Information between 8th June 2025 - 28th June 2025
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Division Votes |
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11 Jun 2025 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 85 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 129 |
11 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 161 |
11 Jun 2025 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 79 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 79 |
Speeches |
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Baroness Smith of Basildon speeches from: National Security Strategy
Baroness Smith of Basildon contributed 11 speeches (4,585 words) Thursday 26th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
Baroness Smith of Basildon speeches from: Parliamentary Commercial Department
Baroness Smith of Basildon contributed 15 speeches (2,713 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
Select Committee Documents |
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Thursday 12th June 2025
Minutes and decisions - 7 May 2025 - 5th Meeting - Minutes House of Lords Commission Committee Found: Pitkeathley – virtually • Baroness Scott of Needham Market • Nora Senior (external member) • Baroness Smith of Basildon |
Thursday 12th June 2025
Minutes and decisions - 11 June 2025 - 6th Meeting - Decisions House of Lords Commission Committee Found: Lord Newby • Baroness Pitkeathley • Baroness Scott of Needham Market – virtually • Baroness Smith of Basildon |
Monday 19th May 2025
Minutes and decisions - 3 February 2025 - 1st meeting - Minutes Procedure and Privileges Committee Found: Bull Lord McFall of Alcluith Lord Bradley Lord Newby Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Chair) Baroness Smith of Basildon |
Written Answers |
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House of Lords: Security
Asked by: Lord Hayward (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 26th June 2025 Question To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 12 June (HL Deb col 1533), whether the cost of £9.6 million for the Peers' Entrance door includes VAT and all other associated costs. Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble The cost of £9.6m for Peers Entrance does include VAT. This sum covers both the design, and the construction works at the Entrance. In addition, £1,500 in maintenance cost have been incurred for call outs where operator or user error have been the cause. |
Parliamentary Commercial Directorate
Asked by: Lord Hayward (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 12 June (HL Deb col 1528), whether the role to oversee the commercial function as a joint department of both Houses is an additional role in the management structure; and if so what is the cost of that role. Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble The Parliamentary Commercial Department will be led by a Chief Commercial Officer. This is a new senior role in the management structure which will be responsible for overseeing Parliament’s portfolio of contracts, developing and implementing commercial strategies, and ensuring high-performance procurement across Parliament. The post was advertised in March with an annual salary of circa £150K, in line with market expectations for a role of this seniority and complexity in the public sector. The outcome of the recruitment process will be announced as soon as possible. |
Calendar |
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Wednesday 17th September 2025 10 a.m. House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 17th July 2025 12:30 p.m. Procedure and Privileges Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 11:30 a.m. House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Select Committee Documents |
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Monday 19th May 2025
Minutes and decisions - 3 February 2025 - 1st meeting - Minutes Procedure and Privileges Committee |
Thursday 12th June 2025
Minutes and decisions - 7 May 2025 - 5th Meeting - Minutes House of Lords Commission Committee |
Thursday 12th June 2025
Minutes and decisions - 11 June 2025 - 6th Meeting - Decisions House of Lords Commission Committee |
Thursday 10th July 2025
Agendas and papers - 17 July 2025 - 3rd Meeting - Agenda Procedure and Privileges Committee |