A selection of Baroness Northover’s votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

• Nutrition for Growth Summit 2024 - Question 29 Nov 2023

  The Minister will be well aware that millions of children still die of acute malnutrition every year. I come back to a specific figure here. When will the Government restore the funding to the global nutrition budget, which they cut by 60% in 2021? When will they do that?

• Nutrition for Growth Summit 2024 - Question 29 Nov 2023

  The Minister will be well aware that millions of children still die of acute malnutrition every year. I come back to a specific figure here. When will the Government restore the funding to the global nutrition budget, which they cut by 60% in 2021? When will they do that?

• Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund - Question 16 Oct 2023

  My Lords, the Minister has just confirmed that no commercial plants are yet operational in Britain. Is the Government’s plan to capture 20 million to 30 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030 not therefore unachievable? Why are the Government subsidising this with £1 billion, at the expense of proven renewables?

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 May 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Chair, Women's Liberal Democrats (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment and Climate Change Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (28 Oct 2016 to 6 Oct 2021)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development) ( 1 Jun 2015 to 28 Oct 2016)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development ( 4 Nov 2014 to 7 May 2015)
• Lords Spokesperson (Women & Equalities) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 5 Nov 2014)
• Member, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Lords Spokesperson (Department for International Development) ( 5 Sep 2011 to 4 Nov 2014)
• Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (11 May 2010 to 4 Mar 2015)
• Spokesperson for International Development ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade ( 9 Dec 2008 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (15 Jun 2005 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, International Development (22 Feb 2005 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Minister, International Development (26 Jan 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy ( 8 Dec 2003 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development) ( 9 Dec 2002 to 6 May 2010)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health) (18 Dec 2000 to 10 Oct 2002)