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 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 Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords 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 Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

149 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government why guidance to the Office for Students on the allocation of the 2026–27 Strategic Priorities Grant has been delayed; and what plans they have to mitigate the funding risks this delay has caused.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 4 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will issue their guidance to the Office for Students on the allocation of the 2026–27 Strategic Priorities Grant.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 4 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of including PhD students in the international student levy on their ability to realise their industrial strategy.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 20 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of including PhD students in the international student levy on the UK’s ability to attract global research talent.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 20 Apr 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on economic growth of including PhD students in the international student levy.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 20 Apr 2026

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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