A selection of Baroness Valentine's votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 14 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year

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Recent appearances

• Future of Seaside Towns - Motion to Take Note 1 Jul 2019

  My Lords, it was a pleasure to be on this committee. We looked at a wide range of issues and there was always constructive debate, ably chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam. Flaubert’s Madame Bovary says: “Doesn’t it seem to you … that the mind moves more freely in the presence of that boundless expanse of sea, that the sight of it elevates the soul and gives rise to thoughts of the...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Ministry of Defence: Blackpool 21 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 9 May (HL15423), whether the Ministry of Defence has consulted Blackpool Council about the potential to locate jobs elsewhere on the Fylde Coast; and whether the decision to relocate the jobs from Norcross is in line with the guidance from the Government Property Unit.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Ministry of Defence: Blackpool 9 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in determining the relocation of 370 Ministry of Defence jobs at Norcross, Blackpool, Blackpool Council has been consulted on the possibility of co-locating these jobs with other civil servants at the proposed civil service hub near Blackpool North station; and what assessment of value for money of that option has been made.

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 25 October 2005

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Currently held offices

• Member, Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee (since 17 May 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub Committee B - Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market, Energy and Transport (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Valentine’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 4.07% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)