A selection of the Earl of Shrewsbury's votes

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• 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 for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Offensive Weapons Bill - Second Reading 7 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I broadly welcome the Bill. My interest in it stems from my record as an enthusiastic supporter of the shooting sports. I am a former president of the Gun Trade Association and a former president and chairman of the British Shooting Sports Council, and a former chairman of the Firearms Consultative Committee at the Home Office, appointed about four weeks before Dunblane happened. I...

• Offensive Weapons Bill - Second Reading 7 Jan 2019

  It is my belief that, as my noble friend Lord Robathan said—he served for a long while in Northern Ireland—that was a one-off case of an imported, illegal .50 calibre used. That is the only time, to my knowledge and to the knowledge of the shooting sports associations, that a .50 calibre has been used in criminal activity. That was for material use as well as human destruction. Surely if...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fly-tipping 12 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress made to date in combatting fly tipping.

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1980

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (13 Sep 2016 to 9 Nov 2016)
• Member, Services Committee (1 Sep 2016 to 12 Jun 2018)
• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 29 Jan 2014)
• Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Jul 2003 to 28 Nov 2003)

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all the Earl of Shrewsbury’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 30.41% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)