Baroness Scott of Bybrook · GovernedBy UK

Born

1947

School

St Claudine's Catholic School for Girls

State non-selective

University

–

In office

4.4 years

Longer than 58% of ministers

OfficeOther workEducation

In government

LT

Appointed by Liz Truss

1 post · 2022–2024

Minister for Social Housing and Faith

Under-Secretary 2022/09 – 2024/07

BJ

Appointed by Boris Johnson

1 post · 2020–2022

Baroness in Waiting

Whip / Parliamentary 2020/02 – 2022/09

Career

Before Parliament 11

1995–

councillor (Kington St Michael)

North Wiltshire District Council

Local government (councillor)

1997–2009

councillor, chairman of Education Committee, cabinet member, Leader

Wiltshire County Council

Local government (councillor)

1999–

horse stud owner

Farming, land & aristocracyunverified

2009–2019

Leader of the unitary authority

Wiltshire Council

Local government (councillor)

Undated

dairy industry worker, on farms

Farming, land & aristocracyunverified

Undated

public relations and marketing

Journalism, media & PRunverified

Undated

lecturer

Teaching & academiaunverified

Undated

member

National Youth Agency

Civil service & diplomacyunverified

Undated

member

Wiltshire and Swindon Learning Skills Council

Civil service & diplomacyunverified

Undated

chair

Wiltshire Strategic Board

Civil service & diplomacyunverified

Undated

Local Education Authority Inspector

Ofsted

Civil service & diplomacyunverified

Voting record

1,135

votes since 2016

1

votes against their own party, 0.1% of 1,091 whipped votes

0

rebellions as a minister, from 542 votes

44

free votes, with no party line

Share of whipped votes cast against their own party

Baroness Scott of Bybrook0.1%

Typical Conservative0.3%

Typical Labour0.1%

Whipped votes by year

With their partyAgainst

Votes by topic

With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

Aye
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-18 · 4 votes that day
No
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-18
No
Public Order Bill
2023-02-07
Aye
Public Order Bill
2023-02-07
Aye
Sitting Times
2022-07-05
No
Procedure and Privileges
2022-02-22
Aye
Conduct Committee Report
2021-07-20
No
Conduct Committee Report
2021-07-20
No
Procedure and Privileges
2021-07-13 · 2 votes that day
Aye
Conduct Committee Report
2021-07-06
No
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
2021-04-28 · 3 votes that day
Aye
Conduct Committee report—The conduct of Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
2020-12-07

Votes against their party latest 1

No
Holocaust Memorial Bill
2024-09-04

Read the full voting transcript (1,135 votes)

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

1

private member's bills, 0 as lead sponsor

1

of them became law

5

government bills put forward as a minister

5

of them became law

Government bills 5

Became law
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
2023 · Government bill · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · co-sponsor
Became law
Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023
2023 · Government bill · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · co-sponsor
Became law
Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023
2022 · Government bill · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Became law
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
2022 · Government bill · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · co-sponsor
Became law
Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020
2020 · Government bill · Ministry of Justice · co-sponsor

Private member's bills 1

Became law
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017
2016 · Private member's bill (ballot) · co-sponsor

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.