A selection of Lord Bowness's votes

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• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 14 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2011
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on university tuition fees

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Recent appearances

• Brexit: Date of Exit - Private Notice Question 14 Mar 2019

  My Lords, in view of the chaotic state into which the parliamentary process concerning Brexit has been reduced, will the Government confirm that, in the event of an extension of Article 50 being sought, or indeed in any event, they will belatedly reconsider the red lines which have caused us to be in this position? We have adhered to them stubbornly and with no regard to the disastrous...

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (2nd Day) 10 Jan 2019

  My Lords, in a debate on 20 November, at col. 192, I asked the Minister what the Government’s plan B would be if the so-called deal were rejected. I received neither acknowledgement nor answer. I do not expect one today. I am content to wait for the three days after any rejection of the deal in the other place. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the thoughts of the Government have...

• Written Answers — Home Office: European Arrest Warrants 7 Jan 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 December (HL11886), how many EU member states currently have constitutional or legislative provisions which would prevent extradition under a European Arrest Warrant to a non-EU member state; and how many EU member states replaced the provisions of the European Convention on Extradition when...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1996

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, EU Sub Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (21 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, EU Sub Committee E - Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection (17 May 2012 to 21 May 2013)
• Chair, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (15 Dec 2008 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 4 Feb 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions (21 Nov 2006 to 22 Jun 2010)
• Member, European Union Committee (8 Dec 2003 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (26 Nov 2003 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (2 Dec 2002 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Member, Committee on Chinook ZD 576 (2 Jul 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (12 Dec 2000 to 20 Nov 2003)

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Bowness’s speeches
• Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 44.44% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 91 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)