mar 2025, 12:19 p.m. - House of Lords "report. In the noble Lady Baroness Batters urged for a joined up " Baroness Merron, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
24 Apr 2025, 4:05 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Batters, will be on board for profitability and farming and this will include diversification. " Lord Carrington (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
30 Apr 2025, 8:43 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Batters to lead the review of farming profitability, for short, medium and long-term recommendations " Deputy Lord Speaker Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
30 Apr 2025, 9:09 p.m. - House of Lords "term, profitability. It's a shame Baroness Batters he was supposed to be leaving for the government in a " Lord Fuller (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Calendar
Tuesday 10th September 2024 2:30 p.m. Introduction(s) - Main Chamber Subject: Baroness Batters and Baroness Harman View calendar

Parliamentary Debates
Oral Answers to Questions 120 speeches (9,539 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland) The Secretary of State in DEFRA recently appointed Baroness Batters to lead a profitability review in - Link to Speech
Introduction: Baroness Batters 1 speech (1 words) Tuesday 10th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None Minette Bridget Batters, DL, having been created Baroness Batters, of Downton in the County of Wiltshire - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 20th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Work of the Department and its Arm's Length Bodies - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: I have set up a farming profitability unit under Baroness Batters, the former head of the National
Friday 16th May 2025 Report - 1st Report - The Government’s vision for farming Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: In April 2025, Defra announced an internal Farming Profitability Review, led by Baroness Batters, to
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs following up on his evidence to the Committee on 1 April, dated 23 April Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: We note positively the development that Baroness Batters has been appointed by Defra to lead a Farm

Written Answers

Agriculture: Reviews Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds) Thursday 24th April 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the Terms of Reference for the appointment of Baroness Batters to lead a Farm Profitability Review. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Terms of Reference for Baroness Minette Batters’ review of farm profitability were published on 7 April 2025 - Farming Profitability Review: terms of reference - GOV.UK.

Department Publications - News and Communications

Monday 7th April 2025 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Former NFU President and farmer Baroness Minette Batters appointed by Defra to lead Farm Profitability Review Document: Former NFU President and farmer Baroness Minette Batters appointed by Defra to lead Farm Profitability Review (webpage) Found: appointment by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed will see Baroness Batters