A selection of Baroness Vadera's votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on university tuition fees

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Regional Venture Capital Funds 5 Oct 2009

  The UK Innovation Investment Fund, announced in June 2009, will be developed to provide an additional boost for high-growth, high-technology businesses struggling to raise equity finance, alongside existing national equity interventions. The Government have committed £150 million with the aim of attracting significant private sector investment into a fund of funds, to invest into underlying...

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Regional Venture Capital Funds 5 Oct 2009

  Regional venture capital funds (RVCFs), launched in 2002, were designed to increase the amount of equity investment available to SMEs in amounts up to £500,000 to SMEs that demonstrate growth potential. From a total fund size worth £250 million, £133 million has been invested in 356 companies. This includes a government commitment of nearly £75 million which has been fully drawn down. The...

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking: Small Businesses 5 Oct 2009

  This Government continue to act to ensure that viable small businesses are able to access the finance they need to assist them during the current economic downturn and to invest in the future. For example: the Chancellor's Lending Panel of the major banks and Ministers monitors the flow of lending and recommends action to increase lending where necessary; we have secured binding agreements to...

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Profile

Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 11 July 2007

Party was Labour until 7 Dec 2011

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (10 Jun 2009 to 25 Sep 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (10 Jun 2009 to 25 Sep 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Economic Competitiveness and Small Business), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (7 Nov 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Competitiveness and Small Business), Cabinet Office (7 Nov 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Competitiveness and Small Business), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (14 Oct 2008 to 7 Nov 2008)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Competitiveness and Small Business), Cabinet Office (14 Oct 2008 to 7 Nov 2008)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Competitiveness, Deregulation and British Business Council), Cabinet Office (7 Oct 2008 to 14 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Competitiveness, Deregulation and British Business Council), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (6 Oct 2008 to 14 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Competitiveness, Deregulation and British Business Council), Cabinet Office (6 Oct 2008 to 7 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (25 Jan 2008 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Vadera’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 0.00% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 70 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)