The Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Stedman-Scott's full title is The Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE. Her name is Deborah Stedman-Scott, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
87
80 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
1 gift ·
6 overseas trips
· 2018-04-01 → 2022-12-31
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 80
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-11 | — | Visit to meet with organisers of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-07-11 | — | Celebration event for 10 year of the Council | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-03-30 | — | To discuss child maintenance service | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-03-11 | — | International womens day event, to discuss why breaking gender bias is as important as ever within business and society. | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-02-08 | — | To discuss reducing parental conflict | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-01-20 | — | Regular catch up to discuss reducing parental conflict | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-01-19 | — | Child maintenance service update | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2022-01-10 | — | To discuss Reducing Parental Conflict | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-09-10 | — | Virtual roundtable to discuss how the Kickstart programme is working for them | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-09-07 | — | Meeting to discuss the Pension Credit Promotion | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-07-28 | — | Virtual roundtable held in conjunction with Herriot Watt University to promote Kickstart programme to Scottish Businesses. | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-07-20 | — | Meeting to discuss how RPC has a positive role in reducing the number of cases going to court. | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-07-07 | — | Introductory Meeting to discuss the Ministers profile, Domestic Abuse Commission's responsibilities and interest in the work of DWP | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-06-25 | — | Reducing Parental Conflict | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-06-16 | — | Kickstart Discussion | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-06-16 | — | Kickstart Discussion | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-06-14 | — | Bereavement Support Payment Roundtable | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-06-14 | — | Reducing Parental Conflict | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-05-27 | — | Meeting to discuss a Kickstart Roundtable Event | department-for-work-pensions |
| 2021-05-25 | — | Pensions Discussion | department-for-work-pensions |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
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| 2022-04-01 | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | £0 |
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HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
176 divisions
121 Content(68.8%)
3 Not-Content(1.7%)
52 didn't vote(29.5%)
2026-07-22
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64–95
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2026-07-21
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173–234
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41–118
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142–138
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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194–140
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198–139
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
May I start by saying how delighted I am to see the Minister in her place?
My Lords, these regulations make a significant change to the way in which personal independence payment awards are reviewed. They allow the Secretary of State to extend an exis
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I thank the Minister for her response. I agree completely with the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, that disabled people need to be treated with dignity and respect. On these Benches, we completely sign up t
What is new?
That this House regrets that the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 will result in claimants receiving payments without the a
My Lords, I have been reflecting on why the lifelong learning commitment matters: the world of work has changed and continues to do so. People will need new skills throughout their working lives. We need to help people get into and, just as importantly,
2026-06-29
Construction Sector: Skills Shortage
My Lords, given the Government’s ambition to build 1.5 million homes and our reliance on a strong construction sector for economic growth, what specific steps are being taken to ensure that a larger proportion of pupils take design and technology GCSE an
2026-06-11
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment
My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to Lord Younger, our colleague on these Benches who has left the House, not of his own volition. He is a great loss to the House, as are all the hereditary Peers who have left us. I also thank my noble friend Lord Evans very
2026-06-10
Best Start Family Hubs
My Lords, the test of the family hubs is not how many open but whether children are connected to the right opportunities. The Department for Education’s own guidance includes a minimum expectation that families whose young people are not in education, em
2026-06-08
Health-related Benefits Assessments
My Lords, between July 2024 and July 2025, 1.1 million assessments were carried out remotely. Three-quarters of those were conducted by telephone and just 3% were conducted by video link. Notwithstanding the answers the Minister has given us already, how
My Lords, I first declare an interest, in that I was a member of the Public Services Committee. I loved being on that committee—and you will not hear that about many committees, I can tell you—and found it to be a really stimulating experience, so I appl
2026-06-04
Young People and Work
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Alan Milburn's report Young people and work: interim report, published on 28 May; and what steps they intend to take to address the rising number of young people who are not in educatio
2026-06-04
Young People and Work
I thank the Minister for her Answer, which is encouraging. We on these Benches welcome the Milburn report. It is a serious, research-driven diagnosis of a problem that has accelerated since the pandemic. The NEET problem is complex and cuts across almost
2026-06-04
Young People and Work
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name in the Order Paper. I understand that there is a debate going on about where I should be sitting. If I have got it wrong, I am really sorry.
2026-06-03
Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Statement on the draft Equality Act 2010 code of practice. The publication of the draft code is welcome, and I was pleased to see greater protections for breast-feeding women, and greater clarity for
2026-06-01
For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers
My Lords, this morning the Health Secretary told the “Today” programme that the Supreme Court ruling was clear and that single-sex spaces must be protected, but UNISON has called parts of the new guidance “completely unworkable” and Sir Ed Davey has said
2026-05-20
Disadvantaged Pupils: Music Attainment Gap
Like everyone on these Benches, I welcome the fact that the Government are intending to give more prominence to creative subjects, music included, with their proposed reforms to the Progress 8 model. However, there is a real risk that the proposals end u
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, and my noble friend Lord Blackwater, on their maiden speeches. It is great to have both noble Lords in the House, with their differing views; I am sure that they will add much value betwee
2026-05-18
Local Government Pension Fund
My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of so-called lifestyling pension strategies, also known as target date or pathway funds, where savers are automatically moved out of growth assets and into gilts and bonds as they approach retirement, of
2026-05-18
Healthy Life Expectancy: England
My Lords, my succinct question is this. Given that healthy life expectancy has fallen despite record levels of NHS spending, with obesity, diabetes and poor mental health continuing to rise, can the Minister explain what specifically will be different in
2026-04-27
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I have little to add to the compelling case set out by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and indeed by us all throughout the passage of the Bill. Our position remains unchanged: mandation has no place in the Bill and, if the Government are serio
2026-04-27
Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
My Lords, the Opposition do not oppose this instrument. We broadly welcome the intent behind it. The chemicals regulatory framework is one of the more technically demanding legacies of our departure from the European Union, and the Government are right t
2026-04-27
For Women Scotland Case
My Lords, on 16 April, the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court judgment confirming that sex in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, the Conservative Party announced that Conservative-run councils will publish clear, legally comp
My Lords, one of the most worrying figures of all, in the most worrying of areas, is the increase of economic inactivity and people who are not required to look for work or who are not even searching for it. Given the impact on young people, which I know
2026-04-22
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, since we have only one group of Motions today, I shall address our three key areas—scale and competition, public sector pensions and mandation—together.
First, on scale and competition, I am grateful to the Minister for bringing forward thes
2026-04-20
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, it is beyond doubt that mandation is, rightly, the most serious and contentious issue in the Bill. We have made our views on this very clear, as have many other noble Lords. The state should not be directing the investment of assets held by pri
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Register of Interests · 1 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Nil
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No registrable interests
registered 2025-04-07
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Party history
2010-07-12 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2022-09-22 → 2022-10-29
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2021-09-17 → 2022-09-22
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2019-07-29 → 2022-12-31
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2017-10-27 → 2019-07-29
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2024-11-11 → 2026-06-04
Shadow Minister (Women and Equalities)
2024-11-11 → 2026-06-04
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Committee memberships
2010-06-22 → 2015-03-30
Information Committee (Lords)
2013-01-09 → 2013-06-18
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
2015-06-11 → 2016-03-16
Social Mobility Committee
2016-05-25 → 2017-03-26
Select Committee on Charities
2017-06-29 → 2017-10-27
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Public Services Committee
2024-01-31 → 2026-06-22
Services Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Parents
Subject Group
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Officer | Parentkind | 4 | 2027-03-12 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
54
of 54 tabled
53 answered(98.1%)
8
departments
2026-07-22
Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Answered
2026-07-21
Department for Work and Pensions
Temporary Employment: Young People
Answered
2026-07-21
Department for Work and Pensions
Temporary Employment: Young People
Answered
2026-07-15
Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
Answered
2026-01-07
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
6 bills
3 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-15 | |
| Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2022-05-11 | |
| Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-09-08 | |
| Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-09-23 | |
| Pension Schemes Act 2021 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-07 | |
| Pension Schemes Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.