A selection of Baroness Falkner of Margravine's votes

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• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• 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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Recent appearances

• Privileges and Conduct - Motion to Agree 15 Nov 2018

  While my noble friend is setting out a very cogent case as a lawyer, does he accept that the commissioner was appointed by this House and that he and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, need to accept that the procedures are the procedures that were adopted by this House and that, whether they are fit for purpose or not, they are the procedures that we have today? They are the procedures that will...

• Trade Bill - Second Reading 11 Sep 2018

  My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer, to the House. As she knows from our personal interactions, and after her fabulous contribution today, she will find friends right across the Chamber. I have had chats with her since she arrived here but it was good to hear from her formally in the Chamber. Turning to the forceful arguments advanced by the noble Lords, Lord Risby and Lord...

• Higher Education (Transparency Condition and Financial Support) (England) Regulations 2018 - Motion to Approve 24 Jul 2018

  My Lords, I want to focus on what the Minister told us about attempts to widen access and increase transparency, particularly through a better set of data. The noble Lord will know, because I have had this conversation with him in the past, that it is profoundly important not only to increase access for disadvantaged students and students from diverse backgrounds across the sector but to have...

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Chief Executive, Students Partnership Worldwide. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (since 12 Jun 2015)
• Member, European Union Committee (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (3 Dec 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Constitution Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 7 Jul 2008)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Home Affairs (25 Oct 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Children, Schools and Families (27 Jul 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Communities & Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government (2 Aug 2006 to 10 Jan 2007)
• Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee) (23 May 2006 to 25 Jul 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Communities & Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (1 Jun 2005 to 2 Aug 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (24 May 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Home Affairs (22 Feb 2005 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2004 to 6 May 2010)

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Falkner of Margravine’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 66.06% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 293 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)