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Baroness Morris of Yardley

Labour Peer

• Also represented Birmingham, Yardley

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• Entered the House of Lords on 21 June 2005
• Previously MP for Birmingham, Yardley until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley, 1992-2005. Opposition Whip, 1994-1995; Opposition spokesman for education and employment, 1995-1997; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Employment, 1997-1998; Minister of State, Department of Education and Employment, 1998-2001; Secretary of State for Education and Skills, 2001-2002; Minister of State (Minister for the Arts), Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2003-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election

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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Baroness Morris of Yardley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

Academies Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day) (6 Jul 2010)

“I support the amendments and wish to raise two questions. I agree with all the comments about the difficulty of primary schools becoming academies and I shall not repeat them. However, I am a bit concerned about two suggested ways forward. One is the notion of schools grouping together, which the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, talked about. I am absolutely an enthusiastic advocate of...”

Academies Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day) (6 Jul 2010)

“My Lords, I support the amendment. The point has been well made by noble Lords on both sides of the House that there needs to be an element of planning. I suppose that it is for the Minister to make a decision about whether his Government spend money on surplus places or on building schools for the future. It is interesting that one day there is no money for the Building Schools for the...”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Academies (6 Jul 2010)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government what bureaucracy the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, was referring to in his letter of 26 May to headteachers of schools rated outstanding by Ofsted in the sentence "All schools acquiring these freedoms will be liberated from the bureaucracy which was attached to Academies from 2007", other than the matters covered in the preceding bullet points.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 33 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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