A selection of Lord Patten's votes

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• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 6 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: East-West Rail Link 12 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 22 October (HL10506), why work to assess the contribution of the East West Rail programme to both regional and national economic growth has not yet been completed; and when it will be completed.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railways: Flood Control 12 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 23 October (HL10503), what new flood resilience schemes are planned in (1) Somerset, (2) Devon, and (3) Cornwall, for each of the next five years.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control 12 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 October (HL10505), who is responsible for the coordination of the various bodies listed as involved in the mitigation of flood risk; and how is the performance of that responsible body assessed.

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State for Education and Science (10 Apr 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (13 Jun 1987 to 9 Apr 1992)
• Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Housing) (2 Sep 1985 to 12 Jun 1987)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security) (14 Jun 1983 to 2 Sep 1985)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (5 Jan 1981 to 13 Jun 1983)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Patten’s speeches
• Has received answers to 75 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 32.02% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 186 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)