A selection of Lord Risby's votes

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• Almost always voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Almost always voted against university tuition fees Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 35 votes against, 12 absences, between 2006–2011
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT

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Recent appearances

• Trade Bill - Committee (3rd Day) (continued) 30 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 48. I am a director of the Horserace Betting Levy Board as a government appointee, and a former Member of Parliament for Newmarket, which, after all, is historically the world headquarters of racing. Equine matters are very dear to my heart. The situation we have, which is a tripartite deal, developed before the European Union became involved. There is some...

• Trade Bill - Committee (1st Day) 21 Jan 2019

  My Lords, as one of the Prime Minister’s trade envoys and as a long-standing deputy chairman of the Small Business Bureau, I support the amendment put forward by my noble friend Lord Lansley. I salute my noble friend Lord Livingston’s efforts, who helped to transform our external commercial activities. Highlighting the importance of the small business sector is key to what the department...

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (1st Day) (Continued) 5 Dec 2018

  My Lords, however people view Brexit and the controversy surrounding it, we have now certainly reached a critical phase in the Brexit undertaking. We have moved a long way since the referendum, in what has proved to be a tortuous and highly charged process. But let us just remember a few things. We were threatened with huge increases in unemployment, a major recession and a flight of capital....

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Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 11 January 2011

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

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

Also represented West Suffolk; Bury St Edmunds

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Health
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Gibraltar
• Zimbabwe
• Local Government: Suffolk
• European Union
• EU Enlargement

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Union Committee (12 Jun 2018 to 14 Feb 2019)
• Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (18 Jan 2006 to 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (16 Jan 2006 to 11 Jun 2007)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (12 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister, Treasury (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs (9 Sep 2004 to 20 May 2005)
• Shadow Minister, International Affairs (10 May 2004 to 9 Sep 2004)
• Member, Deregulation Committee (29 Jul 1997 to 4 Dec 1997)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (22 May 1995 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (1 May 1995 to 10 Jun 1996)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (16 Nov 1994 to 28 Nov 1994)
• Member, Employment Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 4 May 1994)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Risby’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 72.39% 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") 39 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)