A selection of Lord Lansley's votes

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• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 4 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2014
• Almost always voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2013
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 3 votes for, 8 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2012
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 10 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2012

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Recent appearances

• Trade Bill - Second Reading 11 Sep 2018

  My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Livermore, not least because I did find occasion to agree with him on certain points. I was particularly pleased that he reiterated the metaphor used by the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, because those of us who are gathered here at the moment are all giving up our three-course dinners for the purpose of Brexit. I join with others in...

• UK-EU Future Relationship: Young Voters - Question 10 Sep 2018

  My Lords, has my noble friend noted that, by spring next year, the number of young people who will have attained the age of 18 since June 2016 will exceed in number the majority in the referendum that took place in 2016? Those nearly 2 million young people know that the referendum determined that we should leave the European Union, but it is evident from the debates in this House and the...

• Brexit: European Commission Discussions - Question 9 Jul 2018

  Does my noble friend agree that the proposals set out in the Chequers statements from Friday differ from a customs union in that there will be a requirement for goods to carry certificates of origin to establish where there is a divergence in terms of tariffs or any other standards over time? Have the Government estimated the costs to the business community of undertaking the necessary...

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Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 October 2015

Previously MP for South Cambridgeshire until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented South Cambridgeshire

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Defence
• NHS: Finance
• Influenza
• NHS Finance
• General Practitioners
• Dentistry

Currently held offices

• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (since 26 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Leader of the House of Commons (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Secretary of State for Health (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (1 Jul 2003 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 11 Oct 2004)
• Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Policy Renewal (15 Jun 1999 to 18 Sep 2001)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (1 Jul 1998 to 1 Jul 1999)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 20 Jul 1998)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Human Tissue Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (18 out of 23)
• Water Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (9 out of 19)
• Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Lansley’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72.12% 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 225 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") 80 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)