Information between 3rd October 2025 - 23rd October 2025
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13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 128 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 175 |
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13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 189 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 183 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 163 Conservative Aye votes vs 2 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 194 |
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20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 146 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 175 |
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20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 160 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164 |
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20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 227 Noes - 168 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 138 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 167 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 160 |
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22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 156 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 169 |
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22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 144 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 113 |
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22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 236 |
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22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 143 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 120 |
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Childcare: Tax Allowances
Asked by: Baroness Penn (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 6th October 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what assumptions they used to estimate the take-up of the expansion of free childcare hours in the Spring Budget 2023 (HC 560); whether those assumptions have been subsequently revised; and if so, when and by how much. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Information regarding the assumptions of take-up of the expanded working parent entitlements and funding made available at Spring Budget 2023 can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66221ba8252f0d71cf757d2b/Spring_budget_2023_childcare_expansion_costing_note_information.pdf. In subsequent fiscal events, this government has provided funding uplifts for the overall early years entitlements budget which includes both the new working parents entitlements and the established entitlements. The Autumn Budget 2024 announced an additional £1.8 billion of funding for the early years entitlements in 2025/26, compared to 2024/25. The spending review 2025 announced an additional £1.6 billion per year by 2028/29, compared to 2025/26, for the early years entitlements. The early years entitlements budget is demand-led, with final totals confirmed the term after the end of the financial year through the dedicated schools grant allocations. Estimates of take-up of the expanded working parent entitlements have been updated each year using the annual official statistics release on funded early education and childcare, which reported a take up rate of 84% of the estimated number of eligible two-year-olds, 70% of the estimated number of eligible one-year-olds and 42% of the estimated number of eligible under-one-year-olds. The latest statistics can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/funded-early-education-and-childcare/2025#releaseHeadlines-tables. |
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Childcare: Finance
Asked by: Baroness Penn (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 6th October 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding was allocated to the expansion of free childcare hours in the Spring Budget 2023, and how much, if any, additional funding was announced in each subsequent fiscal event. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Information regarding the assumptions of take-up of the expanded working parent entitlements and funding made available at Spring Budget 2023 can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66221ba8252f0d71cf757d2b/Spring_budget_2023_childcare_expansion_costing_note_information.pdf. In subsequent fiscal events, this government has provided funding uplifts for the overall early years entitlements budget which includes both the new working parents entitlements and the established entitlements. The Autumn Budget 2024 announced an additional £1.8 billion of funding for the early years entitlements in 2025/26, compared to 2024/25. The spending review 2025 announced an additional £1.6 billion per year by 2028/29, compared to 2025/26, for the early years entitlements. The early years entitlements budget is demand-led, with final totals confirmed the term after the end of the financial year through the dedicated schools grant allocations. Estimates of take-up of the expanded working parent entitlements have been updated each year using the annual official statistics release on funded early education and childcare, which reported a take up rate of 84% of the estimated number of eligible two-year-olds, 70% of the estimated number of eligible one-year-olds and 42% of the estimated number of eligible under-one-year-olds. The latest statistics can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/funded-early-education-and-childcare/2025#releaseHeadlines-tables. |
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15 Oct 2025, 4:51 p.m. - House of Lords "is a really dangerous precedent being set here. I'm actually rather disappointed that the noble lady Baroness Penn isn't dividing on " Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Oct 2025, 6:11 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Baroness Penn not moved. >> Amendment 23 Baroness Sherlock. " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Oct 2025, 6:11 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Amendment 22. >> Baroness Penn not moved. " Division - View Video - View Transcript |