A selection of Lord Hutton of Furness's votes

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• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
• Consistently voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: UK Withdrawal from EU 20 Jul 2016

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish an impact assessment before invoking Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Royal Artillery Museum 19 Jul 2016

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure continued public access to the archives and collections of the Royal Artillery museum once the existing site at Woolwich is closed.

• Defence: Continuous At-Sea Deterrent - Motion to Take Note 13 Jul 2016

  My Lords, I draw your Lordships’ attention to the interests that I have declared in the Register of Lords’ Interests. I act in the UK as an adviser to Lockheed Martin. I agreed with every word and sentiment in what the Minister said. His speech could have been made by any Defence Minister any time during the past 50 years—in fact, it almost certainly has been—but he...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 1 July 2010

Previously MP for Barrow and Furness until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Also represented Barrow and Furness

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Defence
• Trident

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Service and Demographic Change Committee (8 Nov 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• The Secretary of State for Defence (3 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (3 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Cabinet Office (11 May 2005 to 3 Nov 2005)
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Cabinet Office) (6 May 2005 to 2 Nov 2005)
• Minister of State, Department of Health (11 Oct 1999 to 11 May 2005)
• Minister of State (Department of Health) (Health) (11 Oct 1999 to 6 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (29 Oct 1998 to 11 Oct 1999)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health (27 Oct 1998 to 11 Oct 1999)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (12 Dec 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of 23)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of 14)

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hutton of Furness’s speeches
• Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 14.63% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 420 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 17 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)