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• Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2010–2013
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 26 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2015
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 18 votes for, 43 votes against, 7 absences, between 2008–2014
• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2012
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2013

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Recent appearances

• Data Protection Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) (Continued) 11 Dec 2017

  My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for moving these amendments with such incredible clarity that I was able to understand what they were saying. My question follows on from the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, about how these amendments would be enforced. As the noble Baroness, Lady Jay of Paddington, said in Committee, all these issues arise in an international...

• Data Protection Bill [HL] - Committee (5th Day) 20 Nov 2017

  My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and to the Bar Council for the help it has given us on these amendments. I declare an interest—at least, I suppose I do—in that my wife is a judge and I used to practice as a Chancery barrister long ago. It is an essential part of our legal system that people should have access to the justice system without communications...

• Data Protection Bill [HL] - Committee (4th Day) 15 Nov 2017

  My Lords, I hope I will not add to the troubles of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, when I say that I am troubled by a couple of his amendments, Amendments 108B and 180A. The former suggests that the Government should not be permitted to, “amend, repeal or revoke the GDPR”. I know the Government will have responsibility for the provisions of the GDPR, but these are surely...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 20 October 2015

Previously MP for North East Hampshire until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented North East Hampshire; Wanstead and Woodford

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Defence
• Trade and Industry
• Transport
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Treasury
• Export Credits Guarantee Department
• UK Trade and Investment
• Chinook Crash
• Members: Correspondence
• Aircraft Crashes

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (17 Jan 2011 to 8 Mar 2011)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (13 Jan 2010 to 16 Jun 2014)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (11 Jul 2005 to 28 Apr 2014)
• Chair, Defence Committee (11 Jul 2005 to 28 Apr 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) (1 Feb 2005 to 31 Oct 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry) (8 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) (19 Jun 2002 to 16 Jul 2003)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (30 Jul 2001 to 26 Jan 2006)
• Shadow Chief Whip (Commons) (11 Jun 1997 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement) (6 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (20 Jul 1994 to 6 Jul 1995)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Apr 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87.06% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 77 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 13 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)