A selection of Lord Tyrie’s votes

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• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2004–2011.
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 1999–2016.
• Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 14 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2014.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 12 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2003–2016.
• Almost always voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016.

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Recent appearances

• Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - Second Reading 5 Dec 2023

  I declare my interest as an adviser to DLA Piper. I too strongly support the Bill. Rather than dwell in any detail on how to improve it further—there will be plenty of time to do that in Committee—I thought it might be helpful first to attempt briefly to explain what I think is the Bill’s place in a wider policy perspective, and why I support it. Secondly, I will explain why the...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs 23 Nov 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the status of litigation funding agreements following the Supreme Court's judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28.

• Capital Projects: Spending - Question 26 Oct 2023

  Does the Minister not agree that although these financial controls are reasonable at a time of great financial stringency, none the less it is crucial that the Government meet their housing targets, bearing in mind how short of housing the country is and how important it is to economic performance as a whole? In which case, does she think that we really must try to get to a greater continuity...

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 June 2018

Previously MP for Chichester until 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Party was Conservative until 3 May 2017

Also represented Chichester

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ChichesterCA

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Tyrie campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Justice
• Defence
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Special Advisers
• Political Parties: Finance
• Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
• London Airports
• Rendition

Currently held offices

• Chair, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) (since 16 Jul 2012)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (21 Jan 2020 to 8 Sep 2020)
• Chair, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (20 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 4 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 14 Oct 2015)
• Chair, Treasury Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Treasury Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2012 to 12 Jun 2013)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Treasury Sub-Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Treasury Committee ( 9 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Treasury Committee ( 9 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (11 Jan 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (11 Jan 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) ( 7 Dec 2009 to 11 Jan 2010)
• Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (20 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee ( 9 Feb 2009 to 9 Jun 2010)
• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) ( 1 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 6 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (17 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 5 Nov 2007)
• Shadow Paymaster General ( 1 Jun 2004 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Shadow Financial Secretary ( 1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2004)
• Member, Treasury Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 8 Dec 2003)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee ( 7 Jun 2001 to 8 Dec 2003)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (28 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, European Legislation Committee (15 Jul 1997 to 22 Jul 1997)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee ( 6 Jun 1997 to 12 Jul 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 6 Jun 1997 to 31 Mar 2015)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
• Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 21)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 7)