Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

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Wednesday 23rd July 2025 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Main Chamber Subject: Employment Rights Bill - report stage (day 4) - part two Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
22 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 116 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 120
22 Jul 2025 - Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 267
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 143
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 113 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 127
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Jones of Whitchurch voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189

Speeches
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Baroness Jones of Whitchurch contributed 5 speeches (2,416 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Baroness Jones of Whitchurch contributed 9 speeches (2,424 words) Report stage part two Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch mentioned

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23 Jul 2025, 10:03 p.m. - House of Lords "Hurley, Amendment 155 not moved? In schedule 10, amendments 156 to 158 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch move " Division - View Video - View Transcript
23 Jul 2025, 10:03 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Jones of Whitchurch move formally? The question is amendments " Division - View Video - View Transcript

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 Correspondence - Letter to Chair from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, re update following round 1 of negotiations on an enhanced FTA with Turkey (14 July 2025) International Agreements Committee Found: Letter to Chair from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, re update following round 1 of negotiations on an

Written Answers
Artificial Intelligence: Arts Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 25th July 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 June (HL Deb col 1424), how many creative and artificial intelligence sector working groups there will be, and what the focus will be of each of those groups. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Government has committed to establishing stakeholder working groups to inform the development of policy on copyright and AI. There will be one plenary group and two sectoral subgroups. These sub-groups will each consider potential policy solutions in the areas of (1) transparency and (2) content control tools and standards.
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 25th July 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 June (HL Deb col 1424), what process will be used to determine the terms of reference and the membership of the parliamentary working group focused on artificial intelligence and copyright. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Government has committed to establishing a working group to engage parliamentarians in the development of policy on copyright and AI. All parliamentarians will be invited to express their interest in joining this group, before the Government, working with relevant Select Committee chairs, finalises its plans for the group and determines the membership. Once arrangements are finalised, the Government will publish information relating to this group on GOV.UK, including any terms of reference and a list of group members.
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 25th July 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 June (HL Deb col 1424), what process will determine the terms of reference and the membership of the artificial intelligence and copyright working groups. Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) In line with debates in Parliament on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, the Secretaries of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport convened the first of three initial meetings of the copyright and AI stakeholder working groups on 16th July. The Government will agree the groups’ terms of reference with stakeholders and publish this, along with a list of working group members, in due course.

Written Answers

Artificial Intelligence: Arts
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 25th July 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 June (HL Deb col 1424), how many creative and artificial intelligence sector working groups there will be, and what the focus will be of each of those groups.

Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government has committed to establishing stakeholder working groups to inform the development of policy on copyright and AI.

There will be one plenary group and two sectoral subgroups. These sub-groups will each consider potential policy solutions in the areas of (1) transparency and (2) content control tools and standards.

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 25th July 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 June (HL Deb col 1424), what process will be used to determine the terms of reference and the membership of the parliamentary working group focused on artificial intelligence and copyright.

Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government has committed to establishing a working group to engage parliamentarians in the development of policy on copyright and AI.

All parliamentarians will be invited to express their interest in joining this group, before the Government, working with relevant Select Committee chairs, finalises its plans for the group and determines the membership. Once arrangements are finalised, the Government will publish information relating to this group on GOV.UK, including any terms of reference and a list of group members.

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 25th July 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 June (HL Deb col 1424), what process will determine the terms of reference and the membership of the artificial intelligence and copyright working groups.

Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

In line with debates in Parliament on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, the Secretaries of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport convened the first of three initial meetings of the copyright and AI stakeholder working groups on 16th July.

The Government will agree the groups’ terms of reference with stakeholders and publish this, along with a list of working group members, in due course.

Bill Documents
Jul. 07 2025 Letter from Baroness Jones to Baroness Coffey, Lord Jackson and Lord Murray regarding the Fair Work Agency’s civil proceedings powers, EHRC similar powers, application to agricultural workers and whistleblowers. Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Will write letters Found: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Deposited Papers
Thursday 31st July 2025 Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Letter dated 24/07/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Lord Lucas regarding the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of harassment and discrimination, as discussed during the Report stage (first day) of the Employment Rights Bill (amendment 46). 2p. Document: Baroness_Jones_to_Lord_Lucas-NDAs.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 24/07/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Lord Lucas regarding the misuse of non-disclosure
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 Source Page: Letter dated 22/07/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and Justin Madders MP to Baroness Stowell and Baroness Harding regarding the amendment tabled to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) concerning the treatment of private actions that overlap with Competition and Markets Authority investigations under the new digital markets regime. 2p. Document: Letter_to_Baroness_Harding.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 22/07/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and Justin Madders MP to Baroness Stowell and
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 Source Page: Letter dated 22/07/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and Justin Madders MP to Baroness Stowell and Baroness Harding regarding the amendment tabled to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) concerning the treatment of private actions that overlap with Competition and Markets Authority investigations under the new digital markets regime. 2p. Document: Letter_to_Baroness_Stowell.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 22/07/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and Justin Madders MP to Baroness Stowell and