A selection of Baroness Donaghy's votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Export Licences: High Court Judgment - Statement 20 Jun 2019

  My Lords, the Statement refers to the EU common position. Did the UK Government play an active part in drawing up that common position and did they make any attempt to weaken it before it was published?

• Whirlpool Tumble Dryers: Product Recall - Statement 17 Jun 2019

  My Lords, if the chief fire officers, the Fire Brigades Union, trading standards officers and a number of other consumer groups have all been incredibly critical of the system we have had for not just three and a half years but many more, with companies such as Whirlpool getting away with it, can we really say that the system is satisfactory? Can the Government not do a proper review and...

• National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme - Statement 5 Jun 2019

  My Lords, the Minister has asked us to be patient. Does he have any idea at all when this review might be completed so that we can have more definite information? Having spoken recently to Sir David Metcalf, who was an original member of the Low Pay Commission—we served together 20 years ago—at the 20th anniversary of the minimum wage, I know that he is quite clearly looking at the whole...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 1 July 2010

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Currently held offices

• Chair, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (since 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, European Union Committee (since 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Conduct Committee (since 9 May 2019)
• Member, SLSC Sub-Committee B (since 16 Oct 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct (18 Jul 2018 to 18 Jul 2018)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Chair, Information Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Personal Service Companies Committee (12 Nov 2013 to 31 Mar 2014)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Donaghy’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 79.33% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 145 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)