A selection of Viscount Hailsham’s votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 13 votes against, 28 absences, between 2008–2009.
• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007.
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2004–2010.
• Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 9 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2003–2007.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2004.
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2007.

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Recent appearances

• Rwanda: Asylum Arrangements Treaty - Question 21 Nov 2023

  My Lords, does my noble friend agree that, for the purposes of assessing the safety of a country, a theoretical commitment to treaty obligations is not sufficient? What counts is the performance of those obligations, which requires a period of assessment.

• Illegal Immigration - Statement 20 Nov 2023

  Does my noble friend agree that whether Rwanda is or is not a safe country is a matter of fact and that to displace such a finding of fact by the Supreme Court using a statute is very hard to reconcile with the rule of law? Perhaps I may make this suggestion. If we must have this Bill, we could have a delayed implementation date, to be triggered only by an affirmative resolution of both...

• Abortion Clinics: Safe Access Zones - Question 20 Nov 2023

  Does my noble friend agree that these women will be in a very fragile state of mind, and it is highly undesirable that they should be subjected to coercive behaviour by the opponents of abortion?

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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

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• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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)