A selection of Viscount Hailsham's votes

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• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
• Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes

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Recent appearances

• Junior Doctors: Industrial Action - Statement 5 Sep 2016

  My Lords, my noble friend should take every opportunity to remind the electorate and the public who will be affected by these strikes that junior doctors are now refusing to accept and proposing to strike against an agreement that many of their leadership, including those now defending the strike, characterised as safe and fair. That is an absurd proposition.

• Exiting the European Union - Statement 5 Sep 2016

  My Lords, when the terms are negotiated and finally agreed, there will be nothing undemocratic or inappropriate about seeking the votes and views of the electorate as to whether they want to depart the European Union on the negotiated terms. In the meantime, this House and Parliament as a whole have a right to be consulted in detail about what is being discussed and to be given an opportunity...

• Right to Die - Question 14 Jul 2016

  My Lords, might one way forward be to incorporate into statutory form the guidelines of the DPP, reflecting as desirable the views of the Supreme Court? This would be desirable in itself and might also stand in the way of a declaration of incompatibility, which I would deem to be undesirable.

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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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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)

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

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• Has spoken in 200 debates since joining Parliament — well above average amongst Lords. See all Viscount Hailsham’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions since joining Parliament — 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 68.54% 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.
• 49 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Viscount Hailsham’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 18 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)