A selection of Baroness Noakes’s votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• 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 university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 12 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• Procurement Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments: Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 1 11 Sep 2023

  My Lords, I have much sympathy with Motion 1A in this group, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, because I believe that treating the NHS as a special case in any area of public policy has the effect of insulating the NHS, which is a seriously underperforming organisation that desperately needs change. Having said that, I am afraid I cannot support the noble Baroness’s amendments....

• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons: Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) 11 Sep 2023

  My Lords, I have some very real concerns about the impacts of the new failure to prevent offence on small and medium-sized entities. If my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier’s Motion E1 is agreed to, I think it could be very significant. I believe that the other place was wise to restrict the offence to larger companies only. Setting the threshold at the micro-entity level would still...

• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill - Committee: Amendment 1 14 Jul 2023

  My Lords, the debate on Clause 1 stand part has already touched on the substance my amendment to Clause 2, which is to take out “all” from “all reasonable steps”. Let me reiterate that this is not intended to water down what is currently in the Equality Act, where employers are responsible for the acts of employees in relation to harassment unless they have taken “all” reasonable...

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Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 July 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Partner, KPMG (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (23 Jul 2021 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Industry and Regulators Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Finance Committee (Lords) ( 4 Feb 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee ( 4 Sep 2018 to 4 Nov 2019)
• Member, European Union Committee (12 Jun 2018 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (26 Jan 2016 to 4 Mar 2016)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, Insurance Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Nov 2014 to 24 Dec 2014)
• Member, Affordable Childcare Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
• Chair, Personal Service Companies Committee (13 Nov 2013 to 31 Mar 2014)
• Chair, Personal Service Companies Committee (13 Nov 2013 to 31 Mar 2014)
• Member, Personal Service Companies Committee (12 Nov 2013 to 13 Nov 2013)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (16 May 2013 to 13 Oct 2014)
• Member, Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Committee (14 May 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee ( 4 Dec 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Member, Audit and Risk Assurance Committee ( 2 Nov 2010 to 16 Dec 2014)
• - Shadow Minister, Shadow Minister (27 Jul 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister, Treasury ( 9 Jul 2007 to 27 Jul 2009)
• Shadow Minister, Treasury (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions (16 Dec 2005 to 11 Jan 2007)
• Spokespersons In the Lords, Treasury (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Spokespersons In the Lords, Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Spokespersons In the Lords, Work & Pensions and Welfare Reform (17 Mar 2005 to 20 May 2005)
• Spokespersons In the Lords, Economic Affairs (22 Feb 2005 to 17 Mar 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs (10 May 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)