A selection of Lord Swinfen’s votes
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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes
0 votes for, 7 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011.
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Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
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Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
4 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011.
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Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
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Has never voted on university tuition fees Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
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Recent appearances
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My Lords, are any plans in place to offload the cargo to mitigate any potential damage?
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to serving and retired Ghurkas and their families in Nepal to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK must be destroyed; and if so, why.
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Profile
Former Conservative Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1977
Left the House of Lords on 5 June 2022
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Artificial Intelligence Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 13 Mar 2018)
- Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 25 Feb 2014)
- Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) (3 Jun 2010 to 5 Jun 2022)
- Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (21 Nov 2006 to 8 Apr 2010)
- Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market (8 Dec 2003 to 8 Nov 2006)
- Member, EU Sub-Committee C (15 Nov 1990 to 17 Oct 1996)
- Member, EU Sub-Committee F (21 Nov 1978 to 20 Dec 1979)
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