A selection of Lord Hope of Craighead’s votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• Has never voted on more EU integration Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• 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.
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (7th Day) (Continued): Amendment 247 13 Sep 2023

  I shall speak to my amendment, Amendment YYZB, to which the Minister offered her support. It proposes two brief additions to the new clause proposed in Amendment 247YY, prompted out of concern about the wording of the clause we are being asked to approve. I make it clear that this amendment is a probing one only. I very much regret—this follows a point made by the noble Lord, Lord...

• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons: Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) 11 Sep 2023

  My Lords, I am greatly assisted by the correction made by the noble Lord, Lord Faulks; I had great difficulty in understanding the amendment on first reading. Now that he has corrected it, I would like to say from the point of view of a Scots lawyer that there is nothing startling in the proposition that is made. We in Scotland are quite used to the normal routine that law enforcement...

• 2030 Emissions Reduction Target: Heating - Question 5 Sep 2023

  My Lords, what are the Government’s proposals for increasing the number of transmission lines? Electricity once generated must reach the people who are going to use it and at the moment we do not have enough transmission lines.

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Entered the House of Lords in 1995

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Currently held offices

• Member, Constitution Committee (since 28 Jan 2021)
• Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (since 17 Sep 2020)
• Member, Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence (since 12 Oct 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords) ( 5 Mar 2020 to 14 Oct 2020)
• Chair, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords) ( 5 Mar 2020 to 14 Oct 2020)
• Member, House of Lords Commission ( 1 Sep 2016 to 3 Oct 2019)
• Member, Services Committee ( 1 Sep 2016 to 3 Oct 2019)
• Chair, Liaison Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
• Chair, Liaison Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 Oct 2019)
• Member, Consultative Panel on Parliamentary Security (20 Oct 2015 to 19 Jun 2017)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (12 Oct 2015 to 3 Oct 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (12 Oct 2015 to 3 Oct 2019)
• Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (28 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2019)
• Chair, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Chair, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Nov 2014 to 11 Nov 2014)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 5 Nov 2019)
• Member, Personal Service Companies Committee (12 Nov 2013 to 31 Mar 2014)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 3 Dec 1998 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E ( 5 Oct 1998 to 11 May 2001)