A selection of Baroness Buscombe's votes
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Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
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Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes
1 vote for, 7 votes against, 7 absences, between 2008–2011
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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
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Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
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Recent appearances
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My Lords, Northern Ireland’s occupational and personal pensions legislation broadly mirrors legislation in Great Britain. These regulations, therefore, make analogous minor and technical changes to Northern Ireland legislation as the regulations I have just spoken to. The intent of the regulations is the same: to make sure that Northern Ireland legislation continues to operate effectively...
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I will respond to both noble Lords on these issues around Northern Ireland. First, in response to the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, there was the same error when the regulations were first drafted. When that error was picked up, the situation was immediately changed. We withdrew the draft regulations and they were relaid in their current form on 3 December. It is important to stress that we have...
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The noble Lord has clarified the situation, in that the Act came in some time after his then party came into power and the consultation took place prior to the general election that brought it into power.
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Profile
Conservative Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1998
Currently held offices
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (since 15 Jun 2017)
Other offices held in the past
- Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (21 Dec 2016 to 15 Jun 2017)
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (3 Dec 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 12 May 2016)
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (15 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Inquiries Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 26 Feb 2014)
- Member, EU Sub Committee B - Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment (17 May 2012 to 21 May 2013)
- Shadow Minister, Education (16 Dec 2005 to 11 Jan 2007)
- Spokespersons In the Lords, Education (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
- Spokespersons In the Lords, Home Affairs (22 Feb 2005 to 20 May 2005)
- Shadow Minister, Home Affairs (6 Jul 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
- Shadow Minister, Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Buscombe’s speeches
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has voted in 48.20% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 915 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
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