Baroness Ludford

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Baroness Ludford has informed us that due to being an MEP between 2009 and 2014, she was statutorily barred due to the EU law ban on ‘dual mandate’, reflected in the UK’s European Parliament (Disqualification)(UK & Gibraltar) Order 2009, from sitting or voting in the Lords during this time. This will have had an effect on the numerology section below.

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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A selection of Baroness Ludford's votes

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

We have lots more plain English analysis of Baroness Ludford’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Baroness Ludford’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 22 Oct 2020

My Lords, we are facing a perverse and peculiar situation. The Government have generously extended the scope of the settlement scheme beyond those exercising EU treaty free movement rights to those simply continuously resident here. Thus, echoing remarks he made in the other place on 16 June that the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, cited, the Immigration Minister, Kevin Foster, said in a letter...
Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 22 Oct 2020

My Lords, we are facing a perverse and peculiar situation. The Government have generously extended the scope of the settlement scheme beyond those exercising EU treaty free movement rights to those simply continuously resident here. Thus, echoing remarks he made in the other place on 16 June that the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, cited, the Immigration Minister, Kevin Foster, said in a letter...
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons: Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) 21 Oct 2020

My Lords, I am pleased to follow my noble friend Lord Oates’s excellent speech, and that of the noble Lord, Lord Polak, with whom I worked on the EU Justice Sub-Committee. The Minister referred to people being able to use their smartphones for this purpose. A friend of mine could not open the link in the email she received confirming her settled status. She had to go to an internet café to...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 1 Jul 2019)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union) (since 28 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)

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