A selection of Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede’s votes

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• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote 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.
• 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.

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Recent appearances

• Passports: Strike Action and Voter ID - Private Notice Question 20 Mar 2023

  My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, has come up with a very practical solution to this potential problem. Can the noble Lord undertake to the House and the noble Baroness that he will look at her suggestion and come up with a more considered answer?

• Police and Crime Commissioners - Question 20 Mar 2023

  My Lords, the Minister said he has no powers to intervene. He also said there is a judicial process in which he does not want to intervene. Can he give the House a date by which that judicial process will start?

• Nitrous Oxide - Question 15 Mar 2023

  My Lords, does the Minister accept that nitrous oxide is a gateway drug and may well lead to young people in particular moving on to other drugs which are even more harmful? Does he also accept that the courts and the police force find it difficult to deal with the multitude of available drugs, which are constantly changing, so there needs to be huge vigilance to try to understand the range...

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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, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 9 Mar 2023)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (since 18 May 2021)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Justice) (since 15 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee (6 Mar 2019 to 14 Jun 2019)
• 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)