Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords , London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Opposition Department

Oct 2017 - Mar 2025

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Opposition Department

Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)

Opposition Department

May 2016 - Oct 2016

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 Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons

Recent Questions

80 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent underage access to gambling via loot boxes, skin betting and other third party markets linked to video games.

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To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 2 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of gambling sponsorship in sport on young people; and whether they plan to further restrict that sponsorship.

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To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 2 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that children cannot gamble using virtual currencies.

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To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 16 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount the gambling industry spends on advertisements each year.

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To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 16 Dec 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect children from gambling advertisements online.

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To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport • 16 Dec 2025

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