Member of Parliament
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Conservative MP for West Worcestershire
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
At a glanceDame Harriett Baldwin is a Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Shadow Minister (Business and Trade). They have cast 419 votes in Commons divisions (73% attendance), tabled 688 written questions and registered 12 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Dame Harriett Baldwin did not vote in 155. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Business and Trade).
Current roles
- Shadow Minister (Business and Trade) Opposition post · Department for Business and Trade since 5 Nov 2024
- Treasury Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- West Worcestershire Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Bradley Thomas
Conservative
100.0% · 414 of 414 shared votes
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Rebecca Harris
Conservative
100.0% · 399 of 399 shared votes
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Lewis Cocking
Conservative
100.0% · 397 of 397 shared votes
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative
100.0% · 396 of 396 shared votes
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Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative
100.0% · 392 of 392 shared votes
Votes least like
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Michael Payne
Labour
0.3% · 1 of 334 shared votes
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Emily Thornberry
Labour
0.4% · 1 of 228 shared votes
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Bambos Charalambous
Labour
0.6% · 2 of 319 shared votes
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Dan Aldridge
Labour
0.7% · 2 of 285 shared votes
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour
0.7% · 2 of 275 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings1
- Speaking Engagement - MHP Group (registered 16 Jan 2026)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments1
- Payment received on 15 January 2026 - £760.00 (registered 16 Jan 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- Institute of Directors - £3,750.00 (registered 14 May 2026)
- KKCG UK Advisory Ltd - £410.00 (registered 11 Nov 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Spain between 13 November 2025 and 15 November 2025 (registered 17 Nov 2025)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK2
- Association of Marshall Scholars - £1,284.00 (registered 18 Jun 2026)
- The British School of Brussels - £386.79 (registered 28 Oct 2025)
Miscellaneous5
- A £50 bet provided by the Betting and Gaming Council (which is under the threshold for registration under Category 3). Winnings of £355 were donated to a charity nominated by me. (registered 1 Jun 2026)
- Trustee of the British School of Brussels, Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium, which my father helped to establish. This is an unpaid position. (registered 20 Oct 2025)
- A Member of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Oct 2024)
- A Trustee of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund. This is an unpaid role. (registered 11 Aug 2023)
- A Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. (registered 23 Aug 2023)
Written questions
Iron and Steel: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of future operating subsidy requirements for publicly owned steel assets.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Generally, any financial assistance to public owned steel assets would, among other things, be time-limited, targeted and proportionate to the Government's objectives, and meet our responsibilities under subsidy control rules. The finances of Forgemasters...
Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the costs of decarbonisation requirements for any steel undertaking transferred under the Steel Nationalisation Bill.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
If the powers contained in the SIN bill to transfer ownership of a steel undertaking were used, a full assessment of the costs of doing so and the relevance to the public interest would be undertaken. This would include any costs arising from environmenta...
Department for Business and Trade: Policy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many post-implementation reviews undertaken by his Department since 5 July 2024 found that policy costs exceeded those estimated in the original impact assessment.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Post implementation reviews (PIRs) and impact assessments (IAs) are published documents and are therefore publicly available. Guidance on PIRs, together with DBT’s past reviews and impact assessments, can be accessed via www.legislation.gov.uk.
Department for Business and Trade: Policy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which policies his Department has introduced since July 5th 2024 have been implemented without a published impact assessment.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The Department for Business and Trade does not maintain a centrally held list of policies introduced that have been implemented without a published impact assessment.
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of labour inspectors required to enforce new employment rights measures in each of the next three years.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
This government has significantly increased funding for employment rights compliance. The Fair Work Agency's budget in 2026/27 is £60.1m, a significant increase on the budgets of its predecessor organisations.Bringing together state enforcement means less...
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing steel products on operational continuity, since the implementation of the steel trade measure on 1 July 2026.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
This steel trade measure has been carefully designed to take account of UK industry needs, and to ensure continued supply of necessary imports to meet these aims.An Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the relevant legislation was published on 30 June, set...
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what modelling he undertook of the likelihood of tariff-rate quotas being exhausted before the end of the applicable quota periods prior to implementation of the steel trade measure.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
We have designed the measure to strike the right balance for UK industry, strengthening protection for domestic producers while allowing a necessary volume of imports into the UK.We have set quota levels to reflect the specific needs of the UK steel secto...
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has received representations from businesses on delays at UK ports following the introduction of the steel trade measure on 1 July 2026.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
This Government engages closely with businesses across the steel supply chain and will actively monitor implementation of the steel trade measure to ensure it operates as intended and remains responsible to emerging evidence and stakeholder feedback. To d...
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
With a stroke of his Whitehall pen, the Secretary of State has just abolished Malvern Hills district council, Worcester city council, wonderful Wychavon district council and Worcestershire county council. He said in his statement that this…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Could the Leader of the House make a commitment that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer will come to the House on the first day we are back from recess? The current Chancellor has raised taxes on payrolls, and we have fewer payroll jobs; …
13 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House confirm that, given that the other place is sitting next week, there is nothing to stop him tabling a business statement to enable this House to sit next week? Given the enormity of the events happening in the …
13 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
In recent weeks in West Worcestershire, I have met local police and the police and crime commissioner; the police and crime commissioner is being abolished, and the police are being reorganised. I have met the local health commissioners; t…
6 Jul 2026 Ceramics Industry
I want to ask the Minister about the auction price that the Energy Secretary set today for offshore wind, which I understand is £120 per megawatt-hour. That sounds very high to me.
6 Jul 2026 Ceramics Industry
It would mean we would have to import less from countries outside the UK because we would have our own supply. I do not want to intrude on arguments within the governing party, but I will call out the fact that it does not make sense to le…
6 Jul 2026 Ceramics Industry
I am very tight for time, but if the hon. Gentleman insists.
6 Jul 2026 Ceramics Industry
I will not give way, given how tight we are for time. I hope Members will welcome the fact that the Conservatives have a clear and credible plan to cut energy bills, reduce regulation and lower taxes. We have a cheap power plan that wil…
6 Jul 2026 Ceramics Industry
It is an honour to follow such an interesting speech about bricks. I congratulate Hayley and the other petitioners, the Petitions Committee and the hon. Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for bringing this important issue into Parliamen…
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I do not know about you, Mr Speaker, but I did not hear a plan for improvement in that answer. I am afraid the mark is “must do better”. Let us turn to another bit of the Secretary of State’s coursework in this failing end-of-term repor…
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
There is a bit of an end-of-term feel in the House at the moment. I heard the Secretary of State set out his answer to his essay question, but I point out that UK business confidence is at a four-year low, unemployment is up, millionaires …
1 Jul 2026 Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re
In West Worcestershire we have the River Severn, the River Avon, the River Teme and many brooks, so flooding is a perennial issue. Over the years, we have built many new flood defence schemes. I thank the Minister personally for her role i…
30 Jun 2026 Steel Tariffs: Northern Ireland
I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) on securing this urgent question. The Conservatives have made clear for a number of weeks how concerned we are about the incoming steel tariffs that will take effec…
30 Jun 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. As we heard from the Minister, the instrument makes two principal changes. First, it provides for the enforcement in Northern Ireland of the EU machinery regulatio…
23 Jun 2026 Puberty Blockers
I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. He mentioned parental consent—what would happen in a situation where the child was in the care of the state? Would they be included or excluded from this trial?
23 Jun 2026 Puberty Blockers
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23 Jun 2026 Defence Spending and Readiness
I thank the Minister for giving way. If everything is so great, why has Lord Robertson described the Government’s situation as one of “corrosive complacency”?
23 Jun 2026 Defence Spending and Readiness
Will the Minister give way?
23 Jun 2026 Defence Spending and Readiness
Will the Minister give way?
15 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
On 1 July, the Trade Minister is slapping a 50% tariff on steel from many of our allies, much of which goes into the aerospace and defence supply chain. That will affect the cost of the defence investment plan. Will the Minister urgently r…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Minister of State (Department for International Development) (Joint with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) · Department for International Development 9 Jan 2018 – 25 Jul 2019
- Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 9 Jan 2018 – 25 Jul 2019
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) · Ministry of Defence 17 Jul 2016 – 9 Jan 2018
- Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 8 May 2015 – 17 Jul 2016
- Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) · HM Treasury 15 Jul 2014 – 8 May 2015
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 8 Feb 2014 – 15 Jul 2014
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Development) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 19 Jul 2024 – 5 Nov 2024
Committee memberships
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 13 May 2025 – 15 May 2025
- Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 22 Jun 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Treasury Committee · Chair 9 Nov 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations · Chair 9 Nov 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 9 Nov 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 20 Jun 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Treasury Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill 28 Feb 2024 – 6 Mar 2024
- Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee 19 May 2020 – 20 Mar 2023
- Members Estimate Audit Committee 19 May 2020 – 20 Mar 2023
- Finance Committee (Commons) 2 Mar 2020 – 24 Jan 2023
- Financial Services and Markets Bill 31 Oct 2022 – 3 Nov 2022
- Public Accounts Committee 7 Jul 2015 – 10 Oct 2016
- Administration Committee 10 Mar 2014 – 1 Dec 2014
- Work and Pensions Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 29 Oct 2012
Previous seats
- West Worcestershire · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Stockton North 5 May 2005
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 3000
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Malvern Hills Science Park, Geraldine Road, Malvern, WR14 3SZ
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dame Harriett Baldwin, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Dame Harriett Baldwin?
Dame Harriett Baldwin is a Member of Parliament representing West Worcestershire in the House of Commons. See Dame Harriett Baldwin's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Dame Harriett Baldwin represent?
Dame Harriett Baldwin sits as Conservative. See Dame Harriett Baldwin's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Dame Harriett Baldwin represent?
Dame Harriett Baldwin is the Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire. See Dame Harriett Baldwin's official Parliament profile.
How long has Dame Harriett Baldwin been an MP?
Dame Harriett Baldwin has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Dame Harriett Baldwin's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Dame Harriett Baldwin?
Dame Harriett Baldwin has 12 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Dame Harriett Baldwin's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.