A selection of Lord Patel’s votes
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Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
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Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes
2 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011.
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Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
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Recent appearances
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Long-term sustainability of the NHS and delivery of comprehensive, timely and affordable health care – Lord Patel. Debate
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My Lords, I was the one who first mentioned the dangers of this virus a few weeks before we entered lockdown. On whether lockdown worked, at that time we did not know much about the virus or its behaviour. The proof of the pudding was that every country that had a lockdown benefited from it by reducing the rate of infection. The only country that did not lock down was Sweden, and it had a...
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My Lords, I declare an interest. I am a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, which produced this seminal report addressing issues related to child health. I will pick up two points that the Minister might comment on. Although he is implementing what we already know from research works in improving children’s health, we have no strategy for the implementation of good practice. My...
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Crossbench Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1999
Currently held offices
- Chair, Preterm Birth Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)
- Chair, Preterm Birth Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)
Other offices held in the past
- Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Chair, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
- Chair, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
- Member, Social Mobility Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 16 Mar 2016)
- Member, Affordable Childcare Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
- Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (16 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (Higher education in STEM subjects) (13 Sep 2011 to 17 Jul 2012)
- Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 27 Jun 2017)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (22 Jun 2010 to 13 Sep 2011)
- Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (21 Nov 2006 to 12 Nov 2009)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 6 Jun 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
- Member, Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill (30 Nov 2004 to 7 Apr 2005)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (12 Dec 2000 to 20 Nov 2003)
- Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) ( 6 Dec 1999 to 26 Nov 2008)
- Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 ( 6 Dec 1999 to 7 May 2005)
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