A selection of Baroness Thornton's votes

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• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 9 Jul 2019

  Diabetes UK’s Food Upfront campaign and petition – Baroness Thornton. Oral questions

• Carers: Support - Question 17 Jun 2019

  My Lords, according to Carers UK, 8.8 million people are carers in this country—that is up 2 million since 2011. Are the Government reviewing the funding provided in last year’s Carers Action Plan to take account of that? What discussion is the Minister’s department having with the department that funds local government? That is the nub of the problem: austerity has starved local...

• Access to Palliative Care Bill [HL] - Second Reading 14 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for introducing this Bill, which is close to her heart, as we all know. I thank all noble Lords for a great debate. I thank the Library, the BMA, Dignity in Dying, Marie Curie and others for their briefings. I declare my interest as a member of a CCG, as set out in the register. I particularly enjoyed—if that is the right expression—the...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1998

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) (since 1 Nov 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues) (17 Oct 2011 to 1 Jul 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) (8 Oct 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health (25 Mar 2010 to 11 May 2010)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (19 Feb 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (18 Feb 2008 to 19 Feb 2010)
• Government Whip (25 Jan 2008 to 25 Mar 2010)
• Member, Communications Committee (23 Apr 2007 to 18 Dec 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (6 Dec 1999 to 30 Nov 2000)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (24 Nov 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 108 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Thornton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 72.54% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 899 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)