A selection of Lord Risby's votes

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• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes
• Almost always voted against university tuition fees Show votes
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes

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Recent appearances

• EU Action Plan Against Migrant Smuggling (EUC Report) - Motion to Take Note 15 Jun 2016

  My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, who will be greatly missed on our committee. I know I speak for all members of the committee when I pay tribute to the excellent chairmanship of my noble friend Lord Tugendhat. I thank him for so superbly chairing our proceedings and for so effectively summarising our report on Operation Sophia. I also applaud the...

• Horserace Betting Right - Question for Short Debate 20 Apr 2016

  My Lords, I recently became a government-appointed director of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, which has acted as a bridge between betting and racing interests. At times these relationships have been positive and at other times very much less so. It is also my privilege and pleasure to have represented Newmarket in another place, so my interest in all this is very long-standing. However,...

• Middle East - Question for Short Debate 23 Feb 2016

  My Lords, my noble friend Lord Hague, when he was appointed shadow Foreign Secretary, forecasted that the Middle East would be the epicentre of the world’s problems in the future. It was certainly an understatement. But more latterly, I am pleased that this country has restored relationships with the Gulf states—which were previously ignored—participated in the Iran nuclear...

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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

Currently held offices

• Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (since 12 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• 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 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)

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• Has spoken in 20 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 76.39% 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 10 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") 30 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)