A selection of Baroness Deech's votes

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• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Voted for 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
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 23 Nov 2018

  Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] - Committee stage – Baroness Deech. Legislation; 10:00 am

• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012: Review - Question 12 Nov 2018

  My Lords, just three years ago we came together in this country with representatives from the common-law world and the Royal Family to mark Magna Carta and celebrate the rule of law. However, in family law, does the Minister realise that husbands and wives are going to court with one often having legal representation and the other, usually the wife, not, and that judges have to spend their...

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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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Deech’s speeches
• Has received answers to 44 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 25.77% 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 203 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)