A selection of Baroness Ludford's votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Immigration Procedures - Question for Short Debate 14 Feb 2019

  My Lords, there is very little trust in our immigration system. On the one hand, the Home Office is a byword for inefficiency, maladministration and heartlessness, with its “go home” vans, the Windrush scandal and the hostile environment; on the other hand, many people mistrust immigration because they are not sure that people are here legally. Since the Border Force was slashed under the...

• EU Settlement Scheme - Question 14 Feb 2019

  My Lords, in the pilot scheme 30% were granted only pre-settled status, which lasts for just five years. One problem seems to be that the automatic checks by HMRC and the DWP are not validating a lot of people who have been here for longer than five years, particularly the self-employed. The danger is that people will find giving supplementary evidence such a hassle that they will settle for...

• EU Withdrawal - Motion to Take Note 13 Feb 2019

  My Lords, the UK is now fewer than 50 days away from the due date set by Brexiters for leaving the EU, but the Government are yet to bring forward a deal that commands a majority; nor have they proposed amendments to the withdrawal agreement that the EU can agree to. Yesterday’s Brexit Statement showed that nothing has changed. It just took us even closer to the scheduled exit day with no...

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union) (since 28 Oct 2016)
• Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (since 12 Jun 2015)

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• Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Ludford’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 18.02% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below 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?)