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 Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons 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

144 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to exempting PhD students from the international student levy.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 25 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of commissioning an inquiry by Ofqual into the sale of the City & Guilds of London Institute, given the implications for the qualifications system.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 3 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with parties involved in the sale of the City & Guilds of London Institute prior to the sale of its charitable assets in October 2025.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 3 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, regarding the Charity Commission’s statutory inquiry into the sale of the City & Guilds of London Institute, whether they will examine the conduct of the Executive and Trustee Board throughout the sale.

Answered

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 3 Mar 2026

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

Answered

To: Department for Education • 19 Nov 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