A selection of Earl Howe's votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes 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

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Recent appearances

• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill - Committee (3rd Day) 12 Nov 2018

  My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, has made a very pertinent point in this context. I am not capable of debating that particular terrorist atrocity because I do not know all the circumstances surrounding it. One of the shortcomings I do know of was a distinct lack of process in admitting passengers onto planes in New York, which might still have been the case even if a DNA...

• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill - Committee (3rd Day) 12 Nov 2018

  My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Marlesford for again setting out his arguments in favour of establishing a national identity register. I give way to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy.

• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill - Committee (3rd Day) 12 Nov 2018

  Once again, I thank my noble friend for the amendment. As he will recall, in 2010 the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition decided to end the identity card scheme and the associated national identity register because it was expensive and represented a substantial erosion of civil liberties—and I have to tell him that this Government have no plans to revisit that decision. There are...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1984

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Currently held offices

• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (since 12 May 2015)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (since 11 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (17 May 2010 to 11 May 2015)
• - Shadow Minister, Health (8 Sep 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister, Health (9 Jul 2007 to 8 Sep 2009)
• Shadow Minister, Health (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
• Spokesperson In the Lords (Also In the Health Team), Family (17 Mar 2005 to 20 May 2005)
• Spokespersons In the Lords, Health (22 Feb 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Family (6 Jul 2004 to 17 Mar 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Health (6 Jul 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Public Services, Health & Education (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (11 Nov 1991 to 17 Mar 1992)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Earl Howe’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Has voted in 68.77% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 33 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 2570 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)