A selection of Lord Adonis’s votes

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• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 11 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• G7 Summit - Statement 24 May 2023

  My Lords, I reinforce the cross-party unity on the issue of Ukraine. Might this be an appropriate time to congratulate all our fellow citizens who have been giving personal support to Ukrainians by hosting them in their own homes? This is now going into a second year and is a huge commitment which the British people are making directly to Ukrainians. However, beyond the G7, alas, support for...

• Ukraine: Update - Statement 19 Jan 2023

  My Lords, the Ukrainian Prime Minister has said that the Ukrainians need and could deploy more than 100 tanks. We are providing 14 Challenger 2 tanks. The Minister said that there are 227. Could we not do rather better than 14?

• Energy Security - Statement 5 Dec 2022

  My Lords, how many new nuclear reactors do the Government think they might be able to get operational in the next 20 years with their new planning framework and Great British Nuclear? Will the Minister also indicate, to whet our appetite, if the Government were to allow a more liberal planning regime onshore wind, how big a contribution might this also make to our energy supply?

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 23 May 2005

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Currently held offices

• Member, European Affairs Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) (7 Oct 2011 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Secretary of State, Department for Transport (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• The Secretary of State for Transport (6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State, Department for Transport (6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Department for Transport) (5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families (13 Jul 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Jul 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools), Department for Education and Skills (17 Jun 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills (11 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools) (10 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)