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Lord Patten of Barnes
Conservative Peer
- Became a Lord on 19 January 2005
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Patten of Barnes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- BBC Governance and Regulation: Communications Committee Report: Motion to Take Note (1 Mar 2012)
“I should straight away declare an interest. As noble Lords cannot but be aware, I am chairman of the BBC Trust. This is a fairly rare intervention for which the House should be grateful. I shall make it fairly brief, but perhaps I may say at the outset how grateful I am to noble Lords on the Cross Benches for giving me a perch and a haven for the duration of my chairmanship of the BBC. I...”
- Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010: Motion to Approve (14 Dec 2010)
“My Lords, I disclose an interest as the Chancellor of the university of which Jesus College is a distinguished part. However, on this occasion, I am afraid that I do not agree with Jesus, and for reasons which have made me for 20 years a passionate believer in a bigger contribution by students to their education. I say with respect to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, that his speech was a triumph...”
- Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010: Motion to Approve (14 Dec 2010)
“No, as I shall explain in a moment, they will not be doing that in the case of the university that I know best. I remind the noble Baroness that the former Prime Minister wanted to introduce fees in 2004, not of £3,000 but of £5,000. He could not get that through the House of Commons largely because of the views of his honourable friends in the Parliamentary Labour Party, so let us...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 7.16% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 10 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)