A selection of Baroness Blackstone’s votes

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• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

• BBC Funding - Statement 25 Jan 2022

  My Lords, is the Minister aware of just how much the BBC licence fee payer gets for his or her relatively low outlay on the licence fee? Let me just list the services: 10 TV services; 10 national radio services; 40 local radio stations; BBC iPlayer; BBC education programmes; the World Service; the BBC website and much more. Why are the Government jeopardising the quality of these many, varied...

• Vaccination Strategy - Commons Urgent Question 13 Jan 2022

  My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Following on from the question of the noble Lord, Lord Patel, I want to pick up the issue of pregnant women. The Government have belatedly—very belatedly—announced a campaign to persuade pregnant women to get vaccinated. Had they done it earlier, some deaths would have been avoided. Is the Minister aware of the particularly low...

• Net-zero Test for New Policies - Question 11 Jan 2022

  My Lords, does the Minister agree that the current levels of spending on climate-positive measures are far below what the Climate Change Committee has recommended to achieve net zero? If so, what plans do the Government have to increase expenditure so that we have a greater chance of achieving their net-zero target?

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Independent Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 March 1987

Party was Labour until 1 Jan 2018

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Currently held offices

• Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (since 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee (since 17 May 2018)
• Member, Freedom of Information Advisory Panel (Lords) (since 7 Dec 2004)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (23 Oct 2017 to 4 Jun 2018)
• Member, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Jan 2014 to 11 Mar 2014)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (16 May 2013 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Public Service and Demographic Change Committee (29 May 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Minister of State (the Arts), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts) (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Minister of State (Education and Employment), Department for Education and Employment (5 May 1997 to 11 Jun 2001)