Baroness Garden of Frognal

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for EducationMinistry of DefenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportHome Office

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Nov 2014 - May 2015

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Nov 2014 - May 2015

Lords Spokesperson (Department of Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Lords Spokesperson (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Oct 2010 - Oct 2013

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

140 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed international student levy on universities’ capacity to support artificial intelligence research, skills development and commercialisation, and the Government's a

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To: Department for Education • 19 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the alignment between the proposed international student levy and their wider objectives for economic growth, innovation and skills.

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To: Department for Education • 19 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult the higher education and business sectors on the proposed international student levy.

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To: Department for Education • 19 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the methodology, data sources and modelling assumptions used in any Treasury impact assessment on the proposed international student levy.

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To: Department for Education • 19 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cash outlay for English domiciled students in the financial years (1) 2022–23 and (2) 2023–24 for fee and maintenance loans for (a) full-time and part-time 'foundation degree' students and (b) full-time and par

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To: Department for Education • 5 Feb 2025

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Positions Held

Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Nov 2014 - May 2015

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Nov 2014 - May 2015

Lords Spokesperson (Department of Business, Innovation and Skills)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

Lords Spokesperson (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oct 2010 - Sept 2012

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Oct 2010 - Oct 2013