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
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010

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Recent appearances

• Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders: Amendment to the Motion 4 Apr 2019

  One of the reasons why the Opposition are is using the strange technique that my noble friend has exposed is in search of the word “compromise”. Surely that is something that we are going to have to look at later in the proceedings. That is because in a binary situation, you cannot have a compromise: you are either in the European Union or you are out of it. You particularly cannot reach...

• Agriculture: Carbon Emissions - Question 2 Apr 2019

  My Lords, if and when we sign a trade agreement with the United States, is it not likely that food prices will fall and environmental concerns relating to standards will rise?

• European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments 18 Jun 2018

  My Lords, this may be the last time I address this House on a point of substance—unless my health changes. My physiotherapist says that I will be playing tennis again by Christmas, which would be nice because I used to captain the parliamentary tennis team. But at the moment I do not think I could crawl here from the Bishops’ Bar in a straight line without what that nice lady has given me...

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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 20 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Spicer’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — 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 70.38% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• 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") 53 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)