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
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• 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

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Recent appearances

• Covid-19: Levelling-up Agenda - Question 12 Nov 2020

  What is the noble Baroness’s assessment of the Treasury’s 80:20 rule, which decrees that 80% of funding for Homes England goes to the areas where homes are most unaffordable? This naturally ends up being the south and south-east of England. Will she accept that, when 46 of the red wall seats are only eligible for 20% of the funding for homes, this creates a blatant unfairness for the...

• USA Presidential Election - Question 9 Nov 2020

  My Lords, the noble Baroness has mentioned security co-operation several times in this interlude. Does she agree that security co-operation with the United Nations Security Council is pre-eminent in terms of UK-US relations? Can she take this opportunity to deny allegations in the media that the United Kingdom vetoed a ceasefire put forward by the Minsk Group on the Azerbaijan-Armenian...

• Covid-19: Intensive Care Treatment - Private Notice Question 29 Oct 2020

  My Lords, I think that the whole House will be grateful to the Minister for his unequivocal rebuttal of that extremely concerning story. Let me be clear that this Question is not intended to criticise the NHS, for which we all have the highest regard. However, according to that Sunday Times story, under conditions of extreme stress, consideration was given to guidance that could have amounted...

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Crossbench 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)

Party was Liberal Democrat until 24 Jul 2019; Non-affiliated until 2 Sep 2020

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (1 Jul 2019 to 29 Oct 2019)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (3 Dec 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, European Union Committee (8 Jun 2015 to 15 Jul 2019)
• 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)