A selection of Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top’s votes

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• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007.
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 10 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2010.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007.
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2007.

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Recent appearances

• Gambling Act Review White Paper - Statement 3 May 2023

  My Lords, I remind the House of my interests: I am a trustee of GambleAware, I am on the advisory group of the Behavioural Insights Team, I am a vice-chair of Peers for Gambling Reform and I also served on the Select Committee. There is lots to welcome. I do not want to go through every issue, but one that I am concerned about is the position of young people who are tempted into gambling...

• BBC: Appointment and Resignation of Chair - Question 2 May 2023

  My Lords, when I was a councillor and somebody knocked on my door to say that they were applying for a school caretaker’s job or a dinner assistant’s job, I would say, “Congratulations; I hope you do well. I will now take no part in the selection because I now have an interest: I know who you are”. The noble Lord opposite is right: the Government must make sure that the appointments...

• William Hill: Breaches of Player Protection - Private Notice Question 29 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I remind the House of my interests in the register. Given the seriousness of the complaints that led to the imposition, it is not good enough just to recognise that the Gambling Commission has done its job, because individuals were seriously harmed. It shows that what the industry has said to the Government is simply not true; it allowed people to gamble outside what it had already...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 6 July 2010

Previously MP for North West Durham until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented North West Durham

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Treasury
• Children
• Schools and Families
• Culture Media and Sport
• Arts: Government Assistance
• Work Permits: Africa
• Early Intervention
• Family Proceedings
• Entry Clearances: Africa

Currently held offices

• Member, Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Public Services Committee (13 Feb 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Chair, Public Services Committee (13 Feb 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Gambling Industry Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 16 Jun 2020)
• Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee (6 Mar 2019 to 14 Jun 2019)
• Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, European Union Committee (8 Jun 2015 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Soft Power Committee (16 May 2013 to 11 Mar 2014)
• Member, Adoption Legislation Committee (29 May 2012 to 26 Feb 2013)
• Minister of State, Cabinet Office (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister (Cabinet Office) and Minister (Social Exclusion) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Chief Whip (11 Jun 2001 to 8 May 2006)
• Chief Whip (8 Jun 2001 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, Education Committee (1 Jan 1998 to 1 Jan 1998)
• Minister of State (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (Local Government) (6 May 1997 to 8 Jun 2001)
• Minister of State (Local Government and Housing), Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (5 May 1997 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (1 Jan 1995 to 1 Jan 1997)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) (1 Jan 1995 to 1 Jan 1997)
• Shadow Spokesperson (1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1995)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) (1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1995)
• Member, Education, Science & Arts Committee (8 Mar 1988 to 18 Jan 1989)
• Shadow Spokesperson (1 Jan 1988 to 1 Jan 1992)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) (1 Jan 1988 to 1 Jan 1992)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)