A selection of Baroness Coussins’s votes

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• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, 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.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Maternity Services: Languages 27 Apr 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government whether all printed information and advice provided to women who are pregnant or in labour about specific conditions and procedures which may be required at short notice are available in languages other than English; and if so, in which languages.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum: Applications 15 Mar 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require written asylum applications to be submitted in English.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum: Applications 15 Mar 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter to the Minister of State for Immigration from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting on 27 February about the use of online translation tools to assist written asylum applications.

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 April 2007

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Currently held offices

• Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (19 Jan 2022 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (28 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (25 May 2016 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (21 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (14 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)