A selection of Lord Harries of Pentregarth's votes

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• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 12 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Transfer Pricing: Statistics 6 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have discontinued the publication of annual Transfer Pricing statistics; and if so, why.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Advance Pricing Agreements 6 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Advance Thin Capitalisation Agreements (1) were agreed, and (2) were in force, in (a) 2014–15, and (b) 2015–16.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Advance Pricing Agreements 6 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average time to reach an Advance Thin Capitalisation Agreement in (1) 2014–15, and (2) 2015–16.

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1993

Positions held at time of appointment: Bishop of Oxford. (from Number 10 press release)

Party was Bishop until 2 Jun 2006

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Currently held offices

• Member, Select Committee on Charities (since 25 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (9 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (9 Jun 2010 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (19 Nov 2007 to 8 Apr 2010)

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Harries of Pentregarth’s speeches
• Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 31.40% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 13 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Harries of Pentregarth’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 195 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)