A selection of Lord Whitty’s votes

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• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: District Heating 22 Sep 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government which technologies are most appropriate for gas-based District Heating Schemes (DHS) to adopt in order to contribute to national decarbonisation targets; what estimate they have made of the approximate cost of the transition by DHS to low-carbon heat; and what methods of financing could be used to support this transition.

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Social Rented Housing 21 Sep 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of new homes completed in 2022 were for social housing; what is the figure net of social housing demolitions and sales; and what proportion of the net social housing was for social rent.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas 20 Sep 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what current laws or regulations govern the (1) use, and (2) parking, of electric, and non-electric, bicycles and scooters on pedestrian pavements; and what proposals they are considering for strengthening such laws and regulations, in particular in respect of leaving undocked hire bicycles and scooters on the pavement.

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1996

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Currently held offices

• Member, Environment and Climate Change Committee (since 14 Apr 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (17 Sep 2020 to 4 Feb 2021)
• Member, Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 23 Jun 2020)
• Member, Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee (28 Jan 2016 to 29 Feb 2016)
• Chair, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Chair, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, EU Sub Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market ( 8 Oct 2007 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Apr 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 6 Jun 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (12 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (11 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (28 Jul 1998 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Government Whip ( 7 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)