A selection of Lord Wills's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 6 votes against, in 2007
• Consistently voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 10 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2010
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 35 votes for, 1 vote against, 12 absences, between 2006–2011
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2007

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Mesothelioma 24 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 5 April (HL6371), whether anyone collects any data on the cost of mesothelioma to the NHS; and if so, who.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Mesothelioma 24 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 5 April (HL6371), whether they have made any estimate of the cost of mesothelioma to the NHS; and if so, what.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Mesothelioma 5 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 27 March, whether any data is collected on the cost of mesothelioma to the NHS; and if so, what.

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 July 2010

Previously MP for North Swindon until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

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

Also represented North Swindon

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Education and Skills
• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Trade and Industry
• Departments: Freedom of Information
• Citizens Juries
• Common Agricultural Policy
• Antisocial Behaviour
• Public Order

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (2 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (28 Jun 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (2 Jun 2002 to 11 Jul 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Criminal Justice System IT) (29 May 2002 to 11 Jul 2003)
• Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (29 Jul 1999 to 10 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry (4 Jan 1999 to 28 Jul 1999)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry) (4 Jan 1999 to 29 Jul 1999)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Bribery Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (4 out of 32)
• Extradition Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (2 out of 8)

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Wills’s speeches
• Has received answers to 56 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 53.38% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 72 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 39 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Wills’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 140 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)