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Division Votes
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 147
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 178 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 14 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 16 Noes - 92
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 132
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 140 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 140
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 186 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Spielman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 73 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295

Speeches
Baroness Spielman speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Baroness Spielman contributed 3 speeches (706 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Spielman speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Baroness Spielman contributed 1 speech (124 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Spielman speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill Baroness Spielman contributed 1 speech (349 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Northern Ireland Office
Baroness Spielman speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Baroness Spielman contributed 4 speeches (2,365 words) Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions

Written Answers
Home Office: Written Questions Asked by: Baroness Spielman (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 5th February 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 22 January (HL13397), whether they will now answer the question put. Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office) In light of the Baroness Spielman’s further Parliamentary question, the department has reviewed the response and is now able to offer further detail, subject to the constraints of commercial confidentiality during the live procurement process. The Home Office has conducted comprehensive market engagement to assess the risks and opportunities of remote English language testing, recognising that all delivery models whether paper-based, in-person, or remote carry fraud risks. The new service shall be subject to a rigorous implementation regime of operational, security and technical testing for up 15 months. Once live, the new service shall include robust safeguards including two-stage identity verification, active session monitoring, tamperproof systems, comprehensive audit regimes, mystery shopping, and annual independent audits. Fraud will be monitored through these mechanisms as part of the overall provisions of the Government Model Services Contract that has been tailored and enhanced for these services.

Written Answers

Home Office: Written Questions
Asked by: Baroness Spielman (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 5th February 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 22 January (HL13397), whether they will now answer the question put.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

In light of the Baroness Spielman’s further Parliamentary question, the department has reviewed the response and is now able to offer further detail, subject to the constraints of commercial confidentiality during the live procurement process.

The Home Office has conducted comprehensive market engagement to assess the risks and opportunities of remote English language testing, recognising that all delivery models whether paper-based, in-person, or remote carry fraud risks. The new service shall be subject to a rigorous implementation regime of operational, security and technical testing for up 15 months. Once live, the new service shall include robust safeguards including two-stage identity verification, active session monitoring, tamperproof systems, comprehensive audit regimes, mystery shopping, and annual independent audits. Fraud will be monitored through these mechanisms as part of the overall provisions of the Government Model Services Contract that has been tailored and enhanced for these services.

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Live Transcript
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28 Jan 2026, 5:18 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Spielman and 119 so powerfully and scarily put by my " Lord Hampton (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
28 Jan 2026, 6:55 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Spielman said, you know, moving into care proceedings is a very serious or perhaps it was the " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
28 Jan 2026, 11:22 p.m. - House of Lords "of this? Because it is a big change, and some of the points raised by noble Baroness Baroness Spielman need to be addressed. And secondly, " Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Feb 2026, 4:13 p.m. - House of Lords "noble friend Baroness Spielman. We all accept the principles that " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Select Committee Documents
Friday 30th January 2026 Report - Large Print – 10th Report – Discrimination, harassment and abuse against Muslim women Women and Equalities Committee Found: covered except for their hands and faces, a concept known as ‘hijab’.”24 Former Head of Ofsted, Baroness Spielman
Friday 30th January 2026 Report - 10th Report – Discrimination, harassment and abuse against Muslim women Women and Equalities Committee Found: covered except for their hands and faces, a concept known as ‘hijab’.”24 Former Head of Ofsted, Baroness Spielman

Baroness Spielman - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Thursday 5th February 2026 10:45 a.m. Numeracy for Life Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Thursday 26th February 2026 10:45 a.m. Numeracy for Life Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Thursday 5th March 2026 10:45 a.m. Numeracy for Life Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Numeracy for Life At 10:50am: Oral evidence Prof Hannah Fry - Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at Cambridge University Bobby Seagull - Mathematics teacher, author and broadcaster View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Inquiry
27 Jan 2026 Numeracy for Life Numeracy for Life Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available