A selection of Baroness Benjamin's votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, in 2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 4 Dec 2018

  Financial and other resources available to the UK Council for Internet Safety – Baroness Benjamin. Oral questions

• Pornographic Websites: Age Verification - Question 5 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the commencement date for their plans to ensure that age-verification to prevent children accessing pornographic websites is implemented by the British Board of Film Classification.

• Pornographic Websites: Age Verification - Question 5 Nov 2018

  I thank the Minister for his Answer. I cannot wait for that date to happen, but does he share my disgust and horror that social media companies such as Twitter state that their minimum age for membership is 13 yet make no attempt to restrict some of the most gross forms of pornography being exchanged via their platforms? Unfortunately, the Digital Economy Act does not affect these companies...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 June 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Communications Committee (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (21 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Benjamin’s speeches
• Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 67.49% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 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") 120 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)