In Parliament

Harriett Baldwin questions Government on strengthening the national grid to support the growth in electric cars in rural areas as the country moves towards net zero carbon emissions.

Harriett Baldwin calls on the Government to make a statement on the future of the House of Lords where, effectively, 8% of the seats are reserved for men due to most hereditary peerages passing through the male line.

Harriett Baldwin urges people who are in contact with female Afghan MPs who are leaving Afghanistan to contact the Inter-Parliamentary Union of which she is the Chair of the British Group.

Harriett Baldwin seeks an update on conversations between the Department for Transport and the Treasury on the business case for redoubling a stretch of the North Cotswold line.

Harriett Baldwin, who is chair of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, encourages the COP26 President to accredit as many parliamentarians from international delegations as possible to the COP26 conference.

Harriett Baldwin opposes proposals to abolish the English Votes for English Laws Standing Orders without any proposal for any kind of replacement to deal with the perceived democratic disparity between England and the devolved nations of the United Kingdom.

Harriett Baldwin calls for reform of the House of Lords which, because of the rules of primogeniture, effectively reserves an eighth of the seats for men.

Harriett Baldwin welcomes the defence memorandum of implementation between the UK and Ukraine and urges the Government not to be deterred by Russia’s recent attempts at intimidation in the Black sea.

Speaking in an Estimates Day debate in relation to the Foreign Office, Harriett Baldwin calls for Parliament to have a meaningful vote on the 0.7% overseas development commitment and particularly calls for more funding for girls education and family planning.