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Monday 17th November 2025 2:30 p.m.
Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Recognising dyscalculia as a learning difficulty, and plans to support children who have it
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Division Votes
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 125 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 175
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 126 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 134
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 129 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 189
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 151 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 215
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 150 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 239
14 Oct 2025 - Business of the House - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 261
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 212
15 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 186
15 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 128 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 194
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 142 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 227 Noes - 168
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 141 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 175
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 139 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 154
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 50 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 32 Noes - 57
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 262 Noes - 157
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton 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 - 138 Noes - 138
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 144
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 153
21 Oct 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 146 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 160
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 105 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 113
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 148 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 236
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 169
22 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Thornton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 105 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 113


Speeches
Baroness Thornton speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Baroness Thornton contributed 1 speech (631 words)
2nd reading
Thursday 16th October 2025 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Baroness Thornton speeches from: Equality Act 2010: Meaning of “Sex”
Baroness Thornton contributed 1 speech (87 words)
Wednesday 15th October 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House


Written Answers
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Disclosure of Information
Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 14th October 2025

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the fact that The Times has reported on the content of the draft Statutory Code of Practice shared by the Equality and Human Rights Commission with the Minister for Women and Equalities, and of how the contents of that draft were made available to the media before being laid before Parliament.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government does not comment on leaks.

The Minister for Women and Equalities will consider the EHRC’s updated draft Code. If the decision is taken to approve it, the Minister will lay it before both Houses over a period of 40 sitting days, as per the process set out in Section 14 of the Equality Act 2006.

The Code becomes statutory only after the formal process set out in the legislation has been followed.

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Public Appointments
Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 14th October 2025

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government which commissioners of the Equality and Human Rights Commission were appointed by (1) Elizabeth Truss, and (2) Kemi Badenoch, when they were respectively Minister for Women and Equalities; and when the terms of office of those commissioners are due to conclude.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The following Commissioners were appointed under the tenure of Elizabeth Truss as Minister for Women and Equalities:

  • Baroness Kishwer Falkner of Margravine (Chair) - 1 December 2020 - 30 November 2025
  • Lord Bernard Ribeiro - 1 December 2020 - 30 November 2021
  • Jessica Butcher - 1 December 2020 - 30 November 2024
  • David Goodhart - 1 December 2020 - 30 November 2024
  • Su-Mei Thompson - 1 December 2020 - 30 November 2024
  • Dr Lesley Sawers (Scotland Commissioner, second term) - 29 March 2021 - 30 November 2025
  • Akua Reindorf - 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025
  • Eryl Besse (Wales Commissioner) - 29 March 2022 - 31 October 2023 (resignation)
  • Alasdair Henderson (second term) - 27 April 2022 - 26 April 2026
  • Helen Mahy (second term) - 27 April 2022 - 4 March 2023 (resignation)

The following Commissioners were appointed under the tenure of Kemi Badenoch as Minister for Women and Equalities:

  • Kunle Olulode - 3 January 2023 - 2 January 2027
  • Arif Ahmed - 3 January 2023 - 11 August 2023 (resignation)
  • Joanne Cash - 16 January 2023 - 15 January 2027



Baroness Thornton mentioned

Deposited Papers
Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Education
Source Page: Letter dated 14/10/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Watson of Invergowrie, Baroness Thornton and Lord Lucas regarding the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill committee stage debate (eleventh day) on amendment 456 (seeking to limit the use of faith-based admissions criteria to 50% in all new state funded faith schools opened after the commencement of the establishment of the new school clauses). 3p.
Document: Letter_to_Peers_on_Clause_57_and_Amendment_456.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 14/10/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Lord Watson of Invergowrie, Baroness Thornton