A selection of Baroness Adams of Craigielea's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2003
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 7 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 1998–2010

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Recent appearances

• Devolved Administrations: 20th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 22 May 2019

  My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley. I agree with her and my noble friend Lord Foulkes that we need some kind of constitutional commission to look at the devolution of the whole UK. One of the problems with devolution is that we have taken it piece by piece, area by area and country by country, but we have never looked at the whole. This has caused...

• Devolved Administrations: 20th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 22 May 2019

  On that point about England not dealing with its own home affairs separately, when we had devolution the home affairs of everyone else were devolved to their institutions. England’s home affairs are still decided within a United Kingdom Cabinet. The argument should always have been that it is up to England how it settles its own home affairs.

• Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017 - Motion to Approve 10 Jan 2018

  My Lords, I shall not go over all the things that we have already gone through. I have grave concerns about this issue—I had concerns about a single police force in Scotland—but I do not think that this is how the Government in Scotland look at it. We have seen this approach from this Government from the beginning. They suck powers up from local government and they suck powers down from...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2005

Previously MP for Paisley North until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election

Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Paisley North, 1990-2005. Member, Select Committee for Scottish Affairs, 1997-2005 (Chair, 2001-2005); Chairmen's Panel, 1998-2005; Finance and Services, 2001-2005 and Liaison, 2001-2005. (from Number 10 press release)

Entered the House of Commons on 29 November 1990 — unknown

Also represented Paisley North

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Currently held offices

• Member, Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee (since 15 Jul 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (19 Feb 2007 to 26 Nov 2008)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Finance & Services Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Chairman, Scottish Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (19 Nov 2001 to 17 Jul 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (5 Nov 2001 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee (19 Jul 2001 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (1 Jan 1998 to 24 May 2005)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 19 Jul 2001)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Human Tissue Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• Chairman, Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Chairman, Education Bill Committee (2 out of 20)
• Chairman, Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
• Chairman, Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (1 out of 15)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Adams of Craigielea’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 60.65% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 10 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)