A selection of Lord Tebbit'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
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• 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 against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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

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Recent appearances

• Hurricane Dorian - Private Notice Question 9 Sep 2019

  My Lords, can my noble friend assure me that since, as is usual on these occasions, the aid has been delivered by our military forces, the cost the forces incurred in delivering that aid should fall on the overseas aid budget and not the military one?

• Written Answers — Home Office: Roads: Demonstrations 24 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the legal provisions governing the balance between (1) the freedom of passage along public highways, and (2) the right to hold public demonstrations on public highways.

• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Bill - Commons Amendment: Motion A 22 Jul 2019

  My Lords, last week, after a similar harangue from my noble friend, I described these manoeuvrings as a “dog’s dinner”. A dog’s dinner it was, a dog’s dinner it is, and a dog’s dinner is no better for being served cold a second time. We should, as my noble friend the Minister advised us, reject this.

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Profile

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 20 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Tebbit’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 28.55% 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") 223 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)