A selection of Baroness Fookes’s votes
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Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
6 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2011.
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Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
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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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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes
1 vote for, 12 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011.
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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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Recent appearances
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My Lords, that concludes Oral Questions for today. We now come to some formal business, so if any noble Lord would like to leave, now is the time to do it.
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My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend is taking such urgent action on this. I suggest that he should be more radical when looking at the Dangerous Dogs Act. It is time that that was sent to the knacker’s yard and a new system instituted altogether. I say this with some regret because I was the one who introduced it in the other place in the first place.
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My Lords, your Lordships will probably not be surprised that I do not agree with my noble friend Lord Mancroft on this. I prefer the fact that there is a wider scope with the wildlife trade regulations annexes A and B. If they do not cause a problem, nobody will worry about that. I was amused by my noble friend Lord Mancroft and his molluscs, but I really do not think it is of any...
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Profile
Conservative Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1997
Currently held offices
- Deputy Speaker (Lords) (since 9 Dec 2002)
- Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 2 May 2002)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Mar 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
- Chair, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023)
- Chair, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023)
- Member, Constitution Committee ( 1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
- Member, Bribery Act 2010 Committee (17 May 2018 to 4 Mar 2019)
- Chair, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2017)
- Chair, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2017)
- Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (16 May 2013 to 8 Jun 2015)
- Member, Communications and Digital Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (17 Jan 2008 to 26 Nov 2008)
- Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2004 to 15 Sep 2004)
- Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) ( 4 Dec 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
- Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Jul 2003 to 17 Nov 2003)
- Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) ( 2 Jul 2001 to 8 Apr 2010)
- Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (27 May 1999 to 8 Apr 2010)
- Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means) ( 6 May 1992 to 1 May 1997)
- Member, Televising of Proceedings of the House Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 16 Nov 1989)
- Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 9 Jun 1983 to 16 Mar 1992)
- Member, Panel of Chairs ( 1 Nov 1978 to 9 Jun 1983)
- Member, Expenditure Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)
- Chair, Expenditure: Arts & Home Office Sub-Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)
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