Information between 12th March 2025 - 11th May 2025
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26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton 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 - 277 Noes - 162 |
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton 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 - 277 Noes - 172 |
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165 |
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 157 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173 |
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 158 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 177 |
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157 |
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 165 |
18 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton 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 - 271 Noes - 179 |
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 237 |
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 339 |
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 183 Noes - 234 |
17 Mar 2025 - Football Governance Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 229 |
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216 |
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157 |
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Music: Children and Young People
Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards making music education and the opportunity to learn a musical instrument available for all children and young people. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) This government believes that music is an essential part of the well-rounded and enriching education that every child deserves. That is why music is included in the national curriculum for all maintained schools, for students aged 5 to 14. To support the delivery of music education, the government has committed £79 million per year for the Music Hubs programme, including the 2024/25 academic year. The 43 Music Hubs partnerships across England offer a range of services, including musical instrument tuition, instrument loaning and whole-class ensemble teaching. To widen access to musical instruments, the government is investing £25 million in capital funding for musical instruments, equipment, and technology from the 2024/25 academic year. This funding enables Music Hubs partnerships to better cater to the needs of the children and young people they work with. The government is also investing £2 million to support the Music Opportunities Pilot over a four year period from the 2024/25 academic year to the 2027/28 academic year, backed by a further £3.85 million funding from Arts Council England and Youth Music. The pilot is delivered by Young Sounds UK in 12 areas of the country and aims to help disadvantaged children and young people, as well as those with special educational needs and disabilities, to learn how to play an instrument of their choice or learn to sing to a high standard. On 18 March 2025, the government announced its intention to launch a National Centre for Arts and Music Education to promote opportunities for children and young people to pursue their artistic and creative interests in school, including through the government’s network of Music Hubs. The intention is to launch in September 2026, with a delivery lead appointed through an open procurement. Further details will be released in due course. |
Pre-school Education: Training
Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 29th April 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government whether funding for the Early Years Development Programme has ceased and, if so, what further training will be available to early years practitioners to ensure they have the skills needed to support children with speech and language development; and when any new programme will commence. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) This government has a clear plan to break down barriers to opportunity, which starts with investing in high-quality early years education, so tens of thousands more children are school-ready at age five. The Early Years Professional Development Programme (PDP3) was a key element in the Early Years Education Recovery Programme, which supported the early years sector to address the impact of the pandemic on the youngest and most disadvantaged children. Now that the Early Years Education Recovery Programme has concluded as scheduled, the department is considering all options for how best to support the sector to help children achieve the best start in life, including support for speech and language development. As announced in the Plan for Change, the department has set a milestone of a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. We will measure our progress through 75% of children at the end of reception reaching a good level of development in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessment by 2028. The department is continuing to improve access to speech and language therapy by funding the Early Language and Support for Every Child pathfinder project, in partnership with NHS England. This programme aims to improve capacity and knowledge in the workforce, supporting children in early years and school settings with mild to moderate speech, language and communication needs by utilising therapy support assistants. The department is also providing a range of support and training for early years educators, building a stronger, more expert workforce, to enable settings and childminders to deliver high-quality early education. We have already announced the continuation of support, such as the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI), which provides children with extra support for their speech and language development. The NELI training, which 74,500 staff have completed, includes training for staff more broadly on early language. This is alongside up to £6.1 million in additional funding for the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs. We continue to learn from all government programmes, including PDP3, and will provide further updates in the coming months.
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23 Apr 2025, 4:51 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Thornton and indeed to join " Lord Lansley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
23 Apr 2025, 4:52 p.m. - House of Lords "government took measures to which Baroness Thornton just referred, and " Lord Lansley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
23 Apr 2025, 6:21 p.m. - House of Lords "possible. I wonder, the noble Lady Baroness Thornton talked about the impact on families. It has problem " Baroness Grey-Thompson (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
23 Apr 2025, 9:09 p.m. - House of Lords "About 80% of smokers have tried to quit and as Baroness Thornton told " Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
23 Apr 2025, 9:10 p.m. - House of Lords "bill, as the noble Lady Baroness Thornton and Lord Lansley emphasised. People on low incomes or " Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
23 Apr 2025, 9:31 p.m. - House of Lords "look forward to committee stage. My noble friend Baroness Thornton, it " Lord Kamall (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
28 Apr 2025, 10:22 p.m. - House of Lords "like to thank Baroness Thornton and others who raise the issues. " Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
28 Apr 2025, 10:22 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Thornton racing the comment that there are 20 people seeking " Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
28 Apr 2025, 5:33 p.m. - House of Lords "address the point that Baroness Thornton raised this isn't an issue of whether a landlord may or may not " Lord Jamieson (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
1 May 2025, 5:49 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Thornton will probably, he was after me will probably mention " Lord Russell of Liverpool (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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May. 08 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Gascoigne, Ben - Government Whip - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: ; Sarah de Gay; Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; The Rt Hon Lord Pickles; Michael Prescott; The Baroness Thornton |
May. 07 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Yorke, Rupert - Deputy Chief of Staff, No.10 - ACOBA Advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Isabel Doverty; Hedley Finn OBE; Sarah de Gay; Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; Michael Prescott; The Baroness Thornton |
Apr. 23 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Rutley, David - Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: ; Sarah de Gay; Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; The Rt Hon Lord Pickles; Michael Prescott; The Baroness Thornton |
Apr. 23 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Rutley, David - Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay; Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; The Rt Hon Lord Eric Pickles; Michael Prescott; The Baroness Thornton |
Apr. 23 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Rutley, David - Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2By unpaid the Committee means that no remuneration |
Apr. 09 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Amanda Milling - Government Whip for HM Treasury, House of Commons - ACOBA Advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2Johnson and Lubbock Partners Ltd be subject |
Apr. 09 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Amanda Milling - Government Whip for HM Treasury, House of Commons - ACOBA Advice Document: letter (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2Johnson and Lubbock Partners Ltd be subject |
Apr. 09 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Mitchell, Andrew - Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Andrew Cumpsty and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2 the UK sitting on |
Apr. 09 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Mitchell, Andrew - Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - ACOBA advice Document: letter (PDF) News and Communications Found: Andrew Cumpsty and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2 the UK sitting on |
Apr. 01 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Vere, Charlotte - Parliamentary Secretary at HM Treasury - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; The Rt Hon Lord Pickles; Michael Prescott; and The Baroness Thornton |
Apr. 01 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Vere, Charlotte - Parliamentary Secretary at HM Treasury - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: The Baroness Thornton and Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL were unavailable. . 2 |
Mar. 26 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Afolami, Bim - Economic Secretary to the Treasury - ACOBA Advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay; Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; The Rt Hon Lord Eric Pickles; Michael Prescott; The Baroness Thornton |
Mar. 26 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Afolami, Bim - Economic Secretary to the Treasury - ACOBA Advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Andrew Cumpsty, Sarah de Gay and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2 5. |
Mar. 26 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Courtown, Patrick - former Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Dawid Konotey -Ahulu CBE DL and The Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 3 partners and clients) that |
Mar. 26 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Mordaunt, Penny - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons - ACOBA Advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL and Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2contacts in the government and |
Mar. 19 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Pitt, Tim - Director of Economic Policy, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL; The Rt Hon Lord Eric Pickles; Michael Prescott; The Baroness Thornton |
Mar. 17 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Perelman, Elizabeth - Director General for Public Service Reform and Efficiency, Cabinet Office - ACOBA advice Document: letter (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay and Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2 unfairly advantage The Office |
Mar. 17 2025
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Perelman, Elizabeth - Director General for Public Service Reform and Efficiency, Cabinet Office - ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Sarah de Gay and Baroness Thornton were unavailable. 2 unfairly advantage The Office |