A selection of Baroness Coussins's votes

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• 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
• Consistently 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 a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: Erasmus+ Programme 19 Sep 2017

  To ask Her Majesty's Government when issues relating to the UK's participation in the Erasmus Programme will be scheduled for discussion as part of the negotiations on exiting the EU.

• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Pacific Alliance: Conferences 14 Sep 2017

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK was represented at the meeting of the Pacific Alliance in Cali in June; and if so, by whom.

• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [HL] - Committee (2nd Day) 6 Sep 2017

  My Lords, I support the amendments in this group, particularly Amendments 19 and 22. I remind the Committee of my interest as president of the Money Advice Trust, the national charity. These amendments have been tabled by the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, and therefore carry a great deal of weight given his recent experience as a member of the Financial Exclusion Committee. I was pleased to see...

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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 Committee (since 25 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• 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)

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• Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Coussins’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 25.81% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 82 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)