A selection of Baroness Henig’s votes

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• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• Higher Education Reform - Statement 20 Jul 2023

  My Lords, I think there are no further questions. House adjourned at 3.58 pm.

• Veterans Update - Statement 20 Jul 2023

  The questions have now finished, so we will move on to the next item. Oh, I am sorry, we shall hear from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton.

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Committee (11th Day): Amendment 266 24 Apr 2023

  I am extremely pleased to support the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, who introduced this amendment in, if I may say so, an extremely detailed speech, which means that I can be somewhat briefer. I think noble Lords will be pleased about that, because I have a dreadful cough which might manifest itself in the next five minutes. I apologise if it interrupts what I want to say. I was...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)
• Deputy Speaker (Lords) (since 5 Mar 2018)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 31 Oct 2022)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Licensing Act 2003 Committee (25 May 2016 to 4 Apr 2017)
• Member, European Union Committee (27 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (24 Nov 2009 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee) (11 May 2009 to 16 Jul 2009)
• Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee) (23 May 2006 to 25 Jul 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (24 May 2005 to 12 Nov 2009)