A selection of Baroness Featherstone's votes

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• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2011
• Generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 15 votes for, 0 votes against, 16 absences, between 2010–2015
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2012–2014
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 19 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2008–2013
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 4 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2010–2013

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electricity: Storage 18 Sep 2017

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to develop a strategy to ensure future continuity on network charging in relation to electricity storage; and if so, how.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cost of Energy Independent Review 18 Sep 2017

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the specific financial interests which are referred to in the declaration of interest by Professor Dieter Helm published on 6 August in relation to the cost of energy review.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electricity: Storage 13 Sep 2017

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what definition of electricity storage they intend to use in the provision of storage licences.

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 November 2015

Previously MP for Hornsey and Wood Green until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Also represented Hornsey and Wood Green

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• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @lfeatherstone

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• International Development
• Education and Skills
• Treasury
• Police
• Departmental Manpower
• Prisons
• Departmental Retirement
• Departmental Pay

Currently held offices

• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (since 30 Nov 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Home Department (4 Nov 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (6 Sep 2012 to 4 Nov 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Government Equalities Office) (12 May 2010 to 26 Apr 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Children, Schools and Families) (7 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (3 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (3 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 22 May 2006)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 3 Mar 2006)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Featherstone’s speeches
• Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68.55% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 24 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 17 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)