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Division Votes
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 150 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 152
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Penn voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125

Speeches
Baroness Penn speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Baroness Penn contributed 1 speech (1,662 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Penn speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Baroness Penn contributed 7 speeches (270 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office
Baroness Penn speeches from: Employment Rights Bill Baroness Penn contributed 4 speeches (1,386 words) Committee stage Thursday 8th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office

Written Answers
Paternity Pay Asked by: Baroness Penn (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 21st May 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of making statutory paternity pay applicable from the first day of employment. Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government has not made a recent estimate of the cost of making Statutory Paternity Pay available from the first day of employment. However, we have committed to a review of the parental leave system as a whole to ensure that it best supports all working families. Planning work is already underway.

Written Answers

Paternity Pay
Asked by: Baroness Penn (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 21st May 2025

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of making statutory paternity pay applicable from the first day of employment.

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government has not made a recent estimate of the cost of making Statutory Paternity Pay available from the first day of employment.

However, we have committed to a review of the parental leave system as a whole to ensure that it best supports all working families. Planning work is already underway.

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8 May 2025, 5:36 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I would like to join the general praise and congratulations to Baroness Penn for her amendment 64 in this group, there's not much more for me to say other than I would " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:42 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Penn quoted would indeed be taken care of, dissemination based on protected characteristics is " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:42 p.m. - House of Lords "arrangements for the candidate starts work, and as Baroness Penn alluded before joining an " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:35 p.m. - House of Lords "should be grateful for the amendment that Baroness Penn has tabled and I hope the government is sensible " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:38 p.m. - House of Lords "a broadly hopeful if somewhat spicier debate on taxable working -- Baroness Penn. This group and the next group deals with flexible " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:38 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Penn outlined in some detail and also Baroness O'Grady, for families primary benefit of " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:38 p.m. - House of Lords "absolutely right on this. It's good for employees, good the businesses and in turn good for the economy. As Baroness Penn outlined in some " Government Spokes. Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:31 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Penn, if I had been that organised I would have, clearly I " Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
8 May 2025, 5:26 p.m. - House of Lords " I would like to rise to support my noble friend, Baroness Penn. Before I started should declare an interest. I work for Marsh A Very Large Insurance Broker in This " Lord Ashcombe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 6:14 p.m. - House of Lords "other countries. I appreciate as my colleague Baroness Penn is really said, some members of this House " Baroness Morrissey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 6:14 p.m. - House of Lords "my experience, many British employers, not the ones, cited by Baroness Penn, but the others take a " Baroness Morrissey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 6:25 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Penn. I am also a father so I have an interest their. These " Lord Bailey of Paddington (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:13 p.m. - House of Lords "name of my Noble Friend Baroness Penn and in so doing declare my " Lord Harlech (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:20 p.m. - House of Lords "amendments. I rise to speak in strong support of Amendment 76 and 139 tabled by Baroness Penn and " Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:23 p.m. - House of Lords "Amendment 139 from Baroness Penn is a practical and immediate step " Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:23 p.m. - House of Lords "backed also by Baroness Penn with mandate and comprehensive review of " Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:25 p.m. - House of Lords "127 from Baroness Penn proposing extended leave and further paid. The " Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:25 p.m. - House of Lords "name of Baroness Penn. I would like to think the birth of any child is " Lord Ashcombe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:38 p.m. - House of Lords "Noble Friend Baroness Penn for her very thoughtful amendments in this group. And also acknowledge the valuable contributions from all Noble Lords in this debate. In " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:40 p.m. - House of Lords "Friend Baroness Penn addressed many of those concerns directly in her speech. With regard to the reporting obligations set out in amendment 128 " Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:29 p.m. - House of Lords "in the name of Baroness Penn. I " Lord Ashcombe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:30 p.m. - House of Lords " I rise to support Baroness Penn in support of Amendment 127 and in " Lord Gascoigne (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:31 p.m. - House of Lords "I confess I'm glad that does my Noble Friend Baroness Penn leading the charge here on this amendment " Lord Gascoigne (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:35 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Penn, it is good for parents that they help so they can help and support one another. It's good for the child to ensure that " Lord Gascoigne (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:44 p.m. - House of Lords "in the name of noble Baroness Baroness Penn. Amendment 127, " Lord Leong (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 7:52 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment 128 tabled by Baroness Penn which commits the government to " Lord Leong (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 8 p.m. - House of Lords "very important and I value it. I don't think Baroness Penn pushed on the question in the timeline. I do " Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 May 2025, 8:01 p.m. - House of Lords "the scenario that Baroness Penn laid " Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
12 May 2025, 3:54 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Vere, to my noble friend, Baroneseses and Oakes and Baroness Penn, to the noble Lord Lord Vaux of " Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Bill Documents
May. 30 2025 HL Bill 81-VI Sixth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay. 9 Employment Rights Bill BARONESS PENN
May. 21 2025 HL Bill 84-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 26 BARONESS PENN 183CA★_ After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “Guidance
May. 20 2025 HL Bill 81-V Fifth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: role as an external applicant, (ch) has acquired information during a recruitment process,”” BARONESS PENN
May. 16 2025 HL Bill 81-IV(Corrected) Fourth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: role as an external applicant, (ch) has acquired information during a recruitment process,”” BARONESS PENN
May. 15 2025 HL Bill 81-IV Fourth Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: role as an external applicant, (ch) has acquired information during a recruitment process,”” BARONESS PENN
May. 13 2025 HL Bill 60-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee Renters' Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS HAYMAN BARONESS PENN 274_ After Clause 136, insert the following new Clause— “Funding energy
May. 09 2025 HL Bill 81-III Third Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 17 BARONESS LISTER OF BURTERSETT LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL BARONESS PENN BARONESS MORRISSEY
May. 08 2025 HL Bill 60-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Renters' Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: BARONESS HAYMAN BARONESS PENN 274_ After Clause 136, insert the following new Clause— “Funding energy
May. 06 2025 HL Bill 81-II Second Marshalled list for Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Employment Rights Bill 20 Clause 9 BARONESS PENN 64_ Clause 9, page 35, line 35, at end insert— “(