• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord on 9 May 2000
• Positions held: Formerly Member (Labour) Northampton and Blaby, European Parliament (from Number 10 press release)
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How Baroness Billingham voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Disabled People: Sports Stadia (29 Apr 2008)

“My Lords, can the Minister assure us that all the venues for the London Olympics will be fully available for people with disability? That means not just stadia but stands and open spaces. Surely we want to ensure that all those venues are fully available and can be enjoyed by everyone.”

Housing and Regeneration Bill (28 Apr 2008)

“My Lords, the Government are indeed to be congratulated on the Bill as a way to make homes more affordable and available. It is long overdue and will bring fairness back into the housing pool. Social housing is essential to satisfy the needs of poorer people in our communities and the Bill deals comprehensively with that issue. The Homes and Communities Agency follows in the footsteps of the...”

Climate Change Bill [HL] (11 Mar 2008)

“My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. It has been very helpful. I feel somewhat encouraged and I certainly have been very encouraged by the points made by the Minister. On some of the specific arguments, I am not surprised to see the Scottish question being raised yet again. I think that we all accept that RoSPA is the authority on this. It has stated: "There is...”

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 52% of votes in parliament — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this Lord's speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)