A selection of Lord Patel’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.
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Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011.
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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes
2 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011.
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Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
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Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
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Recent appearances
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My Lords, medicines reconciliation —the right drug to the right dose at the right time—is an important part of managing diseases, particularly for patients who are on multiple medications. Blister packs were seen as one of the solutions to reduce risks, as 10% to 15% of older people on multiple medications end up in acute medical wards. If blister packs are not the solution, what solution...
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My Lords, the Science and Technology Committee’s report published in November 2022 was concerned about the UK’s capacity for electric vehicle battery production. It now comes to pass that Britishvolt, one of our biggest possible producers of electric vehicle batteries, has failed. What effect will this have on our automotive industry, as we have no other UK production of batteries?
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My Lords, in his introductory remarks, the Minister quoted the Government’s ambition to extend healthy life expectancy by five years by 2035. Can he put some numbers to it? What age are we talking about?
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Crossbench Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1999
Other offices held in the past
- Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Chair, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
- Chair, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
- Member, Social Mobility Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 16 Mar 2016)
- Member, Affordable Childcare Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
- Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (16 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (Higher education in STEM subjects) (13 Sep 2011 to 17 Jul 2012)
- Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 27 Jun 2017)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (22 Jun 2010 to 13 Sep 2011)
- Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (21 Nov 2006 to 12 Nov 2009)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (6 Jun 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
- Member, Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill (30 Nov 2004 to 7 Apr 2005)
- Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (12 Dec 2000 to 20 Nov 2003)
- Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (6 Dec 1999 to 26 Nov 2008)
- Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (6 Dec 1999 to 7 May 2005)
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