A selection of Baroness Golding's votes

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• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 1999
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, between 1997–2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Communities and Local Government: Housing: Construction 25 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect purchasers of newly built homes from defects resulting from faulty building by developers.

• Written Answers — Department for Communities and Local Government: Housing: Construction 25 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to appoint an ombudsman to address the standard of newly built homes.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Small Business Commissioner 23 Jan 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 11 May 2016 (HL8016), what further progress has been made towards appointing the proposed Small Business Commissioner to help small businesses resolve payment disputes with large businesses.

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 22 October 2001

Previously MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme until 14 May 2001 — General election

Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under- Lyme, 1986-2001. Member of Opposition team on: social security, 1992-95; children and families, 1993-95; food, agriculture and rural affairs, 1995-97. Member, Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)

Entered the House of Commons on 17 July 1986 — unknown

Also represented Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee) (9 Sep 2003 to 22 Jul 2004)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (28 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (5 May 1987 to 15 Nov 1988)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Hunting Bill Committee (11 out of 16)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Golding’s speeches
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 69.85% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 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") 24 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)