A selection of Lord Herbert of South Downs’s votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 32 votes for, 86 votes against, 29 absences, between 2008–2019.
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2012–2018.
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016.
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016.

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Recent appearances

• Love Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report) - Motion to Take Note 8 Dec 2023

  My Lords, “Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In return it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations”. These are...

• Sexually Transmitted Infections - Question 5 Dec 2023

  My Lords, the biggest single cause of death of people with AIDS globally is tuberculosis. Coinfection is a real issue. Although this problem is not nearly as serious at home, there are still thousands of cases a year and they have started going up again. Will my noble friend confirm that, post Covid, the Government will look again at what more needs to be done to eliminate tuberculosis—an...

• International Development White Paper - Statement 23 Nov 2023

  My Lords, I draw attention to my roles as chair of the Global TB Caucus, the Global Equality Caucus and the Prime Minister’s special envoy on LGBT Rights—all, I should say, unpaid. I very much welcome this White Paper and agree with those who have commended the work of my friend and colleague, Andrew Mitchell, in this area. I think it is an excellent White Paper. The White Paper notes...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 September 2020

Previously MP for Arundel and South Downs until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Also represented Arundel and South Downs

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Herbert of South Downs campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Justice
• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Police
• Prisons
• Flood Control
• Prisoners
• Departmental Public Participation

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office) (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Justice) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 16 Jan 2006)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (8 out of 9)