A selection of the Earl of Selborne's votes

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• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently 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 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• EU Membership: UK Science - Motion to Take Note 23 Mar 2017

  My Lords, it remains for me to thank all participants for their positive approach to our report. I was particularly pleased to hear from the Front Benches that they rather liked our title, for which the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, should take a bow. He had an even more exuberant title for a later report, which I am afraid I vetoed—but he got away with this one. If there is a takeaway...

• EU Membership: UK Science - Motion to Take Note 23 Mar 2017

  The report A Time for Boldness, which is the subject of this debate, is a follow-up to the April report of the Science and Technology Committee on EU Membership and UK Science, which explored the principal links between EU membership and the effectiveness of United Kingdom science. I first thank our committee clerk Anna Murphy, our policy analyst Daniel Rathbone and our specialist adviser...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1971

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Currently held offices

• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 12 Jun 2014)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications Committee (7 Jul 2011 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (6 Jun 2005 to 12 Jun 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (6 Jun 2005 to 13 Sep 2011)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Environment and Agriculture (26 Nov 2003 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Member, European Union Committee (6 Dec 1999 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (6 Dec 1999 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (24 Nov 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Nov 1994 to 8 Nov 1997)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (23 Nov 1993 to 26 Jun 2001)
• Member, European Union Committee (12 Nov 1991 to 5 Nov 1993)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (15 Nov 1990 to 3 Nov 1994)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (15 Nov 1990 to 22 Oct 1991)

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all the Earl of Selborne’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 48.33% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 127 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)