A selection of Baroness Deech's votes

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• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 12 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Electric Car Ownership - Question 12 Jul 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote electric car ownership.

• Electric Car Ownership - Question 12 Jul 2017

  I declare my interest as the proud owner of a new all-electric car. May we seek guidance from the Government on this question? Is the future to be all-electric in order to reduce pollution and a reliance on Middle Eastern oil, in which case we need more infrastructure and more points, including right here in the House of Lords car park: or is the future not so good because there are downsides...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 25 October 2005

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Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 15 Mar 2016)
• Member, Communications Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) (9 May 2007 to 8 Aug 2007)
• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (23 Nov 2006 to 8 Apr 2010)

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Deech’s speeches
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 24.63% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 29 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Baroness Deech’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 169 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)