The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Smith of Malvern's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern. Her name is Jacqui Smith, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
144
142 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
2 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£16,829
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 142
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | The Chartered Management Institute Roundtable | Meeting with chartered and professional bodies discuss employer investment in skills and opportunities for collaboration with Skills England | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-19 | Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership | Discussion about West Midlands regional skills | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-19 | Universities West Midlands | Discussion about higher education in the West Midlands region | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-17 | Association of Colleges | Catch-up with CEO of Association of Colleges | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-15 | Construction Skills Mission Board | One of a series of roundtables to discuss industry and government collaboration to address the sector's skills challenges and future workforce needs | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-15 | Range of academics | To discuss the harrassment of black academics | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-09 | Sex Education Forum, End Violence Against Women (EVAW), Brook, Make it Mandatory | To discuss the provision of RSE to 18 | department-for-education |
| 2025-09-08 | Association of Schools and College Leaders | Discussion about post-16 curriculum | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-23 | Chris Skidmore | To discuss the International Higher Education Commission (IHEC) report and recommendations, International Education Strategy, and the Immigration White Paper and International Students | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-21 | Directors of Childrens Services Roundtable | To discuss multi-agency child protection teams (MACPTS) | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-16 | Universities and Colleges Union | To discuss the Further Education pay award, Further Education workforce, and funding | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-14 | Tendo Consulting | Meeting with female academics to discuss their experience of academia and research | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-10 | Good Growth Foundation | Regular meeting to discuss the Skills system | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-09 | Lord Sainsbury | To discuss the overall vision for the post-16 education and skills white paper, qualification reforms and wider measures to improve quality | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-09 | Sex Matters | Introduction meeting with CEO of Sex Matters | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-09 | The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) | Briefing and discussion surrounding 2025 Exam Results and Higher Education admissions | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-08 | Confederation of British Industry; British Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small Businesses; Institute of Directors; Make UK | Updating members on key skills policy reforms, sharing early insights from sector engagement, hearing their reflections, and agreeing future purpose and format of meetings of this group | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-01 | Parliamentarians, employer representatives and sector leaders | Roundtable to discuss how Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) can adapt to meet the evolving needs of the UKs skills landscape | department-for-education |
| 2025-07-01 | Centenary Action | Cross-party panel on how to accelerate gender progress towards and gender equal Parliament | department-for-education |
| 2025-06-30 | Representatives for further education organisations | To bring together further education college leaders to discuss and address issues pertinent to the further education sector to enhance collaboration, share best practice, and provide strategic direction for the development and improvement of further education colleges | department-for-education |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 → 2025-10-31 |
Johannesburg; South Africa
Scheduled flight, train, car
|
To attend the G20 Empowerment of Women Ministerial meeting | £8,771 |
| 2024-10-28 → 2024-11-02 |
Fortaleza, Brazil
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the G20 Education Conference and UNESCO 2024 Global Education Meeting | £8,058 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
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figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
On the subject of history, it is well worth noting that today is the Windrush anniversary, and we should recognise the significance of that element of our history. We remain in this country and in our higher education system welcoming to international st
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
My study was rather more in the area of economics than in history There are some interesting examples of where some of those have worked, but I am not going to rise to the noble Lord’s challenge. On the whole, I agree with his analysis about most of thos
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
Yes, I agree with my noble friend, and that is why, throughout our education system, we have to tackle the elements that prevent children and young people fmaximising their potential in life from the very early stages. This is why we are investing in ear
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
I am sure the noble Baroness will be very pleased to know that we made an announcement this morning—which, for some unknown reason, did not get quite the attention I would have hoped—precisely about her point. For a vast majority of students, going to un
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
If the noble Lord is making the case that it is not just at undergraduate level in universities that we need to promote wider access but at postgraduate level, I strongly agree with him. We made that point in the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper,
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
Yes, I agree with my noble friend, and I congratulate him on the personal commitment that he has made to supporting studentships in history at his former college. I feel confident that noble Lords across the House will be rushing to their copies of Gibbo
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
My Lords, the study of history is of immense value, as it helps students to understand Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It also equips students to think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments and develop perspective and judgment—all vital
2026-06-22
Master’s Level History Scholarships
It is important, first, to ensure the financial sustainability of our higher education sector, which this Government have taken action to do by increasing the maximum tuition fee cap. It is also important, as we set out in our White Paper, that universi
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
As I have already said, we have looked carefully at the first report into the implementation of the changes in Wales. I think I said that we looked at the conclusions, particularly around the need for professional confidence, inter-agency collaboration
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
One of the important points about the legislation that we have just taken through this House is a stronger duty to report abuse and to share information. We must continue to support and train all professional staff who work with children to understand th
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
My noble friend is right that it is, as I have emphasised, already illegal to assault a child. He is also right to identify what we can most effectively do to prevent parents feeling that they need to resort to smacking in order to discipline or control
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
The noble Baroness is right to draw attention to that terrible case, and to the requirement, whenever we are faced with tragedies such as that, to learn the right lessons about how we need to reform the system. On her particular point about workers, one
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
We have looked, for example, at the Welsh report on the implementation of the abolition of the defence of reasonable punishment in Wales. As I said, the report is on the implementation of the law rather than the outcomes achieved by it. It highlights the
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
The law in this country gives the strong message that it is wrong to assault a child. The clear advice from government is that it is wrong to use physical punishment against a child. What is more, we are providing the support necessary to help parents to
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
The point I am trying to make is that, even if you look at the evidence in Scotland and Wales, I am not sure that changes to the specifics of the law around reasonable punishment are the most important and effective way to protect children and to support
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
The UCL research is interesting. I note that UCL itself says that the analysis does not necessarily prove causality, although it does demonstrate correlation. The action that this Government are taking is not a small step, including as it does the reform
2026-06-16
Children: Physical Punishment
My Lords, we welcome the evidence in this report, in particular the inclusion of the voices of children and young people. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act is a key step towards delivering the Government’s mission to break the link between young p
It might not surprise the noble Lord that top of my list of priorities is not undermining the terms and conditions of people working hard in our public services.
The noble Baroness is right: the higher education sector has faced considerable financial challenge, largely due to the decision of the previous Government to freeze the maximum cap for tuition fees, which this Government have chosen to lift in order to
I have emphasised that I know that, for many members of staff, membership of the TPS is an important part of their terms and conditions. Although universities are autonomous and independent in the decisions that they make about the elements of their pens
My noble friend is clearly more expert on elements of the public sector pension system than I am, but the reason why the revaluation has happened in the way that it has is to maintain the sustainability of the very important public sector pension schemes
There is no doubt about the overall position of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. That is why it has 2.2 million members and is seen as a very high-quality defined benefit pension and as part of an important element not only of recruitment into the teaching
As we said in the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, we will continue to look in particular at the impact of TPS membership by talking, as we have done, to employers and the staff who value the scheme very highly.
My noble friend is right. I am aware of the financial challenges that universities, particularly post-1992 universities, face, exacerbated by the large increases in the employer contribution rates in the TPS. These have gone from 16.48% in 2019 to the cu
My Lords, I declare my interests as a recipient of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and as the parent of a teacher, both of which are in my public declaration of ministerial interests. The Teachers’ Pension Scheme is subject to automatic enrolment legislatio
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Minister of State (Minister for Skills and Minister for Women and Equalities), Department for Education and Department for Work and Pensions
registered 2024-08-01 · amended 2025-09-08
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Jacqui Smith Advisory Ltd (inactive company)
registered 2025-01-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1997-05-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-06 → present
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
2025-03-04 → present
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
2024-10-08 → 2025-03-03
Lords Spokesperson (Equalities)
2024-07-06 → present
Minister of State (Education)
2007-06-28 → 2009-06-05
Home Secretary
2006-05-05 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools and 14-19 Learners)
2003-06-13 → 2005-05-06
Minister of State (Industry and the Regions) and Deputy Minister (Women)
2001-06-11 → 2003-06-13
Minister of State (Department of Health)
1999-07-29 → 2001-06-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1998-11-09 → 1999-11-29
Treasury Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
smithjq@parliament.uk
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
5 bills
3 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-12-17 | |
| Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2024-10-09 | |
| Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2009-01-14 | |
| Policing and Crime | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2008-12-18 | |
| Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2008-01-24 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.