Ministerial role
Government spokesperson for Equalities
Organisations:
Office for Equality and Opportunity
Current role holder:
The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern
Responsibilities
The minister is Lords spokesperson including for:
- legislation on race, disability and employment rights
- policy on women, race, the equalities framework and socio-economic opportunity
- matters relating to the Social Mobility Commission and the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern
The Rt Hon the Baroness Smith of Malvern was appointed as a Government spokesperson for Equalities on 8 October 2024, in addition to her current role as a Minister of State (Minister for Skills) in the Department for Education.