A selection of Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick’s votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 28 votes for, 5 votes against, 16 absences, between 2012–2017.
• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 44 votes against, 10 absences, between 2012–2016.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Grand Committee 9 Jun 2022

  Costs to the NHS associated with managing Respiratory Synctyial Virus infections – Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick. Short debate

• Northern Ireland Protocol - Statement 17 May 2022

  My Lords, trust, dialogue and confidence are urgently required in Northern Ireland. Not setting up an Executive and an Assembly post an election is deeply unacceptable and undemocratic. In that vein, will the Minister outline what technical meetings have taken place between the UK Government and the EU Commission in the past six months on issues to do with the protocol? I am talking about not...

• Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland - Question 16 May 2022

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the result of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections on 5 May, when they will resume negotiations with the European Commission on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

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Non-affiliated Peer, Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for South Down

Entered the House of Lords on 16 October 2019

Previously MP for South Down until 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Entered the Assembly on 26 November 2003 — General election

Left the Assembly on 31 March 2012 — Resigned

Party was Social Democratic and Labour Party until 3 May 2017

Also represented South Down

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @MRitchieMP
• https://facebook.com/margaretritchiesdlp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Northern Ireland
• Treasury
• Energy and Climate Change
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health
• Sellafield
• Aggregates Levy: Northern Ireland
• Cycling
• Hinkley Point C Power Station
• Food: Labelling

Currently held offices

• Member, Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee (since 14 Apr 2021)
• Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (since 17 Sep 2020)
• Member, Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee (since 30 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee (14 Oct 2015 to 2 Nov 2016)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (23 Jan 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow SDLP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (6 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow SDLP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (6 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (3 out of 8)