The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern
Labour
Life peer
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Baroness Smith of Malvern's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern. Her name is Jacqui Smith, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
144
142 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
2 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£16,829
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 142
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | The Chartered Management Institute Roundtable | Meeting with chartered and professional bodies discuss employer investment in skills and opportunities for collaboration with Skills England | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-19 | Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership | Discussion about West Midlands regional skills | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-19 | Universities West Midlands | Discussion about higher education in the West Midlands region | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-17 | Association of Colleges | Catch-up with CEO of Association of Colleges | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-15 | Construction Skills Mission Board | One of a series of roundtables to discuss industry and government collaboration to address the sector's skills challenges and future workforce needs | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-15 | Range of academics | To discuss the harrassment of black academics | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-09 | Sex Education Forum, End Violence Against Women (EVAW), Brook, Make it Mandatory | To discuss the provision of RSE to 18 | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-08 | Association of Schools and College Leaders | Discussion about post-16 curriculum | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-23 | Chris Skidmore | To discuss the International Higher Education Commission (IHEC) report and recommendations, International Education Strategy, and the Immigration White Paper and International Students | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-21 | Directors of Childrens Services Roundtable | To discuss multi-agency child protection teams (MACPTS) | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-16 | Universities and Colleges Union | To discuss the Further Education pay award, Further Education workforce, and funding | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-14 | Tendo Consulting | Meeting with female academics to discuss their experience of academia and research | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-10 | Good Growth Foundation | Regular meeting to discuss the Skills system | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-09 | Lord Sainsbury | To discuss the overall vision for the post-16 education and skills white paper, qualification reforms and wider measures to improve quality | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-09 | Sex Matters | Introduction meeting with CEO of Sex Matters | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-09 | The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) | Briefing and discussion surrounding 2025 Exam Results and Higher Education admissions | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-08 | Confederation of British Industry; British Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small Businesses; Institute of Directors; Make UK | Updating members on key skills policy reforms, sharing early insights from sector engagement, hearing their reflections, and agreeing future purpose and format of meetings of this group | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-01 | Parliamentarians, employer representatives and sector leaders | Roundtable to discuss how Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) can adapt to meet the evolving needs of the UKs skills landscape | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-01 | Centenary Action | Cross-party panel on how to accelerate gender progress towards and gender equal Parliament | department-for-education |
| 2025-06-30 | Representatives for further education organisations | To bring together further education college leaders to discuss and address issues pertinent to the further education sector to enhance collaboration, share best practice, and provide strategic direction for the development and improvement of further education colleges | department-for-education |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 → 2025-10-31 |
Johannesburg; South Africa
Scheduled flight, train, car
|
To attend the G20 Empowerment of Women Ministerial meeting | £8,771 |
| 2024-10-28 → 2024-11-02 |
Fortaleza, Brazil
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the G20 Education Conference and UNESCO 2024 Global Education Meeting | £8,058 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
Redditch
Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-06 → present
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
2025-03-04 → present
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
2024-10-08 → 2025-03-03
Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2024-07-06 → present
Minister of State (Education)
2007-06-28 → 2009-06-05
Home Secretary
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools and 14-19 Learners)
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-06
Minister of State (Industry and the Regions) and Deputy Minister (Women)
2001-06-11 → 2003-06-13
Minister of State (Department of Health)
1999-07-29 → 2001-06-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1998-11-09 → 1999-11-29
Treasury Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
smithjq@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name —
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Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
5 bills
3 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-12-17 | |
| Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-10-09 | |
| Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2009-01-14 | |
| Policing and Crime | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2008-12-18 | |
| Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2008-01-24 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.