A selection of Lord Patel’s votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• 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 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011.
• 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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Recent appearances

• Covid-19: Vaccination Passport - Question 24 Feb 2021

  Does the Minister agree with the well-researched report by the Royal Society relating to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine certificates? It identifies 12 key areas that need better understanding before the introduction of Covid passports for international travel, including: the effectiveness of various vaccines; the nature and duration of the immune response; the ability of variants to escape...

• Covid-19 - Statement 11 Feb 2021

  My Lords, I support the government plans for travel quarantine to reduce the risk of importing new variants of SARS-CoV-2 that may be more contagious and get around vaccine-induced immunity. Both Australian and New Zealand studies have shown that, despite testing prior to flights, the risk of transmitting the virus on flights, particularly long-haul flights, remains as shown by the New...

• Covid-19 Update - Statement 4 Feb 2021

  My Lords, science has got us this far and will get us through in the long run. In that context, the recent report from the British Society for Immunology stresses the importance of knowing the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines across all age groups and the need for immune monitoring across the vaccinated population. With the great news of over 10 million people having been vaccinated, we must...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1999

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Currently held offices

• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 27 Jun 2017)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 27 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (27 Jun 2017 to 26 Nov 2008)
• 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 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 27 Jun 2017)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (6 Dec 1999 to 7 May 2005)