A selection of Baroness Young of Old Scone's votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on more EU integration
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Restaurants: Calorie Labelling - Question 9 Jul 2019

  Are the Government losing their grip on this issue? We were promised the Public Health England sugar reduction data in April, when it did not appear, and then “in late summer 2019”. Can the Minister tell us how late summer will be this year?

• Restaurants: Calorie Labelling - Question 9 Jul 2019

  Are the Government losing their grip on this issue? We were promised the Public Health England sugar reduction data in April, when it did not appear, and then “in late summer 2019”. Can the Minister tell us how late summer will be this year?

• Post-18 Education and Funding Review - Motion to Take Note 2 Jul 2019

  My Lords, I declare an interest as chancellor of Cranfield University and as chairman-designate of the Royal Veterinary College. I support calls by many Peers for improvements in further education and benefits for the 50% who do not study for a higher degree. However, I am unsupportive of many of the Augar proposals for higher education, although perhaps I ought to be more statesmanlike and...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 4 November 1997

Party was Labour until 30 Nov 2000; Non-affiliated until 25 Feb 2015

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Currently held offices

• Member, Rural Economy Committee (since 17 May 2018)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 25 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Policy for the Built Environment Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (12 Jan 1998 to 30 Nov 2000)

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Young of Old Scone’s speeches
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 48.14% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 208 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)