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Baroness Barker
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Spokesperson for Health (since 8 Jan 2009)
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- Became a Lord in 1999
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Barker voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Health Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)
“One thing that has not changed in the past six years is that the best children's hospital in Europe, if not the world, is not a foundation trust. That is not insignificant because part of the problem with this debate is that it is wholly out of context. The noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, tried to allude to the complex discussions around the establishment of foundation trusts. What he did...”
- Health Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, throughout the deliberations on this Bill, as noble Lords who took part in all of them may recall, I have at times been equally uncompelled by the campaign run by ASH as by the one run by the manufacturers. At times I have found both to be somewhat overstated. I have therefore spent all the time we have deliberated on this Bill coming at every issue and briefing with considerable...”
- Health Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I shall follow on from the last point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy, about timescales. The noble Earl, Lord Howe, was right to remind us that these decisions are often made in the glare of publicity when something has gone seriously wrong. We are not talking simply about financial mismanagement; as the Minister said in her introductory remarks, we are talking about the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 4 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Barker speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 445 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)