A selection of Lord Framlingham's votes

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• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, 42 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Neighbourhood Planning Bill - Commons Reason and Amendments 25 Apr 2017

  My Lords, pubs are a vital part of our nation’s life. I am delighted that the Government have decided to take this action, as I am sure are both CAMRA and the British Beer and Pub Association. The Minister has been the essence of competence and courtesy throughout the whole of this debate and I am extremely grateful to him. I trust that in due course glasses will be raised in pubs up...

• HS2 and CH2M - Question 5 Apr 2017

  My Lords, given the deep and growing concern about this ridiculously expensive and unnecessary project, will the Minister commit today to making sure that it is subject to the most scrupulous transparency so that we can all see, as it progresses, just how expensive, how complicated and how ridiculous it is?

• Brexit: Triggering Article 50 - Statement 29 Mar 2017

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 January 2011

Previously MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Party was Deputy Speaker until 11 Apr 2005; Conservative until 16 May 2005; Deputy Speaker until 12 Apr 2010

Also represented Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; Suffolk Central

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• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (30 Jan 1990 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Agriculture Committee (9 Jun 1983 to 27 Jul 1984)

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• Has spoken in 136 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Framlingham’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87.44% 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 144 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 36 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)