A selection of Viscount Hailsham's votes

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• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007
• Voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2008
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 13 votes against, 28 absences, between 2008–2009
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2004–2010

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland: Legacy of the Troubles - Question for Short Debate 5 Sep 2018

  My Lords, in the two minutes available to me, I can only summarise my conclusions rather than set out the detail of my reasons. I do not want to see members of the security services prosecuted or, indeed, sued in respect of any killing or wounding which they were involved in during the Troubles and prior to the Good Friday agreement. I do not think that it is possible politically or in law to...

• Brexit: Negotiations and No-deal Contingency Planning - Statement 4 Sep 2018

  My Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is truly extraordinary that the Government are advising the stockpiling of medicines and other necessities not as a result of war or of some natural calamity but rather as a result of a self-imposed policy which may well lead to yet further direful consequences? Should the country not be made urgently aware of the folly of what we are about?

• Exiting the EU - Statement 9 Jul 2018

  Will my noble friend tell the House what the Government propose to do to ensure that British financial institutions have continuous and successful access to the European market? The Statement is remarkably silent on that matter.

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Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 9 November 2015

Previously MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1979 — General election

Also represented Sleaford and North Hykeham; Grantham

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Deputy Prime Minister
• House of Commons Commission
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Local Government Finance
• Railtrack
• Caythorpe Court
• Pilgrim Hospital
• Boston (Neurology Waiting Times)
• Special Immigration Appeals Commission

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (21 Apr 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Justice Committee (20 Apr 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 2 Mar 1998)
• Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (5 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (2 Nov 1990 to 5 Jul 1995)
• Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) (24 Jul 1989 to 1 Nov 1990)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (10 Sep 1986 to 26 Jul 1989)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (22 Feb 1983 to 10 Oct 1984)
• Member, Agriculture Committee (3 May 1979 to 24 May 1982)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crime and Security Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 368 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Viscount Hailsham’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 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 67.12% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 48 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.
• 37 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Viscount Hailsham’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 75 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)