A selection of Baroness Hoey’s votes

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• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2016.
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Almost always voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 9 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2016.
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 4 votes for, 5 votes against, 7 absences, between 1997–2017.

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Recent appearances

• Zimbabwe: Human Rights - Question 22 Jul 2021

  My Lords, can the Minister tell us how often Home Office officials meet the Zimbabwean diaspora here, in London in particular, who are well aware of the difference between a genuine asylum seeker and someone who has been deported for very heinous crimes? How many times have Zimbabwean officials from this embassy been involved in meetings with Home Office officials and the person who is about...

• Northern Ireland Protocol - Statement 21 Jul 2021

  I thank the noble Lord for his time spent in Northern Ireland listening to people, and for the recognition that the protocol is not working and cannot work. I welcome the proposed changes; particularly important is removing Northern Ireland from being subject to EU rules and the EU court without any say. Could the Minister give us some idea of timescale in terms of just how long these...

• Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past - Statement 20 Jul 2021

  My Lords, does the Minister understand the dangers of an amnesty—let us call it what it really is—playing into the hands of Sinn Féin/IRA’s long-term war strategy of rewriting history to establish moral equivalence between legitimate soldiers and police, who donned the uniform and in the vast majority of cases served with restraint and honour, and the terrorist, whose sole aim was to...

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 14 September 2020

Previously MP for Vauxhall until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 15 June 1989 — unknown

Party was Labour until 6 Nov 2019

Also represented Vauxhall

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness Hoey campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Culture Media and Sport
• Home Department
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Zimbabwe
• European Constitution
• Departmental Staff
• Correspondence
• Playing Fields

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (15 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (1 Mar 2004 to 17 Jul 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of National Heritage) (Sport) (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (28 Jul 1998 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Member, Social Security Committee (27 Jun 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Women) (1 Jun 1992 to 1 Jun 1993)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• National Lottery (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)