The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Basildon
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Smith of Basildon's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Basildon. Her name is Angela Evans Smith, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£0
12 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
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Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
4 Content(2.1%)
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36 didn't vote(19.0%)
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, if this was a proxy for capacity, we would not be bringing it forward, and we would not do both at the same time. I think the noble Lord misunderstands the reasons why the retirement age has been proposed. I was perfectly willing to accept that
I think the noble Lord was only talking about the DUP, because we have Members on our Benches from Northern Ireland as well. One of the things we need to look at, and we are bringing forward further proposals on this, is that the House as a whole has to
I will do, given a chance. The noble Lord, Lord True, when he was Leader of the Opposition, told me that his party opposed it, that it was not his party’s policy. I even offered and got support from the shadow Cabinet for the legislation and the noble Lo
I have heard the point the noble Lord has made.
The noble Baroness is implying that there is no notice. To give notice is the very reason for these proposals. It sounds like they are going to happen tomorrow, but these proposals do not come into force, or start to come into force, until 2029, when the
I cannot remember the exact percentage. These proposals would affect 100% of this House, because every current and future Member would be affected by them; they are completely non-discriminatory in that way. The other argument often used is that we shoul
My Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend Lady Taylor of Bolton and all members of the committee who took part in the deliberations and carefully considered the issues. Many doubted that, in the time that was allocated, they could come back to this
I am sorry to interrupt, but it might be helpful to the House to say that there is a retirement booklet that I arranged to be published which clearly states that, when Members leave this House, they will regain their vote.
2026-09-16
Business of the House
That Standing Order 44 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Wednesday 14 October to enable the Sovereign Grant Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day and that, in accordance with Standing Order 47 (Amen
2026-09-08
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
That Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Gardiner of Kimble.
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
I will do my best in the time available, but I might not be able to repeat them all. One thing that is important to note is that decisions, and consequences of actions taken, do not happen in a vacuum. I come back to the example I gave earlier: the failu
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
I was disappointed when the party opposite set its face against the Employment Rights Act in the way that it did. It is important, and most employers which are good employers find the benefits from it in both their balance sheets and their productivity.
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
So many of us in this House are dealing, and will deal, with the care of family and friends; it is a huge strain, both financially and emotionally. The prize of getting this right is enormous, and it is very easy, when any solution is suggested, for peop
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
The noble Baroness hits on one of the really difficult issues around this. That is why so many of the categories of people who would previously have been under early release will not be receiving early release. Whenever somebody is released, even if it i
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
My noble friend brings his experience of science to his question. This is absolutely crucial. If we do not have innovation or new technologies, we are not going to maximise the potential for growth. It is significant that, when we look at these issues an
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
First, I am grateful that the noble and right reverend Lord is remembering both our Prime Ministers in his prayers; I am sure they will appreciate that. The noble and right reverend Lord is right to highlight the work of Prime Minister Starmer on intern
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
I am not answering questions such as that. It is more than a change of style. There is a change of style, but the same values remain. As measures come forward, both in the Budget and as we progress the programme, and then when we see a King’s Speech in d
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
A healthy nation is always the aim of every Government. If we look back to when the National Health Service was first set up, we see that it was set up as part of the Department of Housing, because those two things are inextricably linked. I remember be
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
I am pleased to be called the noble Lord’s noble friend. He may not have stayed for the whole three and a half hours of the Prime Minister’s Statement yesterday, but I certainly heard him talk about defence. He was very clear that one of the reasons that
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, what comes across is how important confidence was. That was voted for by the people of Northern Ireland with a sense of optimism. We have to redouble our efforts to recommit to all
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
As a former leader of her party and a former Minister in Stormont, the noble Baroness knows how complex these issues have been and how hard-fought the institutions were. As a Northern Ireland Minister myself, I remember the discussions that went on, at l
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
I am grateful to the noble Lord and thank him for his comments, which were in marked contrast to those of his leader, who did not think that we should have been saying some of these things. He makes a valid point, but as soon as you get into speculating
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
I am grateful to my noble friend for her question, because it gets to the nub of many of the issues. Support is already being given to young people to start in these new guaranteed jobs, and those jobs are being taken up now as we speak. If you can resha
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
The Prime Minister has looked at a number of issues and said, “Where can we do things better and do things differently?” It has been about deprioritising some issues and reprioritising others. I have not got a complete list; I will get some more informat
2026-09-02
Direction of Government
It is very easy to say that Brexit is the total reason for all the problems. It is part of it. In his Statement, the Prime Minister did not say that all these problems were caused by Brexit. He went back to the 1970s, back to the deindustrialisation of t
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-05 → present
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
2009-06-09 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector)
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Planning)
2002-10-14 → 2006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2001-06-12 → 2002-06-13
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2023-10-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2023-02-22 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Devolved Issues)
2020-04-15 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues)
2018-06-04 → 2020-04-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2018-01-24 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2015-05-27 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-27
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-27
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)
2011-10-17 → 2012-09-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2010-10-08 → 2013-03-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
2015-05-28 → present
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2015-12-14
House Committee (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2015-12-14
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2019-05-09
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2015-06-08 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2015-07-20 → 2017-04-27
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
2016-09-01 → present
House of Lords Commission
2024-07-22 → present
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2022-10-17 → 2024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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British Overseas Territories All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 30 | 2024-05-29 |
|
United Kingdom Overseas Territories All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 17 | 2021-05-29 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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date.
Historic bills (all-time)
3 bills
1 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2025-02-13 | |
| House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-09-05 | |
| Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-07-30 |
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.