A selection of Baroness Meacher's votes

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• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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

• Privileges and Conduct - Motion to Agree 15 Nov 2018

  My Lords, I add my support—

• Privileges and Conduct - Motion to Agree 15 Nov 2018

  I add my support to the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Pannick. Having spent nine years investigating allegations against police officers, including allegations of serious sexual harassment by chief constables, I am very aware that process is absolutely everything. I remember that time and again I would be completely persuaded by allegations that would appear on my desk. They...

• Cannabis: Medicinal Uses - Question 1 Nov 2018

  My Lords, I applaud the Home Secretary for finally recognising the therapeutic value of medical cannabis. We know that about 1 million patients up and down the country will be queueing up for these medicines. I very much understand the Government’s narrow approach, but can the noble Lord assure me that Ministers will make available to doctors the comprehensive review of medical cannabis...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 October 2006

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Currently held offices

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 19 Jul 2017)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

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

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Meacher’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 49.03% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 14 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 279 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)