A selection of Baroness Morgan of Cotes’s votes

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• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 51 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2016.
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Almost always voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2019.
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013.
• Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016.
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 14 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2018.

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Recent appearances

• Online Safety Bill - Third Reading: Amendment 1 6 Sep 2023

  My Lords, I welcome Amendments 5 and 6, as well as the amendments that reflect the work done and comments made in earlier stages of this debate by the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy. Of course, we are not quite there yet with this Bill, but we are well on the way as this is the Bill’s last formal stage in this Chamber before it goes back to the House of Commons. Amendments 5 and 6 relate to...

• Online Safety Bill - Report (5th Day): Amendment 281BA 19 Jul 2023

  My Lords, the hour is late and I will not detain the House for long. However, I hope that the fact that we are all still sitting here at the end of a long Report stage, because we care very much about the Bill and what we are trying to achieve, will be noted by my noble friend the Minister, his officials and others who are watching. I thank my noble friend Lady Harding for so ably introducing...

• Online Safety Bill - Report (5th Day): Amendment 245 19 Jul 2023

  My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House and I beg to move. Ayes 196, Noes 183.

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 6 January 2020

Previously MP for Loughborough until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Loughborough

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @NickyMorgan01
• https://facebook.com/NickyMorgan

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness Morgan of Cotes campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Transport
• Treasury
• Communities and Local Government
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Railway Network
• Refugees: Families
• Schools: Hearing Impairment
• DMRC Headley Court: Veterans

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 31 Oct 2022)
• Chair, Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 31 Oct 2022)
• Member, COVID-19 Committee (11 Jun 2020 to 28 Apr 2022)
• The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 25 Jul 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 25 Jul 2019)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 25 Jul 2019)
• Chair, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 25 Jul 2019)
• Chair, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 25 Jul 2019)
• Minister for Women and Equalities (15 Jul 2014 to 13 Jul 2016)
• The Secretary of State for Education (15 Jul 2014 to 13 Jul 2016)
• Minister for Women ( 9 Apr 2014 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury ( 9 Apr 2014 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (25 Nov 2013 to 12 May 2014)
• The Economic Secretary to the Treasury ( 7 Oct 2013 to 9 Apr 2014)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (39 out of 40)