A selection of Lord Sheldon’s votes
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Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2010.
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Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 1999.
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
5 votes for, 1 vote against, 9 absences, between 2008–2011.
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Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011.
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Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
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Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011.
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Recent appearances
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of suicides of children in prisons.
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The actual task is down to the mothers. The mothers should really not take the children to prisons; that is the task.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce tobacco smuggling.
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Profile
Former Labour Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 27 June 2001
Previously MP for Ashton-under-Lyne until 14 May 2001 — General election
Left the House of Lords on 18 May 2015 — retired
Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, 1964-2001. Minister of State, Civil Service Department, 1974; Minister of State, HM Treasury, 1974-75; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1975-79; Opposition spokesman on Treasury matters, 1981-83. Chairman, Standards and Privileges Committee, 1997-2001; Liaison Committee, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
Entered the House of Commons on 15 October 1964 — General election
Also represented Ashton-under-Lyne
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Economic Affairs Committee ( 2 Dec 2003 to 6 May 2008)
- Member, EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade (26 Nov 2003 to 18 Nov 2004)
- Member, EU Sub-Committee A (13 Nov 2002 to 20 Nov 2003)
- Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
- Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
- Chair, Standards and Privileges Committee (25 Jun 1997 to 11 May 2001)
- Chair, Standards and Privileges Committee (25 Jun 1997 to 11 May 2001)
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 9 Jun 1983 to 14 Jul 1997)
- Chair, Public Accounts Committee ( 9 Jun 1983 to 21 Mar 1997)
- Chair, Public Accounts Committee ( 9 Jun 1983 to 21 Mar 1997)
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 1 Jul 1981 to 1 Jul 1983)
- Member, Treasury & Civil Service Committee ( 3 May 1979 to 13 Mar 1981)
- Chair, Treasury & Civil Service Sub-Committee ( 3 May 1979 to 19 Jan 1981)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 9 Jun 1983)
- The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (17 Jun 1975 to 4 May 1979)
- Minister of State (HM Treasury) (18 Oct 1974 to 17 Jun 1975)
- Minister of State (Civil Service Department) ( 7 Apr 1974 to 18 Oct 1974)
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