A selection of Baroness Jones of Whitchurch’s votes

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• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011.
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011.
• 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 for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Committee (8th Day): Amendment 188 27 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I support all the amendments in the group and will speak briefly in favour of Amendments 188 and 241, on reducing health inequalities and improving well-being. These excellent amendments pick up the theme of Amendment 28, ably spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, and to which I added my name. All of these amendments emphasise the importance of walkable...

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Committee (8th Day): Amendment 184ZA 27 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I too support these amendments. The noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Willis, have made an absolutely convincing and compelling case for strengthening the responsibility of local planning authorities to consider local nature recovery strategies. This is exactly the arrangement that the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, set out when he was trying to persuade us not...

• Shark Fins Bill - Second Reading 24 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed and given their support. As others said, it is a pleasure to work on such a collegiate and cross-party basis and to be part of this debate. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, who made an excellent contribution about the moral leadership we should give. He also quite rightly made the point that sometimes we...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2006

Positions held at time of appointment: Director of Policy & Public Affairs, UNISON. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Environment and Climate Change Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Horticultural Sector Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 21 Jul 2022)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (17 Oct 2011 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (13 Oct 2010 to 13 Oct 2014)
• Opposition Whip (Lords) (8 Oct 2010 to 5 Sep 2011)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (24 Nov 2009 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) (13 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Environment and Agriculture (21 Nov 2006 to 12 Nov 2009)