Baroness Smith of Basildon

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Division Votes
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 159 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 225
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 155
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 149 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 161
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 175
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 159
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 132
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 250 Noes - 158
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 156
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 157
24 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 80 Noes - 166
25 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 137
25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 147
25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 195
25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 6 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 266 Noes - 141
25 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 145
25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 148
25 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 150
26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 129 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 146
26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 64 Noes - 140
26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 152 Noes - 128
26 Mar 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Basildon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 128 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 197

Speeches
Baroness Smith of Basildon speeches from: Business of the House Baroness Smith of Basildon contributed 1 speech (45 words) Thursday 26th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House

Baroness Smith of Basildon mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 25th March 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords, regarding Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader
Tuesday 24th March 2026 Minutes and decisions - 3 December 2025 - 4th meeting - Minutes Procedure and Privileges Committee Found: Baroness Morgan of Drefelin Lord Goddard of Stockport Lord Purvis of Tweed Viscount Goschen Baroness Smith of Basildon

Written Answers
Lord Mandelson Asked by: Baroness Finn (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 24th March 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 24 February (HL Deb col 500), what the role of ministers will be in the decisions by the Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office in sifting the documents for the humble Address, including in (1) determining scope, and (2) redactions. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) As set out in the Humble Address debate of 4th February, the process is being conducted and led by the Cabinet Secretary who has delegated the role to the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary. Civil servants are of course accountable to Ministers, who are in turn accountable to Parliament.

Written Answers

Lord Mandelson
Asked by: Baroness Finn (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 24th March 2026

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 24 February (HL Deb col 500), what the role of ministers will be in the decisions by the Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office in sifting the documents for the humble Address, including in (1) determining scope, and (2) redactions.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

As set out in the Humble Address debate of 4th February, the process is being conducted and led by the Cabinet Secretary who has delegated the role to the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary. Civil servants are of course accountable to Ministers, who are in turn accountable to Parliament.

Parliamentary Research
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill: HL Bill 179 of 2024–26 - LLN-2026-0007 Mar. 26 2026 Found: Baroness Smith of Basildon, leader of the House of Lords, agreed the principle of ministers being paid

Bill Documents
Mar. 25 2026 Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords, regarding Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill 2024-26 Select Committee report Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader

Baroness Smith of Basildon - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 22nd July 2026 10 a.m. House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 24th March 2026 Minutes and decisions - 3 December 2025 - 4th meeting - Minutes Procedure and Privileges Committee
Tuesday 17th March 2026 Agendas and papers - 24 March 2026 - 5th Meeting - Agenda Procedure and Privileges Committee
Tuesday 14th April 2026 Agendas and papers - 15 April 2026 - 13th Meeting - Agenda House of Lords Commission Committee
Thursday 16th April 2026 Minutes and decisions - 4 March 2026 - 12th Meeting - Minutes House of Lords Commission Committee
Friday 17th April 2026 Minutes and decisions - 15 April 2026 - 13th Meeting - Decisions House of Lords Commission Committee