A selection of Lord Walney’s votes

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• Generally voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 8 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2011–2016.

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 7 Feb 2022

  Condition of the oil tanker FSO Safer moored in the Red Sea and the risks it poses to the environment – Lord Walney. Oral questions

• Electric Vehicle Charge Points - Question 26 Jan 2022

  It is good that the Minister acknowledges the problem of reliability, which is a particular issue on the motorway network. Does the suite of her responses include increasing fines for companies when their charge points are out, which is all too common? They need a greater incentive to comply.

• Ukraine: Military and Non-military Support - Question 25 Jan 2022

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further (1) military, and (2) non-military, support they will offer to the government of Ukraine to deter the threat of an invasion by Russian forces.

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 4 September 2020

Previously MP for Barrow and Furness until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015; Labour/Co-operative until 29 Apr 2018; Independent until 6 Nov 2019

Also represented Barrow and Furness

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Walney campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Communities and Local Government
• Defence
• Freedom of Information
• Public Appointments
• Pay
• Senior Civil Servants
• Training

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (5 Feb 2018 to 8 May 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (8 May 2015 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Defence Committee (25 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (8 Oct 2010 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Defence Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Defence Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (13 out of 14)