A selection of Baroness Murphy’s votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• 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 a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011.

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• Health and Care Bill - Second Reading 7 Dec 2021

  My Lords, I am an NHS recidivist, like many in this House today, but, after 40 or 50 years of employment in it, I am not necessarily a great fan. Somebody mentioned 20 reorganisations; I can think of nine that I was personally involved in, some of which I was very enthusiastic about at the time. Looking back, I see that none of them addressed the NHS problems of chronic low productivity and...

• Assisted Dying Bill [HL] - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion 22 Oct 2021

  My Lords, I give my wholehearted support to the Bill proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher—and I have supported all the other such Bills that have come to this Parliament in the last 15 or 17 years. Listening to the debate, I sometimes think that we are very parochial about this issue. We must look more closely at the international evidence. I hear some deliberate misreading of the...

• Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 10 Sep 2021

  My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, and I agree with every word that he and many people in the House today have said. One great advantage of speaking in the second half of a debate is that you will have heard so many good arguments. I was going to quote another Bishop of Oxford. We have heard from the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, and the...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, North East London Strategic Health Authority. (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Leader's Group on Members Leaving the House (L) Committee ( 1 Jul 2010 to 13 Jan 2011)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 1 Dec 2004 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2005)