A selection of Baroness Howarth of Breckland’s votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.

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• Adult Social Care - Question 11 Jul 2018

  My Lords, it is good to be back, but very depressing to find that some of the things that were happening when I left are very much the same as I return—in particular, in respect of the Green Paper. The world may be changing radically in other ways, but I find that we have yet another Green Paper to add to the pile of other reports on adult social care. I briefly pay tribute to the health...

• Children and Social Work Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) 8 Nov 2016

  My Lords, I do not have a prepared speech. I came today to listen to the arguments, because this issue is difficult and finely balanced. I think that the Government have come a long way and listened extraordinarily carefully over the summer. I was able to come in during my holiday, to be seen and listened to by officials and to have my hopes and fears for social work heard. I think that a...

• Children and Social Work Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) 8 Nov 2016

  My Lords, briefly, I support the noble Baroness. I know that the Government are committed to both safeguarding and equality, and this is a safeguarding and equality issue. It has always amazed me, after my years in Cafcass—I am sure the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, would agree with this—that women who suffer domestic violence, whose children are often likely to face that violence, must...

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Entered the House of Lords on 24 July 2001

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (9 Jul 2015 to 9 Mar 2023)
• Member, Adoption Legislation Committee (29 May 2012 to 26 Feb 2013)
• Member, EU Sub Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, European Union Committee (13 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (8 Dec 2003 to 8 Apr 2010)