Baroness Smith of Malvern

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Thursday 18th September 2025 11 a.m. Department for International Development Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – committee stage (day 12) Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 16th September 2025 11 a.m. Department for International Development Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – committee stage (day 11) - part one Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Department for International Development Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – committee stage (day 11) - part two Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 130
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 140
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 143
21 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern 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 - 266 Noes - 162
22 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 116 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye 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 Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 113 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 127
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Smith of Malvern voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189

Speeches
Baroness Smith of Malvern speeches from: Young Futures Hubs Baroness Smith of Malvern contributed 8 speeches (916 words) Thursday 24th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Education

Baroness Smith of Malvern mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Oral Answers to Questions 182 speeches (12,153 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Laura Trott (Con - Sevenoaks) In the other place, Baroness Smith of Malvern, a Minister in the Department for Education, said:“There - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 17th July 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-07-17 10:05:00+01:00 Social Mobility Policy - Social Mobility Policy Committee Found: Baroness Smith of Malvern: My name is Jacqui Smith.

Written Answers
Universities: Assessments Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 21st July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 8 July (HL8602), what plans they have, if any, to conduct a survey on the integrity of university examinations, including the use of examination adjustments arising from claims of self-assessed neurodivergence. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) Universities have responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for all their disabled students where necessary. Reasonable adjustments are offered at the discretion of the university based on an assessment of a student's individual needs. In England, the management of university exams is guided by a combination of national regulatory bodies, university-specific policies and sector-wide frameworks. The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator for higher education in England. While it does not set specific exam rules, its conditions of registration ensure that universities maintain high academic standards and fair assessment practices. It requires institutions to uphold principles of fairness, transparency and accessibility in assessments. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education provides the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, outlining expectations for academic standards and quality. This includes guidance on assessment design, marking and academic integrity. Each university is autonomous and sets its own assessment regulations, including: Exam formats. Marking and grading criteria. Procedures for mitigating circumstances. Reasonable adjustments which a student might require. The department does not have evidence which suggests that reasonable adjustments are impacting the integrity of exams or assessments and have no current plans to conduct a survey on the integrity of university examinations.

Written Answers

Universities: Assessments
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 21st July 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 8 July (HL8602), what plans they have, if any, to conduct a survey on the integrity of university examinations, including the use of examination adjustments arising from claims of self-assessed neurodivergence.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

Universities have responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for all their disabled students where necessary. Reasonable adjustments are offered at the discretion of the university based on an assessment of a student's individual needs.

In England, the management of university exams is guided by a combination of national regulatory bodies, university-specific policies and sector-wide frameworks.

The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator for higher education in England. While it does not set specific exam rules, its conditions of registration ensure that universities maintain high academic standards and fair assessment practices. It requires institutions to uphold principles of fairness, transparency and accessibility in assessments.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education provides the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, outlining expectations for academic standards and quality. This includes guidance on assessment design, marking and academic integrity.

Each university is autonomous and sets its own assessment regulations, including:

Exam formats.
Marking and grading criteria.
Procedures for mitigating circumstances.
Reasonable adjustments which a student might require.

The department does not have evidence which suggests that reasonable adjustments are impacting the integrity of exams or assessments and have no current plans to conduct a survey on the integrity of university examinations.

Deposited Papers
Friday 18th July 2025 Department for Education Source Page: Letter dated 16/07/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Storey regarding the registration of childminders and the use of provision by disadvantaged families, as discussed following the Oral Statement on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life. 2 p. Document: Oral_Statement_on_Giving_Every_Child_the_Best_Start_in_Life.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 16/07/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Storey regarding the registration of childminders

Deposited Papers

Friday 18th July 2025
Department for Education

Source Page: Letter dated 16/07/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Storey regarding the registration of childminders and the use of provision by disadvantaged families, as discussed following the Oral Statement on Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life. 2 p.
Document: Oral_Statement_on_Giving_Every_Child_the_Best_Start_in_Life.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 16/07/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Storey regarding the registration of childminders