A selection of Lord Geddes's votes

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• Consistently 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, 10 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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 university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• 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

• Transport: Disabled Parking in London - Question 27 Apr 2017

  Can my noble friend advise the House how often checks are made of the abuse of blue badges?

• Shipping: Safety - Question 27 Mar 2017

  My Lords, has consideration been given to a minimum thickness of hull for these vast cruise ships, particularly those going to Antarctica?

• Transport: A1 Dual Carriageway - Question 7 Feb 2017

  My Lords, while warmly supporting the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Beith, I will follow up the supplementary put by my noble friend Lord Vinson. Will my noble friend on the Front Bench refute a comment made to me some years ago by the then spokesman for my party in this House on transport, in response to a supplementary question, that it was quicker to go from Newcastle to Edinburgh...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1975

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Currently held offices

• Deputy Speaker (Lords) (since 29 Nov 2010)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 2 Jun 2010)
• Member, Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee (Lords) (since 10 Dec 2003)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 Committee (25 Jun 2012 to 13 Feb 2013)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (16 May 2012 to 27 Nov 2012)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (10 Dec 2008 to 20 Jun 2012)
• Member, Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 7 Jul 2008)
• Member, Personal Bills Committee (10 Dec 2003 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, European Union Committee (8 Dec 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market (8 Dec 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (3 Dec 2003 to 30 Nov 2007)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2002 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (19 Nov 2002 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A (12 Dec 2000 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, Refreshment Sub Committee (23 Nov 1999 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B (20 Nov 1995 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, European Union Committee (22 Nov 1994 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (22 Nov 1994 to 8 Oct 1995)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (15 Nov 1990 to 17 Mar 1992)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A (20 Nov 1986 to 1 Nov 1990)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B (6 Nov 1985 to 3 Nov 1994)

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Geddes’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 65.11% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
• 5 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Geddes’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 80 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)