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 CareTreasuryDepartment for Business and TradeDepartment for Education

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

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 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science 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 Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons 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 Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

131 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what categories of information are collected or processed by the Department for Education’s Risk of NEET Indicator tool to identify young people at risk of becoming not in education, employment or training.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what the formal criteria were for selecting topics for the first wave of Modern Service Frameworks; and how those criteria have been applied in assessing the case for a Modern Service Framework for Obesity.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what joint work is being undertaken with the Department of Work and Pensions to ensure that obesity prevention, early intervention and treatment are reflected in the implementation of the Keep Britain Working Vanguard phase

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to delivering the moonshot to end the obesity epidemic; and what metrics will be used to measure the success of the moonshot.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 6 July (HL894), what discussions have taken place between (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, (2) the Department for Work and Pensions, and (3) HM Treasury, on

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Sep 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