A selection of Baroness Lister of Burtersett's votes

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• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Libraries: Closures - Question 19 Feb 2019

  My Lords, the i recently quoted a librarian who spends much of her time helping with universal credit claims. She said: “People talk about cutting library services without really acknowledging we’re doing a lot to prop up services that haven’t been provided by the Jobcentre”. Will the Government now acknowledge and fund this vital work that libraries are doing to prop up the universal...

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Jobcentres 19 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to safeguard the interests of vulnerable people receiving a service from Jobcentre Plus.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Jobcentres 19 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a nominated Vulnerable People’s Champion in every Jobcentre Plus.

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 1 February 2011

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 28 Mar 2018)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (16 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Lister of Burtersett’s speeches
• Has received answers to 66 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 70.27% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 291 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)