A selection of Baroness Meacher's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• GP Services in Rural Areas - Question 2 Jul 2019

  My Lords, does the Minister expect there to be at least one doctor in each digital-first centre? If not, how do the Government expect patients to be examined when they need an examination? I do not think a machine will be able to do that.

• Knife Crime - Motion to Take Note 27 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, on enabling us to debate this pressing issue. I should declare my interest as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform, because that is the subject to which I wish to refer. Perhaps the most devastating of the many statistics included in the first House of Lords Library briefing is the fact that the number...

• Poverty and Human Rights: UN Report - Question 25 Jun 2019

  My Lords—

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 October 2006

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Currently held offices

• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (since 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (19 Jul 2017 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (17 Jun 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Meacher’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 49.83% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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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?)