A selection of Lord Tebbit's votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Housing: Pensions and Deposits - Question 5 Jun 2019

  My Lords, would my noble friend not agree that the problem in the housing market is a shortage not of money, but of houses? If we do anything at all to put more money into the market before we have dealt with the problems of planning consents and got the houses built, we will only inflate the prices of houses even more.

• EU Referendum: Lessons Learned - Question 20 May 2019

  My Lords—

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1992

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Disability Discrimination Bill (Joint Committee) (21 Jan 2004 to 27 May 2004)
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (3 Sep 1985 to 12 Jun 1987)
• Party Chair, Conservative Party (3 Sep 1985 to 12 Jun 1987)
• Secretary of State for Trade (16 Oct 1983 to 1 Sep 1985)
• Secretary of State for Employment (14 Sep 1981 to 15 Oct 1983)
• Minister of State (Department of Industry) (5 Jan 1981 to 14 Sep 1981)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade) (7 May 1979 to 5 Jan 1981)
• Member, Science & Technology: Technological Innovation Sub-Committee (1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee (1 Nov 1978 to 9 Jun 1983)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Tebbit’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 28.42% 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") 222 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)