A selection of Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, 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

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Recent appearances

• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL] - Committee: Amendment 20 10 Jun 2019

  My Lords, if I may say a word out of turn, I am grateful to the Minister for what he said about my Amendment 20 and for saying that he will consult about agreeing something along its lines. I also want to make a point about Amendment 15, which we have also passed, which is that magistrates are represented under statute, under the other rule-based committees.

• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL] - Committee: Amendment 2 10 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. I understand the central point made by the Minister: that he does not want any statutory limitations on the relationship between the various committees. My Amendment 2 gave one model of a relationship between the two committees. I shall withdraw the amendment, but there is no statutory relationship between any of the...

• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL] - Committee: Amendment 1 10 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this short debate, which has covered quite a wide area. I understand the point made by the Minister about these being civil actions for relatively small amounts of money, and not having the discretion as regards initiating proceedings on paper if that were the case. Although this is the main focus of the Bill now, it has wider...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 19 April 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Former Spokesman on Education, House of Lords; Delegate, Council of Europe and WEU (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee (since 6 Mar 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Constitution Committee (28 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (8 Dec 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (24 Nov 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Hereditary Peer (26 Jun 1991 to 11 Nov 1999)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede’s speeches
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 34.75% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 61 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)