A selection of Baroness Smith of Basildon's votes

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• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 45 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2006–2011
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 2003–2007
• 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 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2010

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Recent appearances

• Pension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve 16 Sep 2020

  My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, but I cannot have been the only one in your Lordships’ House struggling to follow the information she gave to us. I was not 100% clear because she said that the “legal position, we think, is clear”. I do not know whether that means “We are not sure whether it is clear; we only think it is clear”, or whether those who debated this in Committee...

• Pension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve 16 Sep 2020

  My Lords, I think that the Minister has just said that, before agreeing it, she will take it back to Members to see if they are happy with it because there is some complication. That was the implication of what she said: she was not going to put it forward for a vote today until she had consulted people. She is checking with the Clerk so I will keep talking for a second while she gets advice....

• Pension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve 16 Sep 2020

  My Lords, I will not necessarily push this to a vote at the moment, but I say to the Minister that the reason why she says it cannot be withdrawn is that it comes into force today. If she has not consulted Members of the Committee on something so complex before bringing a Motion to your Lordships’ House today, there is a serious issue here. Are these “made affirmative” regulations,...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 July 2010

Previously MP for Basildon until 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005

Also represented Basildon

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

Social Media

• @LadyBasildon

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues) (since 15 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (since 4 Jun 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (since 24 Jan 2018)
• Member, House of Lords Commission (since 1 Sep 2016)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (since 8 Jun 2015)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (since 8 Jun 2015)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (since 28 May 2015)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Lords (since 27 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) (8 Jun 2015 to 14 Dec 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (8 Jun 2015 to 14 Dec 2015)
• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords) (6 Sep 2012 to 27 May 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (6 Sep 2012 to 27 May 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (17 Oct 2011 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (8 Oct 2010 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Minister of State (Third Sector), Cabinet Office (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (13 Nov 2008 to 10 Dec 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (29 Sep 2008 to 16 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (25 Oct 2007 to 4 Aug 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (23 Jul 2007 to 11 Oct 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office (14 Oct 2002 to 8 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (14 Oct 2002 to 5 May 2006)
• Assistant Whip (12 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2002)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (12 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2002)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (14 out of 23)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of 16)