Baroness Stedman-Scott

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Work and PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTreasuryCabinet OfficeDepartment for Business and Trade

Current Role

Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Women and Equalities)

Government Equalities Office

Nov 2024 - Jun 2026

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Nov 2024 - Jun 2026

Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Sept 2024 - Present

Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Sept 2022 - Oct 2022

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jul 2019 - Dec 2022

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

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

103 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential savings to the economy from reductions in sickness absence associated with effective treatment of obesity.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 11 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of NHS access to weight loss medication on workforce participation and sickness absence.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 11 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between clinically significant weight loss and rates of sickness absence from work.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 11 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delays in Civil Service pension administration by Capita on deferred members approaching retirement.

Answered

To: Cabinet Office • 21 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of guaranteed hours provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025 on access to entry-level employment and labour market flexibility.

Answered

To: Department for Business and Trade • 11 Jun 2026

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Positions Held

Shadow Minister (Women and Equalities)

Government Equalities Office

Nov 2024 - Jun 2026

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Whips Office (Lords)

Nov 2024 - Jun 2026

Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Sept 2024 - Present

Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Sept 2022 - Oct 2022

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Department for Work and Pensions

Jul 2019 - Dec 2022

Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Oct 2017 - Jul 2019