Information between 7th July 2025 - 25th September 2025
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7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 198 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 209 |
7 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 154 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 239 |
9 Jul 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 247 |
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 282 Noes - 158 |
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 237 Noes - 223 |
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 153 |
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 240 |
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 148 |
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 170 |
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 153 |
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 158 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 34 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 155 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 36 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 123 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 38 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 47 Noes - 121 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 124 Noes - 131 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 138 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 34 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 123 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 160 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 136 |
16 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 40 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 150 |
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 39 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 162 |
22 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 9 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 120 |
22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267 |
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198 |
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138 |
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143 |
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Scott of Needham Market voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 48 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189 |
Speeches |
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Baroness Scott of Needham Market speeches from: Universal Credit Bill
Baroness Scott of Needham Market contributed 1 speech (785 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
Written Answers |
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Countryside: Access
Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 8th July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government how much DEFRA spent in total in the past financial year to create new opportunities for the public to access nature, or to improve existing public access, excluding engagement programmes. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) We are committed both to creating new opportunities for the public to access nature, and to improving existing public access. For instance, in FY24/25 we spent £5.5 million on progressing delivery of the King Charles III England Coast Path and £5.6 million on progressing delivery of the Coast to Coast National Trail. We also spent £5.8 million on our Access for All programme to increase accessibility of the countryside. This excludes funding for engagement programmes such as Generation Green and Green Social Prescribing, and funding for access casework, maintenance, monitoring, and staff costs. |
Agriculture: Finance
Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 8th July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government how much financial assistance DEFRA will provide in total to support the agriculture sector in the new Spending Review period. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) We are investing more than £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery.
Funding for the Environmental Land Management Schemes paid to farmers will increase by 150% from £800 million in 2023/24 to £2 billion by 2028/29.
Overall farmers and land managers will benefit from an average of £2.3 billion a year through the Farming and Countryside Programme. And up to £400 million from additional nature schemes, including those for tree planting and peatland restoration. |
Agriculture: Expenditure
Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 8th July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government how much financial assistance DEFRA provided in total to support the agriculture sector in the past financial year. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) In line with its obligations under the Agriculture Act 2020, Defra regularly publishes an annual report setting out commitments in the previous financial year. Defra intends to publish the annual report for the financial year 2024/25 later this year, which will set out how money was spent in that financial year. |
Countryside: Access
Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Tuesday 8th July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government how much DEFRA plan to spend in the new Spending Review period to create new opportunities for the public to access nature, or to improve existing public access, excluding engagement programmes. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government has already set out several ambitious manifesto commitments to expand opportunities for the public to enjoy the outdoors, including the creation of nine new national river walks and three new national forests in England. Our spending plans are dependent on business planning outcomes. |
Universal Credit: Disability
Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Wednesday 30th July 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the Pathways to Work Green Paper published on 23 July, what steps they have taken to engage with the families of young disabled people who may be affected by the proposal to removal eligibility of those under 22 years of age for the limited capability for work and work-related activity element of Universal Credit. Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Pathways to Work Green Paper was published on 18 March 2025 and closed on 30 June 2025, setting out plans and proposals to reform health and disability benefits and employment support.
We ran a programme of consultation events to hear from disabled people and people with health conditions directly, including 7 virtual events and 11 in-person events across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
As part of the consultation, we welcomed views on raising the age someone can access the Universal Credit Health Element to 22. This consultation received over 45,000 responses and we are considering responses; we will set out our plans in due course.
If we proceed with this change, we will consider what special provisions need to be put in place for those young people where engagement with the Youth Guarantee is not a realistic prospect. |
Universal Credit: Disability
Asked by: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Monday 4th August 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on young disabled people and their families of the removal of eligibility of those under 22 years of age for the limited capability for work and work-related activity element of Universal Credit. Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation, the Government invited views on the proposal to raise the minimum age for accessing the Universal Credit (UC) health element to 22. The consultation closed on 30 June, and we are now considering responses. The Government’s conclusion will be announced in due course. |
Select Committee Documents |
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Friday 19th September 2025
Minutes and decisions - 17 September 2025 - 8th Meeting - Decisions House of Lords Commission Committee Found: (external member) • Lord Morse • Baroness Pitkeathley • Lord Purvis of Tweed • Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Minutes and decisions - 17 September 2025 - 7th Meeting - Minutes House of Lords Commission Committee Found: Charlotte Moar (external member) • Lord Morse • Lord Newby • Baroness Pitkeathley • Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Tuesday 16th September 2025
Engagement document - Note on Committee Visit to Zoom Home-based Working Committee Found: Members in attendance were Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Baroness Freeman of Steventon, Lord Fuller |
Tuesday 12th August 2025
Government Response - Letter from Justin Madders MP, Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets at Department for Business and Trade, to the Chair Home-based Working Committee Found: Admiralty Place London SW1A 2DY The Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Friday 25th July 2025
Minutes and decisions - 23 July 2025 - 7th Meeting - Decisions House of Lords Commission Committee Found: Charlotte Moar (external member) • Lord Morse • Lord Newby • Baroness Pitkeathley • Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Friday 25th July 2025
Minutes and decisions - 11 June 2025 - 6th Meeting - Minutes House of Lords Commission Committee Found: Charlotte Moar (external member) • Lord Morse • Lord Newby • Baroness Pitkeathley • Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Thursday 17th July 2025
Report - Restoration and Renewal: Annual Progress Report 2025 Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee Found: (from January 2025) N/A* Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP 1/1 Nora Senior, external member 1/1 Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Thursday 17th July 2025
Report - Restoration and Renewal Annual Progress Report 2025 Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee Found: (from January 2025) N/A* Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP 1/1 Nora Senior, external member 1/1 Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Minutes and decisions - Monday 9 December 2024 - Minutes Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee Found: Long (Lords) Lord Newby Alasdair Love (Lords) Lucy Powell MP Ed Potton (Commons) Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Minutes and decisions - Monday 26 February 2024 - Minutes Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee Found: Stubbs (Lords) Lord Newby James Whittle (Lords) Lucy Powell MP Helen Wood (Commons) Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Monday 14th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and Cabinet Office Home-based Working - Home-based Working Committee Found: Uncorrected oral evidence Monday 14 July 2025 2 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Baroness Scott of Needham Market |
Bill Documents |
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Sep. 12 2025
HL Bill 110-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD HODGSON OF ASTLEY ABBOTTS BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD THURLOW 213_ After Clause 106 |
Sep. 10 2025
HL Bill 110-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ANDREWS LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD CAMERON OF DILLINGTON |
Sep. 05 2025
HL Bill 110-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ANDREWS LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD CAMERON OF DILLINGTON |
Sep. 03 2025
HL Bill 110-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ANDREWS LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD CAMERON OF DILLINGTON |
Sep. 02 2025
HL Bill 110-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ANDREWS LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD CAMERON OF DILLINGTON |
Aug. 28 2025
HL Bill 110-III Third marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ANDREWS LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD CAMERON OF DILLINGTON |
Jul. 22 2025
HL Bill 110-II Second marshalled list for Committee Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS ANDREWS LORD PARKINSON OF WHITLEY BAY BARONESS SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET LORD CAMERON OF DILLINGTON |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 10 a.m. House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Monday 3rd November 2025 4:30 p.m. Restoration and Renewal Client Board - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Monday 24th November 2025 4:30 p.m. Restoration and Renewal Client Board - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 11 a.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 17th December 2025 10 a.m. House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Monday 15th September 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |
Monday 20th October 2025 2 p.m. Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Home-based Working View calendar - Add to calendar |