A selection of Baroness Benjamin's votes

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• 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
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Health: Endoscopy and Bowel Cancer - Question 2 Jul 2018

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to respond to the increase in demand for endoscopy services to prevent bowel cancer through early diagnosis.

• Health: Endoscopy and Bowel Cancer - Question 2 Jul 2018

  My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare an interest as patron of Beating Bowel Cancer.

• Health: Endoscopy and Bowel Cancer - Question 2 Jul 2018

  I thank the noble Lord for that Answer. Around 16,000 people die from bowel cancer each year—my mother was one of them—so early diagnosis is vital. I congratulate the Government on introducing FIT, a test which will save lives, but endoscopy units are already struggling to cope with the increase in referrals because of inadequate funding and a lack of highly trained NHS staff to...

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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 23 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 67.79% 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") 119 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)