A selection of Lord Spicer's votes

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• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 3 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2010
• Voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2008
• Almost always voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 43 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (2nd Day) 23 Apr 2018

  My Lords, I shall give a brief layman’s perspective. Being brief, I shall follow the advice of the late Cecil Parkinson, who said to after-dinner speakers, “Get up, say you’re very proud to stand before them and sit down”. I shall be a little longer than that, but not very long. I think that we can all agree on one thing: that pretty well all of us had a fixed view on...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 July 2010

Previously MP for West Worcestershire until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 28 February 1974 — General election

Also represented West Worcestershire; Worcestershire South

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Home Department
• Defence
• Members: Correspondence
• Correspondence
• Parliamentary Questions
• Bovine TB
• Health Services (Worcestershire)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Conservative Party 1922 Committee (7 Jun 2001 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 May 1998 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Treasury Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Chair, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (1 Apr 1991 to 1 Apr 1993)
• Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Housing and Planning) (3 Jan 1990 to 28 Nov 1990)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Energy) (13 Jun 1987 to 3 Jan 1990)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (11 Sep 1984 to 13 Jun 1987)
• Deputy Chair, Conservative Party (1 Jul 1983 to 1 Jul 1984)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (1 Jul 1981 to 1 Jul 1983)
• Member, House of Commons (Services) Committee (1 Nov 1978 to 9 Jun 1983)
• Member, House of Commons (Services): Computer Sub-Committee (1 Nov 1978 to 9 Jun 1983)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 370 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Spicer’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 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 79.05% 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 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — 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.
• 11 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Spicer’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 49 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)