A selection of Baroness Amos’s votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, in 2011.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011.
• 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.
• 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.

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Recent appearances

• Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Tributes (Continued) 9 Sep 2022

  My Lords, I shared in the shock and sadness of people in this country and across the world when we heard the news of the Queen’s passing last night. Of course, I share the sentiments already expressed in this House about the Queen’s extraordinary commitment to public service, her sense of duty and her leadership. In my brief remarks I will focus on the Queen’s standing internationally,...

• Sri Lanka - Question 21 Jul 2022

  My Lords, can I press the Minister on the humanitarian support that we are giving to Sri Lanka? Last month, inflation on food prices was 80%. There is rising unemployment and the World Food Programme has talked about 3 million people in need of dire humanitarian assistance. Supporting a co-ordinator in New York is not going to deal with the immediacy of that humanitarian crisis.

• Afghanistan - Motion to Take Note 18 Aug 2021

  My Lords, it is eight years since I visited Afghanistan, and the appalling scenes from Kabul, the heart-breaking testimony of women and girls, the despair of aid workers and the questioning of the value of our interaction and presence by so many of our Armed Forces brought back to me forcefully the anger and frustration of dealing with conflict situations, particularly where the rhetoric of...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 September 1997

Party was Labour until 25 Oct 2009; Non-affiliated until 21 Nov 2018

Other offices held in the past

• Member, House Committee (Lords) (7 Oct 2003 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (7 Oct 2003 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (7 Oct 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (7 Oct 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (7 Oct 2003 to 3 Jul 2007)
• President of the Council, Privy Council Office (6 Oct 2003 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords (Privy Council Office) (6 Oct 2003 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Secretary of State, Department for International Development (12 May 2003 to 5 Oct 2003)
• The Secretary of State for International Development (12 May 2003 to 6 Oct 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (12 Jun 2001 to 12 May 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (11 Jun 2001 to 12 May 2003)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (7 Dec 2000 to 11 May 2001)
• Government Whip (28 Jul 1998 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F (12 Jan 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)