Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 4 votes against, 9 absences, between 2006–2011
Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
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
Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Higher Education and Research Bill - Committee (2nd Day) 11 Jan 2017

My Lords—
Higher Education and Research Bill - Committee (2nd Day) 11 Jan 2017

My Lords, as I was about to say a moment ago, this is a strange position that I find myself in. I feel a bit like an academic who has been conducting a really quite polite seminar and, as he finishes, he looks round and sees a herd of buffalo charging towards him full of fine thoughts and great wisdom. I want simply to make the point that I support very warmly the issues that have been raised...
Higher Education and Research Bill - Committee (2nd Day) 11 Jan 2017

My Lords, this amendment has two themes: transparency and accountability. I have to say to my colleague the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, that there is a degree of scepticism out there. He is right to have identified it but I think he is not right to have overly easily dismissed it. There is a degree of scepticism in the Committee and, indeed, in the academic community. It may just be the usual...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2001

Chair, Affordable Childcare Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (14 Nov 2007 to 13 Sep 2011)
Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (1 Dec 2004 to 7 May 2005)
Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (3 Dec 2003 to 8 Apr 2010)
Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (3 Dec 2003 to 12 Nov 2009)

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Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Sutherland of Houndwood’s speeches
Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
Has voted in 18.47% 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") 148 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

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