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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

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
26 Jun 2025, 12:36 p.m. - House of Lords "noble Lady, Baroness Batters, is leading a farming profitability unit " Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 6:17 p.m. - House of Lords "The noble Lord Dear Lord Carrington asked about Baroness Batters review, " Baroness Hayman of Ullock, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
1 Dec 2025, 3:09 p.m. - House of Lords "protected in their contracts while unlocking new markets for British produce. We're reviewing the noble Lady Baroness Batters profitability, " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
1 Dec 2025, 3:09 p.m. - House of Lords "Lady Baroness Batters profitability, profitability review recommendations and developing our 25 year farming roadmap for England. " The Lord Bishop of Hereford (Bishops) - View Video - View Transcript
1 Dec 2025, 3:12 p.m. - House of Lords "very much we very much welcome the work that the noble Baroness Baroness Batters did on profitability, but on profitability. " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 9:35 a.m. - House of Commons "questions one and 13. As this House knows, Baroness Batters is a long standing champion of British farming. Today, the government has " Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP, The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Wycombe, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 4:28 p.m. - House of Commons "selling off land or stopping farming altogether. But we now have Baroness Batters profitability " Josh Newbury MP (Cannock Chase, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Dec 2025, 4:28 p.m. - House of Commons "Baroness Batters profitability review, which I believe will drive positive changes in 2026, some of which the government has already committed to next year. We can look " Josh Newbury MP (Cannock Chase, Labour) - 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 156 speeches (11,210 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) As this House knows, Baroness Batters is a long-standing champion of British farming. - Link to Speech 2: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) I am proud that this Government commissioned Baroness Batters to do the review into farm profitability - Link to Speech 3: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) It is an insult to this House and indeed the excellent Baroness Batters herself.England is now the only - Link to Speech 4: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) We have today published our initial response to Baroness Batters’ recommendations on farm profitability - Link to Speech 5: Nick Timothy (Con - West Suffolk) Does the Minister think that Baroness Batters was wrong when she said in her report, on page 4, that - Link to Speech
Christmas Adjournment 75 speeches (16,381 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Josh Newbury (Lab - Cannock Chase) Yet we now have Baroness Batters’ profitability review, which I believe will drive positive changes in - Link to Speech
Independent Farm Profitability Review 1 speech (897 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Written Statements Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) That is exactly what I intend to deliver.Today, I am publishing Baroness Batters’ independent farming - Link to Speech
Budget Resolutions 211 speeches (40,992 words) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Samantha Niblett (Lab - South Derbyshire) I look forward to the forthcoming report by Baroness Batters, and I hope the Government take it seriously - Link to Speech
Budget Resolutions 169 speeches (44,213 words) Thursday 27th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Josh Newbury (Lab - Cannock Chase) Baroness Batters’ review, due to be published next month, will be critical in charting a path to more - Link to Speech
Land Use Change: Food Security 65 speeches (13,609 words) Tuesday 18th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) interested in food security.We have yet to receive the findings of the road map for farming, and Baroness Batters - Link to Speech 2: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) Baroness Batters, of the other place, has produced a profitability review, which seems to be hidden in - Link to Speech
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
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Special Report - 2nd Special Report – The Government’s vision for farming: Government Response Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Baroness Batters’ review will sit alongside the work of the Food Strategy, Farming Roadmap and the Land
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
Farming Profitability Review: Northern Ireland Asked by: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party - South Antrim) Wednesday 12th November 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Farming Profitability Review, which stakeholders in Northern Ireland gave evidence to the Review. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Under the Terms of Reference, Baroness Batters’s Farming Profitability Review is an England-only review. Baroness Batters wrote an open letter to stakeholders and received responses from organisations that represent farmers in Northern Ireland. This included Northern Ireland-specific organisations, and organisations covering the whole of the UK. The department is considering her recommendations carefully.
Agriculture: Reviews Asked by: Suella Braverman (Conservative - Fareham and Waterlooville) Tuesday 28th October 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the (a) statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator and (b) Farming Profitability Review. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government is currently undertaking the fourth statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). The review considers the GCA’s effectiveness in enforcing the Groceries Code between 31 March 2022 and 1 April 2025. The review commenced on 1 April and a consultation to gather stakeholder views and evidence was published on 13 May with a closing date of 5 August. The Government is currently analysing responses to the consultation and will publish a report as soon as practicable. On the Farming Profitability Review, Baroness Minette Batters (BMB) was appointed in April as the lead reviewer. Baroness Batters will submit her report to the Secretary of State for consideration shortly.
Agriculture: Reviews Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire) Wednesday 22nd October 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the Farming Profitability Review. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Baroness Batters will present her report to the Defra Secretary of State at the end of October for consideration.
Agriculture: Reviews Asked by: Robbie Moore (Conservative - Keighley and Ilkley) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the final report of the Farming Profitability Review from Baroness Batters; and what her planned timetable is for publishing (a) the report and (b) the Government's response. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) As set out in the Terms of Reference, the recommendations of the Farming Profitability Review will inform Defra policy including the Farming Roadmap, Food Strategy and Land-use Framework.
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 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.

Written Answers

Farming Profitability Review: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party - South Antrim)
Wednesday 12th November 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Farming Profitability Review, which stakeholders in Northern Ireland gave evidence to the Review.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Under the Terms of Reference, Baroness Batters’s Farming Profitability Review is an England-only review. Baroness Batters wrote an open letter to stakeholders and received responses from organisations that represent farmers in Northern Ireland. This included Northern Ireland-specific organisations, and organisations covering the whole of the UK. The department is considering her recommendations carefully.

Agriculture: Reviews
Asked by: Suella Braverman (Conservative - Fareham and Waterlooville)
Tuesday 28th October 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the (a) statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator and (b) Farming Profitability Review.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is currently undertaking the fourth statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). The review considers the GCA’s effectiveness in enforcing the Groceries Code between 31 March 2022 and 1 April 2025.

The review commenced on 1 April and a consultation to gather stakeholder views and evidence was published on 13 May with a closing date of 5 August. The Government is currently analysing responses to the consultation and will publish a report as soon as practicable.

On the Farming Profitability Review, Baroness Minette Batters (BMB) was appointed in April as the lead reviewer. Baroness Batters will submit her report to the Secretary of State for consideration shortly.

Agriculture: Reviews
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Wednesday 22nd October 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the Farming Profitability Review.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Baroness Batters will present her report to the Defra Secretary of State at the end of October for consideration.

Agriculture: Reviews
Asked by: Robbie Moore (Conservative - Keighley and Ilkley)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the final report of the Farming Profitability Review from Baroness Batters; and what her planned timetable is for publishing (a) the report and (b) the Government's response.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As set out in the Terms of Reference, the recommendations of the Farming Profitability Review will inform Defra policy including the Farming Roadmap, Food Strategy and Land-use Framework.

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

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.

APPG Publications
Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Notes - Climate Smart Agriculture: Transatlantic dialogue for more sustainable and efficient food production Found: Freeman MP (chair) Charlie Dewhirst MP Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Cameron of Dillington Baroness Batters
Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Notes - Inaugural Meeting: Key priorities for UK agricultural science and innovation to deliver for food security, climate and nature Found: MP Julia Buckley MP Lord Carrington Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Cameron of Dillington Baroness Batters

APPG Publications

Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Notes - Climate Smart Agriculture: Transatlantic dialogue for more sustainable and efficient food production

Found: Freeman MP (chair) Charlie Dewhirst MP Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Cameron of Dillington Baroness Batters

Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Notes - Inaugural Meeting: Key priorities for UK agricultural science and innovation to deliver for food security, climate and nature

Found: MP Julia Buckley MP Lord Carrington Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Cameron of Dillington Baroness Batters

Department Publications - Research
Thursday 18th December 2025 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Farming Profitability Review 2025: an independent review Document: (PDF) Found: .............................................................. 110 6.5 Organisations met by Baroness Batters
Thursday 18th December 2025 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Farming Profitability Review 2025: an independent review Document: Farming Profitability Review 2025: an independent review (webpage) Found: Baroness Batters’ review provides a comprehensive assessment of the issues underpinning farm business

Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 18th December 2025 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Reynolds: Farmers central to Britain’s food security, rural economy and countryside Document: Reynolds: Farmers central to Britain’s food security, rural economy and countryside (webpage) Found: Baroness Batters’ Review underlines the need for government, farming and the food industry to work much
Thursday 20th November 2025 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Secretary of State's address to CLA Rural Business Conference Document: Secretary of State's address to CLA Rural Business Conference (webpage) Found: Earlier this year we appointed Baroness Batters to lead a farming profitability review.
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