A selection of Lord Kilclooney's votes

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• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 1999
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2010
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 7 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 6 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Driving: Licensing 26 Jul 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the status of the UK driving licences used in other EU nations after Brexit; and whether this issue has been discussed in the Brexit negotiations.

• Brexit: Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement - Statement 24 Jul 2018

  My Lords, as someone who lives at the border, I welcome the Minister’s Statement and I accept that the Government are fully in support of the Good Friday agreement—the Belfast agreement—which I helped to negotiate. That is not in question. There are two types of crossings at the Irish border. One is by people, one is by trade. It was suggested earlier in the discussion that...

• Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) 18 Jul 2018

  My Lords, I commence by agreeing with the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, in the tribute she and other noble Lords paid to David Ford, as Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland. As a former Minister of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland, I know very well the challenges that he faced, and the dangers he would have experienced. It is right we place on record a tribute to what he did. I did not...

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Crossbench Peer, Former UUP MLA for Strangford

Entered the House of Lords on 17 October 2001

Previously MP for Strangford until 14 May 2001 — General election

Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Strangford, 1983-2001 (resigned seat in 1985 and re elected in 1986). Spokesman for trade and industry, 1992-97; foreign and Commonwealth affairs, 1997-2001; Member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Council of Europe, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)

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

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 30 January 2007 — Dissolved for election

Party was UUP until 30 Jan 2007

Also represented Strangford

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (16 Nov 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, European Legislation Committee (9 Jun 1983 to 17 Dec 1985)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 120 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Kilclooney’s speeches
• Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 35.35% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 24 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 11 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Kilclooney’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 87 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)